Re: NBA Finalizes 11-Year, $76 Billion Deals With ESPN, NBC, Amazon

[RealGM Wiretap]

The NBA has finalized contracts with ABC/ESPN, NBC and Amazon that will collectively be worth $76 billion over 11 seasons, sources tell Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. The next step is for the league’s governors to approve the agreements with ESPN, NBC and Amazon, which is expected to be a formality. In the current agreement, the ESPN and TNT Sports pay a combined total of $2.6 billion on what is a nine-season agreement.

Once those contracts are finalized, they will be sent to TNT Sports where they could possibly match. If TNT attempts to match, they are expected to target Amazon's package.

Under the new agreements, the NBA will have nationally televised games nearly seen days per week. NBC will have games throughout the full NBA season on Tuesdays. Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, is expected to have exclusive telecasts on Mondays. During the entire regular season, Amazon Prime Video is anticipated to have its other games streamed predominantly on Friday nights and Saturdays. Amazon will also pick up Thursdays following the conclusion of the NFL season. 

During the NFL season, it will have its games on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with its Saturday night game being its special ABC window. ESPN will add Friday games after the NFL season.

Proposed National TV Schedule
Monday: Peacock
Tuesday: NBC
Wednesday: ESPN
Thursday: Amazon
Friday: ESPN/Amazon
Saturday: ESPN/Amazon
Sunday: NBC/ESPN

Via Andrew Marchand/The Athletic

[Pickled Prunes]

Under the new agreements, the NBA will have nationally televised games nearly seen days per week.

Good, I was worried that NBA days seen for weekly elephant restaurant!

[the_process]

It's not 76B, it's 7.6B.

[toodarkmark]

It's not 76B, it's 7.6B.

No, it's 76 billion.

[Melwing]

It's not 76B, it's 7.6B.

I'm honestly curious, what are you basing your correction on? Because you're wrong. It's 76 billion *over 11 seasons*

[the_process]

How in the **** is this possible? Where the **** did traditional TV networks get 76 BILLION dollars from??? Cable is dying, quickly. Over the air TV is pretty much already dead, unless you have one of those internet packages or are bootlegging it.

Networks cannot charge enough for advertising to make this money back. It's like everyone is **** it Monopoly money! Weeeee!!!

[dubbmotta]

It's not 76B, it's 7.6B.

I'm honestly curious, what are you basing your correction on? Because you're wrong. It's 76 billion *over 11 seasons*

It’s 76 Billion…Google it

[haste10176]

How in the **** is this possible? Where the **** did traditional TV networks get 76 BILLION dollars from??? Cable is dying, quickly. Over the air TV is pretty much already dead, unless you have one of those internet packages or are bootlegging it.

Networks cannot charge enough for advertising to make this money back. It's like everyone is **** it Monopoly money! Weeeee!!!

Amazon is traditional network? For ESPN this is their premium product their leader into so many shows on thier network and other shows they create. Its likely a loss leader but without it the subscribers they have now will leave.. As for NBC obviously this is a total gamble to try and get peacock off the ground its on.. I mean it will have an impact for sure but I doubt they pick up the rights next time around

[TheSundaySwami]

How in the **** is this possible? Where the **** did traditional TV networks get 76 BILLION dollars from??? Cable is dying, quickly. Over the air TV is pretty much already dead, unless you have one of those internet packages or are bootlegging it.

Networks cannot charge enough for advertising to make this money back. It's like everyone is **** it Monopoly money! Weeeee!!!

Lol it's hard to take you serious when youve already heen wrong and then when you try to pretend like you know anything about anything when talking about OTA "unless you have one of those internet packages or are bootlegging it.". Bootlegging it? Lol all you need is an antenna.

[moocow007]

Well as a Knick fan let's hope that means the apron is going to keep going up...and up...and up...and fast...and up.

[dubbmotta]

How in the **** is this possible? Where the **** did traditional TV networks get 76 BILLION dollars from??? Cable is dying, quickly. Over the air TV is pretty much already dead, unless you have one of those internet packages or are bootlegging it.

Networks cannot charge enough for advertising to make this money back. It's like everyone is **** it Monopoly money! Weeeee!!!

Amazon is traditional network? For ESPN this is their premium product their leader into so many shows on thier network and other shows they create. Its likely a loss leader but without it the subscribers they have now will leave.. As for NBC obviously this is a total gamble to try and get peacock off the ground its on.. I mean it will have an impact for sure but I doubt they pick up the rights next time around

Peacock did good numbers with College Football and NFL games last year..NBA banking on the same.

[docholliday99]

Well as a Knick fan let's hope that means the apron is going to keep going up...and up...and up...and fast...and up.

They've set the increases to a flat rate of 10% each year, they'll definitely go up, but so will all the players' salaries.

Just think, in the 11th year of the deal, the cap will be over 401m and a supermax will start at 140m; with 8% raises over 5 years, that's over 820m. Thankfully, the league will expand before they hit that mark and the cap will come down - but could you imagine lol? I couldn't watch anymore if it did.