ESPN, NBC, And Amazon In Agreement On 11 Year NBA Media Rights For Around 76 Billion Dollars

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[IU Hawks fan]

TNT Sports filling in the gaps, NHL on the way to being their marquee winter property.

 

[S E P H]

So what are the percentage rights between all these networks?

It's hard to follow considering how spread out this deal is turning out to be? Does TNT still have the NBA for next season?

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

So what are the rights between all these networks?

It's hard to follow considering how spread out this deal is turning out to be? Does TNT still have the NBA for next season?

yes....2025/2026

 

[S E P H]

TNT Sports filling in the gaps, NHL on the way to being their marquee winter property.

Is that true? I thought TNT had a "strict number" of games they can show? I do think the NHL will increase their coverage with TNT in their next deal though. I think they have to be satisfied with how TNT has treated the NHL so far.

There is a chance that all those NBA fans will just follow where all the games are as NHL fans did post-2004 lockout.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Is that true? I thought TNT had a "strict number" of games they can show? I do think the NHL will increase their coverage with TNT in their next deal though. I think they have to be satisfied with how TNT has treated the NHL so far.

There is a chance that all those NBA fans will just follow where all the games are as NHL fans did post-2004 lockout.

Is what true? I didn't say they'd add more NHL games.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Idea of fourth NBA media package reportedly "dead"

The idea of the NBA carving out a fourth media rights package for Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly "dead."

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[awfulwaffle]

Is that true? I thought TNT had a "strict number" of games they can show? I do think the NHL will increase their coverage with TNT in their next deal though. I think they have to be satisfied with how TNT has treated the NHL so far.

There is a chance that all those NBA fans will just follow where all the games are as NHL fans did post-2004 lockout.

NHL doesn't care how someone "treats" them, it's all about $$.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[wildthing202]

Ratings must not be great if they're willing to share their premier games.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[DaBadGuy7]

WNBA will be included in the media rights deal.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1811845101989327351

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[Anisimovs AK]

His math seems off, Amazon and NBC/Peacock are contracted to have 6 conference finals each, hence the 1 year ESPN wont be showing a conference final.

New details emerge from NBA media rights deals

Details continue to trickle out about the NBA's recently finalized media rights deals with Disney, Comcast, and Amazon.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[DaBadGuy7]

His math seems off, Amazon and NBC/Peacock are contracted to have 6 conference finals each, hence the 1 year ESPN wont be showing a conference final.

New details emerge from NBA media rights deals

Details continue to trickle out about the NBA's recently finalized media rights deals with Disney, Comcast, and Amazon.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

He corrected it in a later tweet:

 

[LadyStanley]

Knicks owner James Dolan rips NBA's revenue sharing, new media deal in scathing letter

James Dolan is in the news, and surprisingly it's not because he's kicked yet another person out of MSG for wearing a "Dolan sucks" t-shirt.

sports.yahoo.com

Dolan rips NBA media new deal and league revenue sharing. As owner of a RSN, claims new deal almost makes them irrelevant.

 

[Chileiceman]

What a clown Dolan is. I feel for Knicks and Rangers fans having to put up with this guy.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813579890966585851

Another part of this NBA deal is the WNBA media deal:

The reported agreements with ESPN, Amazon, and NBC more than triples the league’s existing media-rights money, with the potential for more to come. Currently, the league pulls down $60 million from its rights partners annually. The new deals total $200 million per year, and give the league significant room to earn more than that. The NBA, which also led the WNBA’s negotiations, recently struck deals worth $76 billion with the same three conglomerates, though those deals are still pending some legal wrangling. The Athletic reported the new deals “could have as much as six times multiple” the existing ones for several reasons. First, they leave room for the league to negotiate separate deals worth more than $60 million annually. Second, the main partners agreed to revisit the value of the deals just three years in.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[BKIslandersFan]

He corrected it in a later tweet:

Amazon got Conference Finals rights?

Good lord, in hind sight I guess it was silly of me to complain about ESPN+ exclusive NHL regular season games.

What does this mean? Are they only going to stream it on MAX and not put it on TNT?

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Amazon got Conference Finals rights?

Yep, every other year with 1 year NBC/Amazon will both have it.

Good lord, in hind sight I guess it was silly of me to complain about ESPN+ exclusive NHL regular season games.

What does this mean? Are they only going to stream it on MAX and not put it on TNT?

No, article says TNT will simulcast.

I wonder what's going to happen with the supposed Max sports add-on. Feels like they need to continue to open games up to everyone to boost the potential reach.

 

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813579890966585851

Another part of this NBA deal is the WNBA media deal:

The reported agreements with ESPN, Amazon, and NBC more than triples the league’s existing media-rights money, with the potential for more to come. Currently, the league pulls down $60 million from its rights partners annually. The new deals total $200 million per year, and give the league significant room to earn more than that. The NBA, which also led the WNBA’s negotiations, recently struck deals worth $76 billion with the same three conglomerates, though those deals are still pending some legal wrangling. The Athletic reported the new deals “could have as much as six times multiple” the existing ones for several reasons. First, they leave room for the league to negotiate separate deals worth more than $60 million annually. Second, the main partners agreed to revisit the value of the deals just three years in.

WNBA players' union head concerned league is being undervalued in new media deal

The executive director of the WNBA players' union is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2 billion over 11 years it will receive as part of the NBA's recently approved media rights deals. “We have wondered for months how the NBA would value the WNBA in its media rights deal,”...

sports.yahoo.com

WNBA getting $200m/year from deal. Not a huge amount. That's $14.28m per team (assuming league gets nothing).

 

[IU Hawks fan]

WNBA players' union head concerned league is being undervalued in new media deal

The executive director of the WNBA players' union is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2 billion over 11 years it will receive as part of the NBA's recently approved media rights deals. “We have wondered for months how the NBA would value the WNBA in its media rights deal,”...

sports.yahoo.com

WNBA getting $200m/year from deal. Not a huge amount. That's $14.28m per team (assuming league gets nothing).

MLS got $250mm for 29 teams, WNBA just blew by them on a per team basis.