Amazon Prime Acquires NBA Broadcast Package // ESPN/AMAZON/NBC - 11 YEARS $76 BILLION Update Pg. 9

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I can’t stress this enough reading this thread is tiresome when it comes to people being worried about Raptors/other NBA games on TSN/SN etc

You don’t need to worry about any of that if you
Got IPTV Google it and research.

I pay $20 per month and get all games in 4K with absolutely zero blackouts.

Get yourself a 4K android box and find yourself a good subscription many available!

Stop giving these people your $$ such a ripoff.

I’m researching and it’s confusing the hell out of me. Which IPTV do you use for sports? Is there one that’s better than the others?

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Looks like I was right, soon Amazon Prime will be required to watch regular season and playoff games. And don’t expect a cable package to get cheaper because TSN and Sportsnet are going to have to pay more for whatever is left over.

I think it's only the nationally televised games, raps games would still be the same crap as usual.

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What will the regular-season TV schedule look like starting in 2025-26?

The NBA will now have nationally televised games every day of the week:

Monday: Peacock, NBC's streaming service, will air a doubleheader every week

Tuesday: NBC will air two games on regional affiliates

Wednesday: ESPN will air its usual doubleheaders"

Thursday: Amazon will begin airing prime-time games in January after "Thursday Night Football" ends

Friday: Amazon will air prime-time doubleheaders, and ESPN will also occasionally air some

Saturday: ABC will continue to have prime-time showcase games, while Amazon will occasionally air games in the afternoon

Sunday: NBC will air prime-time games after "Sunday Night Football" wraps up in January

In its release, the NBA said that NBCUniversal would air "up to 100" games, while Disney will have 80 and Amazon will have 66.

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Looks like I was right, soon Amazon Prime will be required to watch regular season and playoff games. And don’t expect a cable package to get cheaper because TSN and Sportsnet are going to have to pay more for whatever is left over.

I think it's only the nationally televised games, raps games would still be the same crap as usual.

I'd rather get the same crap as usual (it's pretty good image quality, usually, idgaf about commentators and halftime shows), than have to pay additional streaming services like prime and apple tv and pea effing cock.

When MLS/TFC went to apple TV I simply stopped watching.

Nba might force people like me to do the same thing.

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Looks like I was right, soon Amazon Prime will be required to watch regular season and playoff games. And don’t expect a cable package to get cheaper because TSN and Sportsnet are going to have to pay more for whatever is left over.

I think it's only the nationally televised games, raps games would still be the same crap as usual.

I'd rather get the same crap as usual (it's pretty good image quality, usually, idgaf about commentators and halftime shows), than have to pay additional streaming services like prime and apple tv and pea effing cock.

When MLS/TFC went to apple TV I simply stopped watching.

Nba might force people like me to do the same thing.

Paying for cable is more than any of the streaming services multiple times over. Hell, prime video is 3$/mo for the ad free version lol. And I'm not sure what you're watching the games on, but their "4k" on a 65+ in TV looks awful.

I get what you are saying about having to pay for the streaming services, but unless you are doing over the air stuff, you're gonna pay one way or the other. At least streaming can hit actual 4k.

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I think it's only the nationally televised games, raps games would still be the same crap as usual.

I'd rather get the same crap as usual (it's pretty good image quality, usually, idgaf about commentators and halftime shows), than have to pay additional streaming services like prime and apple tv and pea effing cock.

When MLS/TFC went to apple TV I simply stopped watching.

Nba might force people like me to do the same thing.

Paying for cable is more than any of the streaming services multiple times over. Hell, prime video is 3$/mo for the ad free version lol. And I'm not sure what you're watching the games on, but their "4k" on a 65+ in TV looks awful.

I get what you are saying about having to pay for the streaming services, but unless you are doing over the air stuff, you're gonna pay one way or the other. At least streaming can hit actual 4k.

I actually get super super low (bulk rate) for cable and internet from rogers, through a group. I get all the Rogers and Bell sports channel included (except TSN+ Streaming).

My experience with streaming in the past was that it was not reliable.

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I'd rather get the same crap as usual (it's pretty good image quality, usually, idgaf about commentators and halftime shows), than have to pay additional streaming services like prime and apple tv and pea effing cock.

When MLS/TFC went to apple TV I simply stopped watching.

Nba might force people like me to do the same thing.

Paying for cable is more than any of the streaming services multiple times over. Hell, prime video is 3$/mo for the ad free version lol. And I'm not sure what you're watching the games on, but their "4k" on a 65+ in TV looks awful.

I get what you are saying about having to pay for the streaming services, but unless you are doing over the air stuff, you're gonna pay one way or the other. At least streaming can hit actual 4k.

I actually get super super low (bulk rate) for cable and internet from rogers, through a group. I get all the Rogers and Bell sports channel included (except TSN+ Streaming).

My experience with streaming in the past was that it was not reliable.

Not sure what streaming you have tried that isn't reliable, but Amazon streams NFL games and people rave about them. Netflix streams live events and those go perfectly.

