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SlyPokerDog said:
I'm not sure this is a cash grab.

Sounds like a temporary step until something bigger.

NBA is next up for a big rights increase, and $75 billion is the price




    • Early thinking within league circles suggests the NBA will seek a $75 billion multiyear rights package, up from its current $24 billion deal, which pays $2.6 billion per year.
    • The NBA could increase that figure to $8 billion per year in its next agreement with partners Turner Sports and ESPN.

After the National Football League celebrated its history-making 11-year contract worth more than $100 billion, attention shifted to the NBA’s deal, which runs through the 2024-25 season. Early thinking within league circles suggests the NBA will seek a $75 billion rights package, up from its current $24 billion deal, which pays $2.6 billion per year.

One person familiar with sports media deals said the NBA could get $70.2 billion over nine years, using metrics including total viewer hours, which helps networks determine the value of sports league rights. The person also said tier-one sports rights are important to streaming services.

The individual asked not to be identified due to privacy concerns.

The NBA is currently partnered with AT&T-owned WarnerMedia and Disney, the latter of which agreed to pay the NFL $2.7 billion per year until 2033. Should the NBA triple its rights and replicate its nine-year deal length, it would generate around $7 billion to $8 billion per season. That puts it just behind the NFL’s new $10 billion per year average once the new agreements begin.

The NBA also has a $1.5 billion streaming deal with Chinese-based company Tencent Holdings.

“I think everyone expects that so long as the public is demonstrating through ratings that they are watching the NBA, you can probably expect increases there as well,” said former CBS Sports president Neal Pilson. “I would think the NBA is going to look for significant increases.”

The NBA has a good reason to seek more money for its rights. The league has more global appeal than the NFL and has a younger demographic, too, as Generation Z continues to support the NBA and Gen Alpha appears to continue the trend.

Though ratings declined in 2020 primarily due to pandemic factors, the NBA has seen increases throughout its current 2020-21 season. The league is attempting to create more meaningful games with its play-in tournament, which performed well last year.

On a media call last week discussing the NFL’s new rights, ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro said the network is “very pleased” with the NBA’s partnership and “how those games have performed.”

The NBA will be highly sought-after as a top-tier sports league. Fox Sports was interested in landing pro basketball before the NBA’s last deal in 2014. But Pilson said the NBA will more than likely stay with current partners once new agreements come around.

“I think the NBA will stay with the two network packages,” Pilson said. “That gives them the promotion base, and sometimes when you end up with lots of networks, people can’t find games when they’re on. College basketball is the best example — you want to see a game, and you don’t know where it is.”

Again, it’s still early, but the second most popular league on the U.S. sports landscape knows its day is coming. And as of now, the aim is $75 billion.

Said Pitaro: “The partnership with the NBA is incredibly important to us, and we’re looking forward to getting back at the table with Adam [NBA commissioner Adam Silver] and his team when the time is right.”

The NBA declined to comment due to privacy concerns about the financials of its media deals.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/22/nba...hts-increase-and-75-billion-is-the-price.html
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Cliff notes for me on what that means for regional stuff please lol. By a few years sure is a long time for people to say “hold on we love you, please watch us”
 
I just want a standalone streaming option. Is that too much to ask?
 
Wheels said:
Cliff notes for me on what that means for regional stuff please lol. By a few years sure is a long time for people to say “hold on we love you, please watch us”
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Example....

AT&T owns CNN/HBO/Warner. Warner is TnT. Just did mega merger with Discovery networks. TnT tries to pay rights for all the NBA games. Have TnT creates more channels. Their version of basketball only The Ocho!

But wait....

Disney owns ESPN... Disney decides add to their new streaming service and go after the new NBA mega contract. THE OCHO LIVES!

But wait, there's more!

Amazon says they want mega sports shiny toy!

Lot's of players in the streaming arena. They all need content.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Example....

AT&T owns CNN/HBO/Warner. Warner is TnT. Just did mega merger with Discovery networks. TnT tries to pay rights for all the NBA games. Have TnT creates more channels. Their version of basketball only The Ocho!

But wait....

Disney owns ESPN... Disney decides add to their new streaming service and go after the new NBA mega contract. THE OCHO LIVES!

But wait, there's more!

Amazon says they want mega sports shiny toy!

Lot's of players in the streaming arena. They all need content.
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But hold on until after 2024-2025 season right? *middle finger size increases to Blazers HQ*
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Example....

AT&T owns CNN/HBO/Warner. Warner is TnT. Just did mega merger with Discovery networks. TnT tries to pay rights for all the NBA games. Have TnT creates more channels. Their version of basketball only The Ocho!

But wait....

Disney owns ESPN... Disney decides add to their new streaming service and go after the new NBA mega contract. THE OCHO LIVES!

But wait, there's more!

Amazon says they want mega sports shiny toy!

Lot's of players in the streaming arena. They all need content.
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yes, but more competition has not led to cheaper prices/more options for the consumer. instead it's led to more consolidation and mergers which is in turn increasing prices for the consumer. the cord cutting/streaming prices are essentially exactly where the conventional cable prices are. Look at how YoutubeTV/ Sling/ Hulu have increased rates over the past few years and bundled packages of channels just like the cable companies do.
 
illmatic99 said:
yes, but more competition has not led to cheaper prices/more options for the consumer. instead it's led to more consolidation and mergers which is in turn increasing prices for the consumer. the cord cutting/streaming prices are essentially exactly where the conventional cable prices are. Look at how YoutubeTV/ Sling/ Hulu have increased rates over the past few years and bundled packages of channels just like the cable companies do.
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True.

