Diamond Sports Group has reached an agreement with the NBA over broadcasting rights, retaining the broadcast rights for 13 franchises. The NBA and Diamond Sports Group have an agreement in place guaranteeing local broadcasts for all 15 teams it has contracts for this season. The agreement, pending bankruptcy court approval, will keep NBA games on Bally Sports RSNs for the 15 teams through the remainder of the 2023-24 season. After this season, the NBA will regain the rights to 15 teams that have local deals with Bally Sports networks, potentially leading to a bigger national deal. Bankrupt Diamond Sports Groups will return all of its NBA media rights to the league after this season, with potential implications for MLB and NHL rights as well.
How is the NBA approaching its next media rights deal? The league's top media executive draws a road map. SBJ's media column: https://t.co/vju6LUYEDj
NBA rights from Diamond Sports Group will revert back to the league after this season, paving the way for a transformation in local broadcasts. ⤵️ https://t.co/aVHx9rQazg
The NBA is trying to get the best of both worlds with its "hybrid" media rights proposal. @GarrettSearight wonders who, if anyone, would take them up on the current offer. https://t.co/fA7sBIm1aC https://t.co/10S5KxKNlo
Bankrupt Diamond Sports Groups will return all of its NBA media rights to the league after this season. Now, the Bally Sports parent could be looking to do the same with its MLB and NHL rights.
The #NBA will regain the rights to 15 teams that have local deals with Bally Sports networks after this season 🏀 The league says these local rights could become a lucrative linchpin to a bigger national deal. Read more from @Ourand_SBJ ⬇️
Report: NBA teams with Bally Sports deals will get their TV rights back at the end of this season: https://t.co/iJM3zNHtLM
A breakthrough in the Diamond Sports bankruptcy as local rights will revert back to the NBA after this season. ⤵️ https://t.co/aVHx9rQIoO
New ESPN story: The NBA and Diamond Sports Group have agreed to a deal – pending bankruptcy court approval – that should keep NBA games on Bally Sports RSNs for the 15 teams that use them through the remainder of the 2023-24 season. https://t.co/V7CnjLOeJd
The NBA struck an agreement with bankrupt broadcaster Diamond Sports that likely clears the way for its teams’ local TV rights to hit the open market following the end of its current season https://t.co/sa0UtxgAzD
The NBA and Diamond Sports Group have an agreement in place that would guarantee local broadcasts this season for all 15 teams it has contracts for. Full details from @MikeVorkunov ⤵️ https://t.co/zkOjBMVgPd
Diamond Sports Group strikes a deal with the NBA to retain the broadcast rights for 13 franchises. https://t.co/YE5ChYCFVo
Report: NBA teams with Bally Sports deals will get their TV rights back at the end of this season https://t.co/iJM3zNGVWe
Diamond Sports Group reaches agreement with NBA over broadcasting rights https://t.co/8mNYMNgeUr https://t.co/Sm41BThD7A