Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav discusses the company's scale, content production, and the impact of streaming services on the business at a Bernstein conference. Zaslav addresses the NBA rights, potential M&A opportunities, and the value of content. The future of 'Inside the NBA' is uncertain, with Charles Barkley expressing concerns and Luka Doncic advocating for the show to continue amidst contract talks.
Charles Barkley unwilling to ‘work like a dog’ at another network #CharlesBarkley https://t.co/TjnovFH9li
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is leaning on the company's other sports assets as it remains at risk of losing a key media rights deal with the NBA. https://t.co/k350PTeuqQ
Charles Barkley is unloading on Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav as the future of TNT’s basketball broadcasts is in limbo. “They’ve done a really shitty job of keeping us abreast,” the ‘Inside the NBA’ cohost said Thursday. https://t.co/MEXHtSwP8O
Charles Barkley says he's 61 years old, and that he doesn't want to work "like a dog into my mid-60's." @TheGunzShow writes that Barkley has earned that right and also has tremendous negotiating leverage But will ESPN agree to that type of deal? https://t.co/fboqA5kQcc
"If next season is indeed their swan song, let’s just realize what we have been privileged to watch." - @MoloriMedia on TNT's "Inside the NBA." https://t.co/9kxFhF2Bwx
NBA analyst Charles Barkley not interested in working 'like a dog' if he joins another TV network https://t.co/CLZyiqMqmj
Charles Barkley Won't Stop Making Fun Of 'Inside The NBA' Ending Next Season, Needs To Be Uncensored For The Final Year Of The Show https://t.co/zk7yh02jUX https://t.co/A0TYu9DjN5
Our @mr_jasonjones went deep a while back on why "Inside the NBA" is so special here, with a behind-the-scenes look from Atlanta. Great stuff... @TheAthletic As a side note, a few of us watched the WCF trophy ceremony from their vacant green room last night (I might have…
Luka wants Inside the NBA to continue ❤️ (via @NBAonTNT) https://t.co/lf3GPXj4qJ
“They’re not gonna call me. They know better” Charles Barkley has been vocal about the potential loss of NBA rights and the end of 'Inside the NBA'. He was asked if anyone from WBD contacted him about his remarks. https://t.co/xgwd58fzXx
Not understand the postmortems on the "Inside The NBA" crew. (1) They have an entire season left under contract; and (2) If TNT is out, another network will hire them all for whatever they want. We're not losing them..
Inside the NBA had its final sign off of the 2023-24 season last night. With another year in the book, @MoloriMedia writes why Shaq, Ernie, Kenny and Chuck are still the quintessential NBA studio show. 🔗 https://t.co/9kxFhF23GZ https://t.co/N7Do1DPnYN
‘Inside the NBA’ is beloved by basketball fans, and its potential dissolution has led to criticism of Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav, with cohost Charles Barkley leading the charge. https://t.co/Di1zTmqt66
Why the future of TNT's Inside the NBA rests more in the hands of its cast than in the outcome of the NBA's media rights negotiations: https://t.co/VJpoVemROZ
Kenny Smith may be ‘collateral damage’ with TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ in jeopardy https://t.co/FZTN0mkgsK https://t.co/CCLuT5lnrt
Luka Doncic Pleads for 'Inside the NBA' to Continue Amid Uncertain Contract Talks: 'We Gotta Figure Out Something' https://t.co/R1FmtkqWq7
Charles Barkley is about to become the biggest free agent in sports TV history. And he’s making sure everybody knows it. @bryancurtis: https://t.co/Y6dTtWwOtk
Luka Doncic to Charles Barkley and the Inside the NBA crew: 'We gotta figure out something' https://t.co/LKWOwyJW8z https://t.co/cLrzKj7k1q
The Varsity 1. Could the NBA sell four packages? 2. Why does WBD think it can use matching rights on Amazon's package? 3. Is Zaslav workshopping the talking points he’ll trot out if he loses the deal? 4. Skipper & Levy's new women's basketball adventure. https://t.co/uq7KoapevL
