The NBA is finalizing new media rights deals with Disney, NBC, and Amazon, totaling well over $7 billion. TNT will lose its rights after 40 years, with NBC set to air 'Basketball Night in America' on Sundays. Warner Bros. Discovery may not retain NBA rights.
Media mogul David Zaslav faces potential loss of NBA TV rights as negotiations hit a $200 million impasse. Stay tuned for updates. #NBA #news
A early newsletter… The NBA is finalizing media rights deals that don’t involve TNT. While TNT has the right to match, it won’t be easy. A look at how and why a 35-year relationship may be ending. https://t.co/quCaPqJdQw.
Warner Bros. Discovery is considering matching an offer for the media rights to a package of NBA games as the league looks to finalize terms, according to people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/ozevUu5tW6
per @Lucas_Shaw WBD couldn't get a handshake deal done (like ESPN did) during the exclusive negotiations window b/c it and the NBA were $200mm apart. NBA asked $2.3B, WBD topped out at 2.1B. Shaw isn't bullish on the idea that WBD can match either Comcast's or Amazon's offer.
"Charles Barkley will have a great career doing broadcasting no matter what he wants to do, but that show requires all 4 players," says @sherman4949 as uncertainty continues to mount around the future of 'Inside the NBA'. "It's still very much an open question." $WBD https://t.co/O98MXdvkdQ
New PRESS BOX pod: --@HowardBeck on TNT, NBC, and the NBA's lurch toward a new rights deal --@sheilkapadia on ESPN's No. 1 NBA team, Stephen A's debate TV doc, and covering football for Eagles fans https://t.co/doOWXX8LP1
Does TNT still have a path to NBA media rights? @CNBC's @sherman4949 reports WBD could match Prime Video's bid, not NBC's. https://t.co/DFBHc4gtyH
Freedom to speak on any topic at any time. Unscripted gold in viral clips. Basketball IQ and unpredictability. It's all what makes "Inside the NBA" TV's gold standard, an entertainment blueprint. And it's what makes the prospect it ending so unsettling. https://t.co/E1l234CZ7x https://t.co/dadJO7gD8s
The NBA TV negotiations are about to get really messy. Here's what we are hearing and how TNT could go to court over Amazon. https://t.co/fTBJYmsywp
Charles Barkley calls out 'clown' boss David Zaslav for potentially losing the NBA rights "[He] came out and said, 'We don't need the NBA' ... that probably pissed Adam [Silver] off ... but the people who work there ... we need it" (via @dpshow) https://t.co/eROQGlRS6G
It is speculated that WBD may not retain its NBA rights after the 2025 postseason. This puts the future of "Inside the NBA" in question. The iconic crew's presence in the basketball landscape may be uncertain. https://t.co/0Hz8fiVZAb
Charles Barkley calls WBD execs "clowns" amid NBA media rights negotiations https://t.co/fTfrlvvvjk
NEW "Morale sucks, plain and simple" Via an excellent interview from @dpshow, Charles Barkley takes aim at WBD's top bosses on the NBA media rights. https://t.co/zBusrPXc9I
If the fates of the NBA rights deals and Inside the NBA wanted to go ahead and get settled up soon no one would be upset about that development.
$AMZN $WBD 'Warner Bros. Discovery's NBA rights offer could put it in competition with Amazon, not NBC' https://t.co/NLhuqdw6am
WBD's Zaslav "content to lose the NBA" if the price is too high, per CNBC: https://t.co/c6i3fSkT0q
Good example here … “it was reported that the NBA was in the process of formalizing deals with Disney (ESPN/ABC), NBC, and Amazon. Beginning with the 2025-26 season, those companies will be the ones broadcasting NBA games.” That’s not what was reported. Even Barkley’s confused. https://t.co/eCm8PdCGIM
What will happen to Charles Barkley, Shaq and Kenny Johnson if Inside The NBA ends? @CharlyOnTV @dandakich https://t.co/IKfDOvwybq
$WBD $AMZN | Warner Bros. Discovery’s NBA Rights Offer Could Put It In Competition With Amazon, Not NBC – @CNBC https://t.co/ieuycOevyb
In the latest turn of NBA rights negotiations, I'm told Warner Bros. Discovery's focus will likely be on the package of games earmarked for Amazon more than NBCU. Story here: https://t.co/zw05CLn8Py
Amid TV uncertainty, 'Inside the NBA' continues to be an entertainment blueprint ⤵️ https://t.co/lsXPN48C1x
From @TheAthletic: “Inside the NBA” has been a television mainstay because of its blend of entertainment, basketball IQ and, perhaps most importantly, unpredictability. And even as its future remains uncertain, it remains a sports blueprint. https://t.co/hjQZpv5DP7
“Inside the NBA” has been a television mainstay because of its blend of entertainment, basketball IQ and, perhaps most importantly, unpredictability. @mr_jasonjones on the show continuing to be the blueprint amid uncertainty regarding its future ⤵️ https://t.co/E1l234CZ7x https://t.co/kkJSxoglKp
Reports indicate #InsideTheNBA will be heading into its final season next year. Check out the reaction from @richeisen @LeBatardShow @barstoolsports @RoFlo and @danorlovsky7. https://t.co/q03jDHDxr0
NBA Signing Contracts With Disney, Amazon, NBC; Would Shut Out TNT: Reports https://t.co/XvjNfh4jpb https://t.co/5YLmU6YrWr
The NBA is reportedly ready to sign on the dotted line with ESPN, Amazon, and NBC. ⬇️ https://t.co/dxX5P5FKUN
Fans Are Sharing the Best ‘Inside the NBA’ Moments With Show Possibly Coming to an End https://t.co/sR5lEjKkof
TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ at risk as NBC nears NBA rights deal https://t.co/WMbsKvW51o
A few thoughts on "Inside the NBA" - This doesn't have to be the end. Ernie, Charles, Kenny & Shaq will be offered more $ to continue elsewhere. - Ernie & Charles have hinted at retirement for years. - No league is making a $2-3 billion annual rights deal based on a studio show.
