https://www.thewrap.com/wbd-stock-falls-nba-tv-rights-loss/

One stock analyst warned that while Warner Bros. Discovery intends to litigate the NBA’s decision (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/1ebfetv/warner_bros_discovery_threatens_appropriate/), it is “hard to see an amicable endgame.”


NBA announces new media rights deals with Disney, NBC Universal and Amazon as it rejects TNT Sports' matching offer (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5655843/2024/07/24/nba-tnt-sports-tv-deal-match-rejected/)

WNBA secures a lucrative rights deal (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wnba-tv-deal-disney-amazon-nbcuniversal-1235957266/)

Dan Patrick on new NBA TV deals: ‘Amazon is global, TNT is not’ (https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/dan-patrick-tnt-media-rights-amazon.html)

Losing the NBA is a defining blow to David Zaslav’s legacy (https://awfulannouncing.com/warner-bros-discovery/losing-nba-defining-blow-david-zaslav-legacy.html)

Stephen A. Smith rips TNT execs for alluding to ‘how unimportant the NBA was’ (https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/stephen-a-smith-tnt-negotiations.html)

Mike Tirico embraces NBA’s return to NBC: ‘Excited to get back to hoops’ (https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/mike-tirico-embraces-nba-return.html)

ESPN teases new studio show following media rights deal (https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/nba-studio-show-media-rights-deal.html)

Report details significant role for Mike Tirico in NBC’s NBA package (https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/mike-tirico-nba-sunday-night-basketball.html)

Amazon Prime exec on ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘Obviously, there’ll be a lot of interest’ (https://awfulannouncing.com/amazon/inside-the-nba-hopes-continue.html)

ESPN losing exclusive rights to WNBA postseason in new broadcast package (https://awfulannouncing.com/wnba/espn-losing-exclusive-rights-postseason-new-broadcast-package.html)

TNT Sports: NBA has ‘grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights’ (https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/tnt-sports-nba-has-grossly-misinterpreted-our-contractual-rights.html)

With NBA’s return to NBC, John Tesh’s ‘Roundball Rock’ officially coming home (https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/nba-return-roundball-rock-theme-john-tesh.html)

NBC plans to use Tirico as lead NBA voice (https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/07/mike-tirico-nba-nbc-lead-voice/)

NBA announces rights deals with Disney, Comcast, Amazon (https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/07/nba-media-rights-deals-announced-disney-comcast-amazon-nbc-prime/)

ESPN is now showing interest in hiring Charles Barkley and the entire cast of "Inside the NBA (https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ebzhox/espn_is_now_showing_interest_in_hiring_charles/)

[Barry Jackson] Noah Eagle and Dwyane Wade are frontrunners for announcing jobs on NBC. TNT announcers such as Reggie Miller and Stan Van Gundy could become free agents. Kevin Harlan unlikely to come to NBC. Ian Eagle reportedly is a front-runner for Amazon’s top NBA announcing job. (https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ebxn1f/barry_jackson_noah_eagle_and_dwyane_wade_are/)

[Reynolds] NBA statement: “Warner Bros. Discovery’s most recent proposal did not match the terms of Amazon Prime Video’s offer and, therefore, we have entered into a long-term arrangement with Amazon." (https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ebbjyc/reynolds_nba_statement_warner_bros_discoverys/)

Shaquille O'Neal and Co's "Inside the NBA" Model Wouldn't Survive Under Amazon, Here's Why (https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-legends-basketball-news-shaquille-oneal-and-cos-inside-the-nba-model-wouldnt-survive-under-amazon-tnt-warner-bros-discovery-heres-why/)

NBA Loss Sinks Warner Bros. Discovery Stock – Bad For Max, Could Hasten Linear Decline, Wall Street Fears (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/1ebv5cm/nba_loss_sinks_warner_bros_discovery_stock_bad/)