Luka Doncic tells ‘Inside the NBA’ crew ‘you ain’t done yet’ amid uncertain future https://t.co/w2359XaBTx https://t.co/wyI03rFkQC
‘Inside The NBA’ signs off for the season with jokes on uncertain future https://t.co/o04ehGTQ3f
My unpopular opinion is that TNT will find a way to secure an NBA rights package for 2025 and beyond. Maybe the NBA breaks out a smaller 4th package for them, but a drop in carriage fees is too big of a risk & the NBA will want to keep Inside the NBA together. It's a win-win. https://t.co/jf48pAm55x
Luka Dončić doesn’t want ‘Inside the NBA’ to end. “You ain't done yet. We gotta figure out something." - Luka "We got all next year too… and then who knows after that." - Ernie https://t.co/Pk71zK4Dmj
"Inside the NBA" signed off for the final time this season. Ernie Johnson: "I cannot wait for next season. It's gonna be a blast." Charles Barkley: "Did Ernie say a 'blast' or 'last'?" 🎥 @awfulannouncing | @NBAonTNT https://t.co/S64Kkr1q8T
'Inside the NBA' signs off for this season. "I cannot wait for next season. It's gonna be a blast." - Ernie Johnson "Did Ernie say a 'blast' or 'last'?" - Charles Barkley 🏀🎙️📺😂🥹 https://t.co/0wsV3Nfrw0
Our crew is going fishin' 🎣 That's a wrap on the 2023-24 season of Inside the NBA! https://t.co/r4VkH5zDWx
With rumors that next season will be the final for the NBA on TNT, Kevin Harlan reflects on what the sport means to him ❤️ https://t.co/Uqx5cnXhLu
The final 'Gone Fishing' of the season features a "Bring Ya Ass" boat for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Along with the 'Inside the NBA' crew gone fishing. "That is the old Turner logo..." - Ernie Johnson "That was like five mergers ago." - Charles Barkley 🏀🐟🎙️📺😂 https://t.co/Xgr6NG369b
Charles Barkley: "We're gonna miss you. We're done after tonight." Luka Doncic: "You ain't done yet. We gotta figure out something." Ernie Johnson: "We got all next year too. And then who knows after that." Luka doesn't want Inside the NBA to end 🥹 https://t.co/gaqjkJo6zh
Luka doesn’t want ‘Inside the NBA’ to end https://t.co/VRQ8tycQLz
Charles Barkley: "We're gonna miss you. We're done after tonight." Luka Doncic: "You ain't done yet. We gotta figure out something." Ernie Johnson: "We got all next year too. And then who knows after that." (h/t @awfulannouncing) https://t.co/qFbVGVor9Q
Charles “Wait did Ernie say blast or last” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This BETTER NOT be the end of the greatest show on television 📺, maybe the greatest in sports history https://t.co/kwBsVWQIv8
"Did Ernest say blast or last?" -- Charles Barkley after Ernie Johnson tells the audience that next season's coverage on the @NBAonTNT will be a blast. More NBA from me: https://t.co/A6ycVmnZ8Y https://t.co/ICgmVUd05a
Ernie: "Cannot wait for next season. It's gonna be a blast." Chuck: "Wait ... did Ernie say 'blast' or 'last'?" 😭 https://t.co/zKKL3BFQmI
"We're gonna miss you. We're done after tonight." - Charles Barkley "You ain't done yet. We gotta figure out something." - Luka Dončić "We got all next year too. And then who knows after that." - Ernie Johnson 🏀🎙️📺😂 https://t.co/neHy0NpqI8
Ernie Johnson signs off saying next season is going to be "a blast" -- Barkley jokes in response, "did you say blast or last?"
Luka Doncic doesn’t want to see Inside the NBA end 🥹 https://t.co/nLTkLrIqPh
So this is probably the last Inside the NBA…ever.
‘Inside the NBA’ is finally over 💔 end of an era (1990-2024) https://t.co/dzgti17nRG
END OF AN ERA: Tonight will mark the finale of Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson Jr., Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley's postgame show, Inside the NBA. 📷Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner Sports https://t.co/gNK27Msv5h https://t.co/oJbXZxjiBA
Season Finale of Inside the NBA. Gulp.