What are you going to miss most about Inside The NBA? https://t.co/0o75g8oW6l
The agreement comes at a critical time for TNT, which is facing the possibility of losing its NBA rights package when its deal with the league expires at the end of the 2024-25 season. https://t.co/bSMWEak8W3 via @WSJ
Who needs the NBA anyway? Warner Bros Discovery signs 5-year sublicensing deal with ESPN to carry CFP games on TNT/Max’s sports tier. Story: https://t.co/StN8d3qj9N
If I'm Disney, Amazon, or NBC, I'm throwing a gazillion dollars at the "Inside the NBA" crew to keep this show going. https://t.co/UbZ4T1yyhK
Charles Barkley, one of the mainstays of the long-venerated studio show Inside the NBA, says the current media rights situation “sucks right now” for Warner Bros. Discovery staffers https://t.co/5qFvJxUTn2
Fans share favorite 'Inside the NBA' moments after media rights could end beloved TNT show https://t.co/HcrqpK2WBb
Win or lose, David Zaslav has bungled WBD’s NBA right negotiation https://t.co/hJw2RjYbuW
Inside the NBA is one of the best TV shows of all time regardless of genre. A show so important...the NBA's net worth should be negatively impacted in the future. Why couldn't we get NBC and TNT with ESPN/ABC being the network dropped? We just can't have nice things anymore. https://t.co/slKW1jyHmx
TNT’s chances of remaining partners with the NBA don’t look good at all https://t.co/B01TkbuXxj
Two years ago, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav dunked on the NBA saying, “We don’t have to have the NBA.” We’re about to find out if that’s true. @AndrewMarchand explains, from the archives: https://t.co/jDW8NRWPAp https://t.co/qRiSEgg0HJ
The National Basketball Association has reached a media rights deal with NBC, cutting its ties with TNT for the first time in 40 years, Mediaite reports. https://t.co/aQYb3j9i4A https://t.co/cZwDRWiJD4
What’s the best #InsideTheNBA moment ever? https://t.co/1EH2Zk0AFK
NBA will soon take NBC's ratified written bid to WBD/TNT to see if they can match "total value." https://t.co/7BbflGlEYn
JUST IN: NBA Reportedly Finalizes Blockbuster $2.6B Media Rights Deal With NBC, Cuts Ties With 40-Year Rightsholder TNT https://t.co/upTOxT1jkz
NBA Expected To Finalize Media Rights Deal With NBC, Say Goodbye To TNT https://t.co/29litrQe0o
In honor of it's final season, what's the best moment in 'Inside The NBA' history? 🐐 https://t.co/jjxAQ1vRKT
"Inside The NBA" may soon be gone, but NBC has some interesting stuff to offer https://t.co/wCvDYy49AI
#InsideTheNBA update 🏀 • NBA is expected to finalize deals this week with Disney, NBC, and Amazon • WB will have a chance to counter offer, but it's unlikely as they are $40B in debt and reportedly will need to pay more than $2.6B to match the bid • Next season will be… https://t.co/ZL0sucUak1
If NBC wins NBA rights, it'll be because of WBD's austerity the last few years. So a reminder of why NBC lost NBA in the first place: "If winning the rights to a property brings with it hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, what have you won?," NBC Sports boss said in 2002. https://t.co/1JMdJVZx62
TNT reportedly wouldn’t double their old offer in the exclusive rights negotiations and now will have to pay more or lose the NBA: https://t.co/akpWJ4LKwF
“Inside the NBA” on TNT is the show I watched & still do religiously to try & learn from. To try & steal from. To try & emulate—because it’s the show that makes the show great—not one individual. We>Me seems to be personified every show. Fun. Chemistry. Laughter. Making fun of…
What happens to Inside the NBA now that @SBJ reports that NBC and Amazon are set to finalize rights deals with the NBA this week? We react to the breaking news and discussed ways Inside the NBA may be able to continue with @DavidPSamson. WATCH: https://t.co/2D1QZLqEEv https://t.co/CuqpybjoPD
WBD's David Zaslav Entered Negotiations With NBA Bargaining Harder Than ESPN https://t.co/lyXHAm4b9R
The number for the ESPN deal with the NBA is still $2.6B per, according to sources. Amazon has a framework agreement for a package, while NBC is moving toward a deal. WBD Sports has matching rights, which could lead to a fight. Column from 2 weeks ago https://t.co/7Vpw8vx1Sm
The #NBA is closing on media rights deals totaling well over $7B with Disney, NBC, & Amazon... https://t.co/8rPLiNkdyy
BREAKING: NBA Formalizing Deals with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, Amazon per @SBJ. https://t.co/NjyVsh9yBE
NBA reportedly close to finalizing agreements with Disney, Comcast and Amazon as WBD matching rights remain in dispute: https://t.co/aiwuWeUWcd
Sports Business Journal reports today that the NBA will formalize new deals w/ ESPN, NBC & Amazon this week. @SBJ also says NBC will air "Basketball Night in America" on Sunday nights after the NFL season. This means next season will be the last for TNT & "Inside the NBA."