NBA to announce 9-year, $24 billion TV deal with ESPN, Turner

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Damn, you could raise the salary cap by $50 million a year and still have money left over.

But I'm sure next contract the owners will still claim they're losing money.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Damn, you could raise the salary cap by $50 million a year and still have money left over.

But I'm sure next contract the owners will still claim they're losing money.
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Sounds like a lotta money. But really, what was the previous deal? Without knowing the previous deal, this may not be that much.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Sounds like a lotta money. But really, what was the previous deal? Without knowing the previous deal, this may not be that much.
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It's in the link I posted.

That's nearly three times as much as the current deal, which runs for $930 million a season and expires in 2016. Under that arrangement, ESPN pays $485 million, while Turner pays $445 million. It's unclear how the two rights holders will split the pot this time around.

The price was expected to rise given the league's growing popularity, but this is still a surprise. Previous estimates suggested the new contract would be worth close to $2 billion a season, but these new figures are closer to $3 billion.
 
When you have one NBA team selling for 2 billion, and another one potentially selling for that much (or whatever it was) AND they sign a 24 billion dollar contract....the next time the owners claim they're losing money, the players can just point to this and go "yeah....no you're not".

Hopefully this speeds up the return to Seattle though. Even though the NBA on ESPN/ABC fucking blows.
 
I also hope it means that there are more games on TV, and less blackouts.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
It's in the link I posted.

That's nearly three times as much as the current deal, which runs for $930 million a season and expires in 2016. Under that arrangement, ESPN pays $485 million, while Turner pays $445 million. It's unclear how the two rights holders will split the pot this time around.

The price was expected to rise given the league's growing popularity, but this is still a surprise. Previous estimates suggested the new contract would be worth close to $2 billion a season, but these new figures are closer to $3 billion.
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I only glossed over it the first time through. That's some big money. I don't see how the teams can operate in the red any longer with this deal.
 
julius said:
When you have one NBA team selling for 2 billion, and another one potentially selling for that much (or whatever it was) AND they sign a 24 billion dollar contract....the next time the owners claim they're losing money, the players can just point to this and go "yeah....no you're not".

Hopefully this speeds up the return to Seattle though. Even though the NBA on ESPN/ABC fucking blows.
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THIS.

Turner payed a ton... Maybe they will get more games? Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights on TNT would be GLORIOUS.
 
Is my math right, that this TV deal works out to almost 90 million, per team, per year?
 
Comcast paid $100mill for the Blazers broadcasting rights. I wonder what they'll offer in 2 years when it's time to negotiate the next contract. I don't see anyone able to offer more than Comcast.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Comcast paid $100mill for the Blazers broadcasting rights. I wonder what they'll offer in 2 years when it's time to negotiate the next contract. I don't see anyone able to offer more than Comcast.
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that's the sad thing about it too. The Blazers will just re-sign with Comcast, and we'll have another 10 years of no games on Dish or Direct because they don't need to do anything about it.

Joy...
 
The HCP just might be able to take that trip to Europe with his wife now!
 
Great the players will get paid more, the owners will get paid more and the ticket prices will...........
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Great the players will get paid more, the owners will get paid more and the ticket prices will...........
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Seriously, there should be no excuse for games not selling out now. Lower the prices to whatever is needed to make sure the arenas are jumping. Or they can squeeze out every penny possible. Hmmm.
 
ESPN deal lets you stream live NBA games without needing TV service

ESPN has made plenty of forays into streaming video, but services like WatchESPN typically require that you already have TV service. That partly defeats the point of viewing online, don't you think? However, you might not face that limitation for much longer. According to sources for the Wall Street Journal, the NBA has signed a pact with Disney (ESPN's parent) to launch a new streaming service that doesn't demand a cable or satellite subscription -- a big deal for ESPN, which still makes most of its money from paid TV. Just how it differs from the NBA's own League Pass isn't clear, although both are focused on live regular season games. In other words, you'll still have to fire up an old-fashioned TV to watch the playoffs in real-time. Just when it arrives isn't clear, although you may not have to wait long for an announcement. If the tipsters are accurate, the NBA will announce its partnership as early as Monday.


http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/05/espn-nba-live-streaming-service-leak/
 
Glad my season tickets went up 45% in price this year - the NBA clearly needs more of my money.
 
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Seriously, there should be no excuse for games not selling out now. Lower the prices to whatever is needed to make sure the arenas are jumping. Or they can squeeze out every penny possible. Hmmm.
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Yep. You would think that at least the upper levels would always have some dirt cheap prices. I remember when I was a kid I would buy them for $2.50 and sit up there, but the carrot was that we could go and sit court side an hour before tip off and watch them warm up. I understand that for security reasons kids will not be able to stand by the doors to see the super stars come out, but being 11-12 years old and getting to stand 2 feet from Wilt Chamberlain was memorable.

Of course memorial coliseum did not have that many bad seat to begin with and we could always sneak down by the 2nd quarter because there were so many empty seats.
 
You know the owners won't lower prices.

Also, they need to give the players their fair cut and prevent a lockout.

BlazerBeav said:
Glad my season tickets went up 45% in price this year - the NBA clearly needs more of my money.
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Good lord, really? That is a massive increase.
 
I know I'm not the fan that the NBA really cares about, I see maybe five games a year live and never buy swag. But I feel like the product is getting diluted. Every interview the athletes have now been coached to say the same thing, rivalries only seem to be between fan bases and not between the actual teams. The cost is getting out of hand and at every turn I'm being sold or advertised something different. I still like the sport, but a little less than I used to.
 
I think players dislike OKC, Houston and the Clippers. Those could develop into somegood rivalries. But it takes a playoff series with a team to really get the hatred elevated.
 
Further said:
I know I'm not the fan that the NBA really cares about, I see maybe five games a year live and never buy swag. But I feel like the product is getting diluted. Every interview the athletes have now been coached to say the same thing, rivalries only seem to be between fan bases and not between the actual teams. The cost is getting out of hand and at every turn I'm being sold or advertised something different. I still like the sport, but a little less than I used to.
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The problem with the NBA rivalries stems from AAU, all the guys know each other from an early age.
 
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