Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery reach new carriage agreement
TNT's loss of NBA rights was a significant point of discussion in negotiations.
TNT's loss of NBA rights was a significant point of discussion in negotiations.
Defendants include WBD’s CEO David Zaslav and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels.
"It has to be soon. They don’t want to let it drag on."
The agreement covers everything from what seats Amazon execs get at games, to what music they use on the broadcast.
The NBA argued in court Wednesday that WBD's "match" was more of a "counteroffer."
"I think it was worth a lot for us."
As the NBA’s media rights deal came into focus earlier this summer, it became increasingly clear that Warner...
The NBA is attempting to shield its new media rights deals from public scrutiny.
The UFC is the only major rights package set to become available in the next few years.
"I don't think Adam Silver would leave himself open to lose a lawsuit. He was a lawyer, and I think he's too smart."
"They understand that this is where our audience is migrating — to these direct-to-consumer platforms – and so we need to be there."
"The campaign will argue that Prime Video doesn’t reach a large segment of basketball fans."
"We strongly believe this is not just our contractual right, but also in the best interest of fans..."
"Call me an optimist, but I'm a believer that we're gonna get Inside the NBA on Amazon Prime."
A new NBA studio show is seemingly coming to ESPN.
"We view it as the gold standard studio program."
"We have matched the Amazon offer, as we have a contractual right to do, and do not believe the NBA can reject it."
While revealing details of their NBA rights deal, NBC also broke the news that it will air WNBA Finals games in the years to come.
"Get diamond local rights, and overlay the games on TBS for local broadcast."
In many ways, this saga is just getting started.