I went back to Comcast a few months ago because their package deal beat streaming.
 
Chris Craig said:
I want the Blazers dammit
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I do too, but even if you have Root, last time the blazers were on that channel the games got interrupted by whatever was going on in Seattle. I doubt that will change cus FUCK SEATTLE. So I wouldn't recommend going out of your way to get that channel.
 
Dame is a spokesman for Hulu. I doubt the Blazers sabotage a relationship with the best player on their team. The reason i went with Hulu in Springfield is because i knew i could get NBCNW. I just moved back to Colorado, and Hulu gets nothing of local sports that's not on the big networks. Not being a fan of either the Nuggets or Avalanche, who cares. But i do like the Rockies and they're not carried. Really sucks. We're weighing our options on TV products. The Broncos are covered by CBS,NBC & ESPN. Covered under Hulu. Good news as a Broncos fan, games on NFL Network are put on Local TV as well. I've got to believe Hulu will have the Blazers covered. Makes no sense that wouldn't happen, avoiding potentially further alienating your biggest star in the history of your franchise. Clyde wasn't as big in the National Spotlight. Dame is seen representing many National Companies products.
 
These other network if they want to get root chanel they will. One step at time. Hulu probably will try negotiate to have root as one of it's channels.
 
I like Jordan and Lamar. Watching their growth over the season was fun. Now back in Colorado, i will watch on League Pass. This being my second stint in Colorado, i've been subjected to how awful the majority of NBA opposing team broadcast are. Boston, Houston, OKC, Orlando, and the Clippers were, by far, the worst. All teams have their homers, but Portland has had some really nice broadcast teams( M & M, Calabro & Hurd). I think Kent & Hurd have great potential. We just got to get past this trip down Ulcer Gulch (thanks Pat Lafferty).
 
tykendo said:
I like Jordan and Lamar. Watching their growth over the season was fun. Now back in Colorado, i will watch on League Pass. This being my second stint in Colorado, i've been subjected to how awful the majority of NBA opposing team broadcast are. Boston, Houston, OKC, Orlando, and the Clippers were, by far, the worst. All teams have their homers, but Portland has had some really nice broadcast teams( M & M, Calabro & Hurd). I think Kent & Hurd have great potential. We just got to get past this trip down Ulcer Gulch (thanks Pat Lafferty).
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Kent is by far the worst the Blazers have ever had. Extremely nice guy, but just plain awful as the play by play guy.

The only one worse in the NBA is the dude from Charlotte.
 
tykendo said:
Dame is a spokesman for Hulu. I doubt the Blazers sabotage a relationship with the best player on their team. The reason i went with Hulu in Springfield is because i knew i could get NBCNW. I just moved back to Colorado, and Hulu gets nothing of local sports that's not on the big networks. Not being a fan of either the Nuggets or Avalanche, who cares. But i do like the Rockies and they're not carried. Really sucks. We're weighing our options on TV products. The Broncos are covered by CBS,NBC & ESPN. Covered under Hulu. Good news as a Broncos fan, games on NFL Network are put on Local TV as well. I've got to believe Hulu will have the Blazers covered. Makes no sense that wouldn't happen, avoiding potentially further alienating your biggest star in the history of your franchise. Clyde wasn't as big in the National Spotlight. Dame is seen representing many National Companies products.
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Dame is also a spokeman for Adidas while the Blazers are with Nike. It's business, not personal.
 
Strenuus said:
More reason to not get Hulu. I'll stay with HBO max and netflix.
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I too have HBO max, I use Hulu for sports and other shows/movies. HBO also works with Hulu so I don't always have to switch apps which is nice.
 
Titan said:
I too have HBO max, I use Hulu for sports and other shows/movies. HBO also works with Hulu so I don't always have to switch apps which is nice.
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Wait what?

HBO max works with Hulu or they have HBO on Hulu? Lol.

HBO max is fucking awesome btw. Have had it since day 1 and its great.
 
Strenuus said:
Wait what?

HBO max works with Hulu or they have HBO on Hulu? Lol.

HBO max is fucking awesome btw. Have had it since day 1 and its great.
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Yeah you can add HBO to your Hulu so its all on one bill. You can see all HBO channels and get access to all the on demand stuff in their library. You can even add Showtime and Starz.
 
Titan said:
Yeah you can add HBO to your Hulu so its all on one bill. You can see all HBO channels and get access to all the on demand stuff in their library. You can even add Showtime and Starz.
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Every time I see showtime and Starz I just think of soft core porn lol
 
Looks like I might actually take the leap on hehe streams next year, if they do.
 
THE HCP said:
Very excited my family will be able to watch Blazer games again. My 16 year old has never been able to watch a game in our own living room.
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How can he ever win a family fight if he can't get on you for the quality of your work?
 
The irony of this move is they are going back to the original channel (fsnnw changed to root) they were on before Comcast, but it feels like the same thing since so many people have cut the cord

I haven’t tho so idc lol
 
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