If the NBA on NBC returns, could Charles Barkley defect from TNT? @DylanByers probes the potential talent moves in sports media if David Zaslav forfeits his NBA rights. https://t.co/sALPrQZBvH
Will TNT survive without the NBA? Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav seems confident that it will. https://t.co/HJJUfoJ5bD
What happens if Warner Bros. Discovery loses out on NBA rights? And does David Zaslav really need the league as badly as many think? @loudmouthjulia explores. https://t.co/R9JN4ogp4N
"We added hockey, NASCAR, college football, March Madness, baseball playoffs, and U.S. Soccer." @wbd CEO David Zaslav is confident TNT can thrive without #NBA rights. Read more ⬇️
Verbal jousting in response to Charles Barkley’s wisecracks has been commonplace during his two-decade tenure on “Inside the NBA,” which is in jeopardy of ending. https://t.co/R7RBbAcqgc
Charles Barkley Says Bosses Haven't Reached Out After He Slammed CEO Over Botched NBA Deal: 'They Know Better' https://t.co/exNXiQlbuD
Charles Barkley is throwing elbows in the direction of CEO David Zaslav and the Warner Bros. Discovery C-suite. “These people I work with,” Barkley said last week, “they’ve screwed this thing up, clearly.” https://t.co/79wraSVOaX
NEW @PuckNews: The Barkley Sweepstakes: As NBC Sports closes in on the NBA “B package,” executives and agents are contemplating who will lead the broadcasts and studio shows—and whom to pick off from TNT if Zaz loses his rights... https://t.co/ai18AhBPfp
NEW @PuckNews: The Barkley Sweepstakes: As NBC closes in on the NBA “B package,” executives and agents are contemplating who will lead the broadcasts and studio shows—and whom to pick off from TNT if Zaz is unable to wrest the final package away from Amazon.…
NEW @PuckNews: The Barkley Sweepstakes: As NBC Sports closes in on the NBA “B package,” executives and agents are beginning to contemplate who will lead the broadcasts and studio shows. And whom to pick off from TNT if Zaz is unable to wrest the final package away from Amazon.…
Charles Barkley opens up about possibility of joining ESPN https://t.co/7SMrINwyl9
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says company has 'full buffet' of sports as NBA rights decision looms https://t.co/J7RFYymZ65 by @allie_canal
The NBA has yet to crown a champion but the biggest intrigue in basketball may be off the court: the future of “Inside the NBA.” @JasonGay on the network drama facing Chuck, Kenny, Shaq and Ernie. https://t.co/S1niUDfkTC https://t.co/S1niUDfkTC
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Zaslav Sees M&A ‘Opportunities’ in Next 2-3 Years: ‘There Are a Lot of Players That Are Losing a Lot of Money’ https://t.co/F863WtuP2q via @variety
Warner Bros. Discovery's Zaslav Sees M&A 'Opportunities' in Next 2-3 Years: 'There Are a Lot of Players That Are Losing a Lot of Money' https://t.co/A75rkNa51K
Charles Barkley: TNT execs ‘know better’ than to bother me over frequent attacks https://t.co/UsGsYEEedl https://t.co/NC7rj32hAR
David Zaslav Is Talking M&A Again As WBD Pays Down Debt, Expands Max Globally https://t.co/dftFaW5xUN
David Zaslav Talks TNT Without the NBA, Consolidation, and That Disney-Max Bundle https://t.co/n0lwB3QCiz
David Zaslav Says WBD Is Still Talking With The NBA, But Even Without It The Company's Sports Portfolio Will Be "Very Robust" https://t.co/s1nJSKuMfc
.@jasongay ‘Inside the NBA’ Is the Best Sports Show on TV. Could It Really Disappear? @WSJopinion https://t.co/3WwkyoNSQh
.@nytimes is reporting uneasiness among the "Inside the NBA" crew following Charles Barkley's outburst about TNT's morale. https://t.co/wy3BIPaNoQ
"I love those Knicks," Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav when asked to respond to the word "NBA."
Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav throws a little shade at MSNBC and Fox News. They are not news organizations the way we are, he says of CNN, which has "a currency of a global trusted source of news" which could translate to "a very big business."
Oh, Bernstein analyst must have seen my tweet and asks Zaslav about sports. "What would TNT look like with out the NBA rights...I don't mean that in a negative way."
Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav says the marketplace is not giving great value to the content side of the business. I'm sure there are some writers, producers and directors who would agree with that.
Still waiting for obligatory what about the NBA deal question to Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav by Bernstein analyst. https://t.co/B6KqguygiS
Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav says, "there will be some players that look to get out of the business.. who will look to get out of their streaming business... we will look to be opportunistic." Hmmm I wonder who he could be talking about?
Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav says at Bernstein conference that as streaming services get weeded down to four or five, economics of the business will get better? My question: Does better apply to creators and other workers too?
Apparently according to the Bernstein analyst interviewing Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav, the company that owns Warner Bros., HBO, CNN, too many cable networks to count and is one of the biggest producers of content doesn't have enough scale.