https://deadline.com/2024/07/warner-bros-discovery-will-match-amazon-nba-rights-deal-1236012649/
NBA incumbent Warner Bros. Discovery plans to match Amazon’s new basketball rights deal that's said to be in the $1.8 billion range, Deadline hears.
Is the NBA obligated to accept the match? I wonder if TNT has burned too many bridges in the NBA office by prolonging this.
Saying no could be grounds for a shareholder lawsuit, should they think it was a bad decision financially (unlikely, though)
I think that's the right TNT has, to match one of the deals. Only thing I don't know is if TNT has the robust streaming platform that Amazon does.
Max was great for streaming the games -- if you knew they were there. I'm hoping TNT sticks around solely for their pregame, halftime, and post game coverage. They smoke all the other studios in that area.