Other than that, there is no bulk package that could be cheaper than any streaming service, the absolute most expensive one is 20$/mo lol. Now if you mean having to get all of them, that's a bit different. Peacock doesnt even work in canada but they are like 15$ otherwise, and amazon is 3$/mo. So unless your bulk package costs 15$, its still more expensive, if you use all the other channels then power to you, but just for NBA stuff, there's no way it's cheaper.

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I can’t stress this enough reading this thread is tiresome when it comes to people being worried about Raptors/other NBA games on TSN/SN etc

You don’t need to worry about any of that if you
Got IPTV Google it and research.

I pay $20 per month and get all games in 4K with absolutely zero blackouts.

Get yourself a 4K android box and find yourself a good subscription many available!

Stop giving these people your $$ such a ripoff.

You sure? Wondering if this being on Amazon makes it less likely that the IPTV services can stream them. For example I've noticed that Apple TV's baseball games aren't available on at least some IPTV services.

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Looks like I was right, soon Amazon Prime will be required to watch regular season and playoff games. And don’t expect a cable package to get cheaper because TSN and Sportsnet are going to have to pay more for whatever is left over.

I think it's only the nationally televised games, raps games would still be the same crap as usual.

I'd rather get the same crap as usual (it's pretty good image quality, usually, idgaf about commentators and halftime shows), than have to pay additional streaming services like prime and apple tv and pea effing cock.

When MLS/TFC went to apple TV I simply stopped watching.

Nba might force people like me to do the same thing.

Someone correct me if Im wrong but I think you need a separate MLS pass on Apple+ to watch the matches? There’s a few free games on there with the regular membership but most arent.

Im assuming Prime wouldn’t be like that based on what they’ve done in the past.

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ust weeks after claiming he would retire after the upcoming NBA season, TNT Sports star Charles Barkley went back on that plan Tuesday by announcing he would stay with Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, the network’s future plans for Barkley are coming into focus as the Wall Street Journal reports TNT could rebrand the legendary Inside the NBA studio show to a broader show covering all of sports.

Joe Flint and Amol Sharma of the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that TNT could rebrand Inside the NBA as Inside Sports, which would allow Barkley and the rest of the cast to discuss all sports. Despite likely losing the NBA, TNT and TBS will continue to broadcast college basketball, college football, baseball, hockey and tennis under the WBD umbrella.



Barkley previously has contributed to TNT’s golf and hockey broadcasts, but as a Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA 75 member, is primarily associated with basketball. Still, several reports indicate Barkley does not have an opt-out clause in his contract with TNT, making it harder for him to continue covering basketball at another network.

Instead, it appears the plan (for now) is for Barkley to remain at TNT and broaden his scope. Previously, Puck’s John Ourand reported WBD still has hopes that Barkley can became a voice in political talk through CNN.



Inside Sports would have lots of highlights to work with given WBD’s expansive sports rights (with the major exception of the NFL), and could maintain chemistry between Barkley, Ernie Johnson (who was never expected to leave TNT), Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith. Perhaps the NBA will cut a deal with TNT to give it highlight rights as part of a settlement after WBD sued the league last week.

Still, separating Barkley from his league will be a risk.

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I'd be fine if Chuck and Shaq went away

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[lolwut]

It sure is confusing to figure out how to even watch NBA games.

I don't subscribe to any streaming services right now. What do I need to do to watch Raptors games? I'm open to setting up IPTV, but they all seem really sketchy to me.

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It sure is confusing to figure out how to even watch NBA games.

I don't subscribe to any streaming services right now. What do I need to do to watch Raptors games? I'm open to setting up IPTV, but they all seem really sketchy to me.

do you live in canada? if not, then if you subscribe to nba league pass (i think $109.99 USD for the season) so you can the entire league, including the raptors.

if you do live in canada, then toronto raptors games will be blacked out so you'd have to find another way OR sign up for a vpn and use another country when signing into nba league pass so you can stream the raptors.

[Merit]

It sure is confusing to figure out how to even watch NBA games.

I don't subscribe to any streaming services right now. What do I need to do to watch Raptors games? I'm open to setting up IPTV, but they all seem really sketchy to me.

do you live in canada? if not, then if you subscribe to nba league pass (i think $109.99 USD for the season) so you can the entire league, including the raptors.

if you do live in canada, then toronto raptors games will be blacked out so you'd have to find another way OR sign up for a vpn and use another country when signing into nba league pass so you can stream the raptors.

Given the challenges that have plagued my streaming box when it comes to live TV, I’m strongly considering doing exactly the above. I just want to make sure I can watch when I want, how I want and without buffering or freezing. I have a VPN but I’m wondering - do I need to sign up using an American visa? It was perfect when I lived in the states because it was so easy to watch the Raps on league pass and listening to Leo made me nostalgic, haha.

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I would happily pay that much to not be stuck with the crap served by TSN/SN. Sports are literally the only reason for cable anymore, and it's definitely more than 20$/mo for it.

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I would happily pay that much to not be stuck with the crap served by TSN/SN. Sports are literally the only reason for cable anymore, and it's definitely more than 20$/mo for it.

just get a good iptv service