Amazon acquires NBA Media Rights, NBA still shopping other parts of deal

[Robotech]

The way his peers talk about him. I get it. You carry water for the guy.

I think it's true that a lot of players hate him, but he does have powerful friends (e.g., LeBron James and Klutch).

 

[bksballer89]

Nobody has a kind word to say about him. When Team USA would travel you’d never see him out with the rest of the team. Almost every episode of his pod is him solo because nobody wants to go on it. He’s a cvnt

His buddy Lebron yet to go on it either lol

 

[msgkings322]

His buddy Lebron yet to go on it either lol

The fact that a guy who hates him like you do is aware of the details of his podcast guests is more proof of how much money he’s going to make as a media pundit

 

[bksballer89]

The fact that a guy who hates him like you do is aware of the details of his podcast guests is more proof of how much money he’s going to make as a media pundit

Im a big podcast guy so I know about podcast people don’t. His podcast is as bad as skip imo. People don’t watch podcast just to see/hear 1 person talking. If he was serious about his pod, he would go the Paul George/Pat Bev route and have a cohost

 

[fightinfunbags]

The fact that a guy who hates him like you do is aware of the details of his podcast guests is more proof of how much money he’s going to make as a media pundit

No doubt! That’s the game today. I never said he would fail. He’ll be very successful. He’s just going to be best served as a hot take guy. That’s good news for him because that’s what sports media has become anyway.

 

[wildturkey]

ESPN really gonna lose their best analysts aren't they? Take the Finals away from them

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[broncosmitty]

ESPN really gonna lose their best analysts aren't they? Take the Finals away from them

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Not sure I’d even notice if Legler left.

Live sports or I don’t watch that shitty network.

 

[wildturkey]

Everything official. Here's the viewing details:

-ESPN has the Finals and a conference Finals. Will be going from around 100 regular season games to about 80 games. Will air them on Wednesdays, Fridays (after football season is over), Saturdays, and Sundays.

-NBC and Amazon will alternate a conference Finals each year.

-Amazon is the exclusive home to all In Season Tournament games

-NBC will air regular season games on Sunday Night (after the NFL is over) and on Tuesdays. Peacock will have games on Mondays.

-Amazon will air games on Thursdays (after the NFL is over) and will have other games on Fridays and Saturdays

-All 3 will have various playoff games

NBA finalizes deals with ESPN, NBC, Amazon; TNT could match

ESPN will have a conference final and the NBA Finals each season.

www.nytimes.com

 

[eaglesnut]

Everything official. Here's the viewing details:

-ESPN has the Finals and a conference Finals. Will be going from around 100 regular season games to about 80 games. Will air them on Wednesdays, Fridays (after football season is over), Saturdays, and Sundays.

-NBC and Amazon will alternate a conference Finals each year.

-Amazon is the exclusive home to all In Season Tournament games

-NBC will air regular season games on Sunday Night (after the NFL is over) and on Tuesdays. Peacock will have games on Mondays.

-Amazon will air games on Thursdays (after the NFL is over) and will have other games on Fridays and Saturdays

-All 3 will have various playoff games

NBA finalizes deals with ESPN, NBC, Amazon; TNT could match

ESPN will have a conference final and the NBA Finals each season.

www.nytimes.com

They don't want to directly prove how much worse the NBA is than the NFL.

They could have both shows on at the same time.

It's not a channel, it's just a stream.

 

[ducky]

They don't want to directly prove how much worse the NBA is than the NFL.

They could have both shows on at the same time.

It's not a channel, it's just a stream.

When it comes to advertising dollar math, 12 million <<< 11 + 1 million.

Amazon and NBC wouldn’t want to split their viewership like that. It literally would just be stealing their own ratings.

 

[eaglesnut]

When it comes to advertising dollar math, 12 million <<< 11 + 1 million.

Amazon and NBC wouldn’t want to split their viewership like that. It literally would just be stealing their own ratings.

A) watch nfl
B) watch nba
C) do a million other things

C is always greater than A+B. By going head to head the illusion of the importance of any singular regular season basketball game is threatened. The biggest risk to live advertising dollars is people not caring about missing out. When the NFL is on opposite, it proves the nba doesn't matter.

 

[wildturkey]

For those following along, if WBD matches anything, they will try to match the Amazon portion of the deal. Everyone I've read that knows what they're talking about says its likely a long shot they'll be able to successfully retain if they do go thru matching. Lots of legal and cost reasonings

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[bksballer89]

 

[wildturkey]

Lawsuit or settlement incoming

 

[Mebert]

Lawsuit or settlement incoming

I am not sure Amazon can sue here, the right to retain for TNT was in the contract. Amazon tried to prevent matching by putting a ton of the money into escrow in the hopes that TNT would not have the money to match.

 

[wildturkey]

I am not sure Amazon can sue here, the right to retain for TNT was in the contract. Amazon tried to prevent matching by putting a ton of the money into escrow in the hopes that TNT would not have the money to match.

It won't be Amazon. The NBA is gonna say TNT doesn't have matching rights because its not for the full aspects of the deal, they are trying to argue they can match based on money. So there will be litigation to determine the full meaning of "matching".

 

[Duffman]

I get that the NBA brings in revenue for WBD but they got bent over the coals here. Not only are they paying a shit ton more than they previously were but they’re getting less content due to the NBC deal.

 

[thunderc]

Not good

NBA rejects Warner Bros. Discovery matching offer in bid to retain games, setting up potential legal showdown | CNN Business

The NBA on Wednesday rejected Warner Bros. Discovery’s offer to match a bid from Amazon Prime Video to broadcast the games, setting up a potential legal showdown between TNT’s parent company and the league.

amp.cnn.com

 

[redskinsfan1963]

wb/tnt kept the rights,did,nt tey?

 

[bksballer89]

Not good

NBA rejects Warner Bros. Discovery matching offer in bid to retain games, setting up potential legal showdown | CNN Business

The NBA on Wednesday rejected Warner Bros. Discovery’s offer to match a bid from Amazon Prime Video to broadcast the games, setting up a potential legal showdown between TNT’s parent company and the league.

amp.cnn.com

Fuck them