Warner Bros. Discovery is in negotiations with the NBA about the potential for a fourth media proper package deal, sources inform Michael McCarthy of FrontOffice Sports activities.
ESPN, Amazon and NBC can be the three media companions of the NBA below the at present proposed offers.
WBD has match rights as an incumbent associate, which is believed to be complicating the NBA’s intent to maneuver ahead with the opposite corporations.
WBD is discussing holding the NBA on TNT on a smaller less-expensive package deal that might embody common season and a few playoff video games.
The NBA might additionally take a package deal of regionally televised video games from groups and switch them into nationwide video games for TNT, in keeping with Puck.
A smaller package deal might make sure the survival of “Contained in the NBA.”
When CEO David Zaslav started negotiations with the NBA throughout WBD’s unique window, he anticipated to pay between $1.8 billion and $2.1 billion to retain the “B” package deal and refused to go to $2.4 billion. This allowed NBC to enter talks with a $2.6 billion supply that was just about inconceivable for WBD to match.
