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Will the NBA return to NBC?

We’re all being trolled. There’s no way the nba thinks it’s a good idea to seriously have Amazon have this many games and a conference finals. The nba would be taking a big step back with that move.
 
coxchantal8 said:
www.nytimes.com

NBA finalizes deals with ESPN, NBC, Amazon; TNT could match

ESPN will have a conference final and the NBA Finals each season.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

Warner Brothers Discovery got have it until next Tuesday to match it or it will end more than 4 decades.
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yeah, WBD has lost the NBA, they may not even try to match NBCUniversal's deal or Disney/ESPN's deal or Amazon's deal, most likely that money goes to NCAA CFPs, AEW (if AEW opts to stay on TBS/TNT for Dynamite, Collision and Rampage and bump up their online offerings for their PPVs), NASCAR, French Open of Tennis, Soccer and other rights they recently acquired or trying to maintain. in the case of AEW, they too have rights expiring at the end of the year and WBD's exclusivity part of the negotiations that allows them to prevent other media companies from negotiating with AEW to move their shows away from TBS/TNT ends sometime this month and there's rumors saying we might find out if AEW stays or goes on WBD, maybe next week during the 250th episode of Dynamite.
 
I heard the NBA deal has been finalized, with wbd having a few days to match one of the offers.

Will NBC really show an NBA game on a Tuesday night in the fall season 2025? Football on Sunday night and basketball on Tuesday night. I am assuming they're not going to have a double header, just one game on Tuesday night. If they're doing this, the voice will air just once a week.
 
Loverofradio said:
I predicted the return of live 105, the eagle and now this. Y’all can win some serious cash in Vegas with me 🤣
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yeah, i'm not betting on this, also everyone knows WBD already has lost this even before they could place a bid, cause it's clear they are already unable to match the offers from Amazon Prime Video, NBCUniversal and ESPN/Disney. plus i wouldn't be surprised if WBD is more all in on Hockey, College Football, NASCAR and AEW if they can keep AEW TV on their networks.
 
Will_H_69_9 said:
yeah, i'm not betting on this, also everyone knows WBD already has lost this even before they could place a bid, cause it's clear they are already unable to match the offers from Amazon Prime Video, NBCUniversal and ESPN/Disney. plus i wouldn't be surprised if WBD is more all in on Hockey, College Football, NASCAR and AEW if they can keep AEW TV on their networks.
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The article says they intend to match. So, WBD is lying? The deadweight that’s AEW will be gone soon. They’re adding other sports to give them something to air year round
 
Will_H_69_9 said:
yeah, i'm not betting on this, also everyone knows WBD already has lost this even before they could place a bid, cause it's clear they are already unable to match the offers from Amazon Prime Video, NBCUniversal and ESPN/Disney. plus i wouldn't be surprised if WBD is more all in on Hockey, College Football, NASCAR and AEW if they can keep AEW TV on their networks.
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Wrestling ... always wrestling. (sigh). I know you're never going to believe it, but wrestling is fringe again, not mainstream as it was in the Hulk Hogan or even the Steve Austin or Dwayne Johnson days, and nobody's in a bidding war over AEW,
 
CTListener said:
Major "get" for Peacock.
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We'll see. You'll need to recover at least 2X your rights fees to recover and profit from your investment. Since Peacock is subscription streaming, that means over eleven years, NBCU will need to gross $13.82B per season. That's a lot to ask for a stream these days.
 
Kelly A said:
We'll see. You'll need to recover at least 2X your rights fees to recover and profit from your investment. Since Peacock is subscription streaming, that means over eleven years, NBCU will need to gross $13.82B per season. That's a lot to ask for a stream these days.
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Understood. It also depends on how many, and which, NBA games are exclusive to Peacock. I don't imagine Peacock's early Sunday MLB package (since lost to another streaming service) attracted many new subscribers. The Peacock NBA package needs to be much more substantial -- marquee teams, playoff games -- to move the needle.
 
CTListener said:
Understood. It also depends on how many, and which, NBA games are exclusive to Peacock. I don't imagine Peacock's early Sunday MLB package (since lost to another streaming service) attracted many new subscribers. The Peacock NBA package needs to be much more substantial -- marquee teams, playoff games -- to move the needle.
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And given the divisional differences between NBC Sports and Peacock, I'm not sure how the expenses and revenue expectations, including dividing up rights fee costs per game will work exactly. Chances are, they don't even have that plan nailed down yet.

For example; for so many games carried via NBC Sports Network requiring ad-supported revenue, NBCU will need to bake in the per-game rights fee costs for those games and tie it to some projected ad revenue. That includes contributed revenue from O&O and affiliated stations for local breaks. Then there will be a divisional battle over the Marquis games. Peacock will want those games for full pay-per-view/subscription, but that's risky because they'll need to be careful what they wish for. Just like NBC Sports Network, if they don't hit their numbers at the end of the day, there will be blood.
 
CTListener said:
Wrestling ... always wrestling. (sigh). I know you're never going to believe it, but wrestling is fringe again, not mainstream as it was in the Hulk Hogan or even the Steve Austin or Dwayne Johnson days, and nobody's in a bidding war over AEW,
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if it's fringed, then why the hell did Netflix paid big money for WWE Raw, why the hell did Dwayne come back to WWE to play apart of the hottest angle of 2024 (the Cody Rhodes "Finish the Story" arc aka Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns), then why is Logan Paul part of the company. Wrestling's in a another boom period it seems.
 
Will_H_69_9 said:
if it's fringed, then why the hell did Netflix paid big money for WWE Raw, why the hell did Dwayne come back to WWE to play apart of the hottest angle of 2024 (the Cody Rhodes "Finish the Story" arc aka Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns), then why is Logan Paul part of the company. Wrestling's in an another boom period it seems.
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People actually watch WWE.
 
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