National Basketball Association (NBA)
WBD armed with digital content in NBA settlement
Warner Bros. Discovery has settled its lawsuit against the National Basketball Association, bringing an end to the legal saga spurred by the league’s new domestic broadcast deals.
BeIN rolls over NBA rights in France amid looming domestic deals
Prior to the new domestic NBA deals taking effect in the US, beIN agreed a one-year stopgap deal for its own NBA deal in France at a flat fee.
Sport 24 renews NBA in-flight, in-ship rights
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned by the IMG agency, has renewed NBA rights ahead of tomorrow's (Tuesday's) new season tip-off.
NBA lands last-minute beIN renewal in France
The National Basketball Association is thought to have struck a new deal with beIN Sports that allows the league to continue to be aired in France for another season.
Two steps forward, one back for Diamond in bankruptcy case
Major League Baseball has piled the pressure on Diamond Sports Group, claiming it will consider "more drastic" legal action should the firm's emergence from bankruptcy not be accelerated
Streaming to fore in NBA motion to dismiss WBD case
The National Basketball Association has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit lodged by Warner Bros. Discovery over its rejection of a matching rights proposal
WBD takes NBA to court as rights spat escalates
Warner Bros. Discovery has sued the National Basketball Association over the league’s rejection of its matching rights proposal, in the latest instalment of the NBA media rights saga.
Ball in NBA’s court as WBD matches Amazon bid
The National Basketball Association's next media rights deal could be heading to the courtroom after Warner Bros. Discovery met its deadline to match one of the offers on the table under the league's proposed $76bn (€70bn), 11-year contracts.
International fanbase driving NBA’s social media success
Nearly 70 per cent of the NBA's social media engagement across central, team and player accounts comes from outside the United States, with its roster of international stars making the league a truly global…
Sportradar rights costs up 78 per cent but ATP, NBA ‘amplify revenue growth’
A 78-per-cent jump in Sportradar’s Q1 sports rights costs on the back of its new ATP agreement and first season of an NBA extension contributed to a narrow net loss but the company claims to be already f…
Disney bullish on NBA retention, ESPN+ subs slip in Q2
Disney is confident of retaining its National Basketball Association rights ahead of a new deal that would begin in 2025, chief executive Bob Iger has declared
NBC ‘preparing’ $2.5bn NBA rights bid to rival TNT Sports
NBC is looking to get back into National Basketball Association media rights with a $2.5bn (€2.3bn)-per-year offer that would oust Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports.
NBA League Pass uses Sportradar tech to integrate in-app betting
Sportradar and the National Basketball Association have launched an in-play betting function on NBA League Pass through Sportradar's over-the-top technology emBet
NBA seeks ‘sweet spot’ in rapidly evolving US media landscape
The National Basketball Association’s next round of domestic rights deals seems certain to look very different to those of the last two decades, as streaming technology and changing user behaviour drive change in the US media market at an unprecedented pace.
Prime Video strikes NBA deal in Mexico
The National Basketball Association has struck a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video in Mexico to livestream more than 50 regular-season and playoff games.
TNT Sports to show NBA, NHL, US Soccer games at Cosm’s immersive venues
Technology and entertainment company Cosm and pay-TV broadcaster TNT Sports have announced a multi-year deal for Cosm to produce and present live sporting events from TNT in immersive 8K+ at its planned…
Lakers RSN Spectrum SportsNet launches first D2C product
Spectrum SportsNet, the regional sports network (RSN) that airs Los Angeles Lakers National Basketball Association games and content, has announced its first direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming subscription…
Peloton’s NBA-WNBA agreement includes new ways to watch games
The National Basketball Association and Women's National Basketball Association have announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with fitness brand Peloton