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☆ ‘It sucks for all of us.’ Charles Barkley says the quiet part aloud as TNT’s NBA future in doubt
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The situation at Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT network “sucks, plain and simple,” Charles Barkley bluntly said Thursday. Barkley, who said he feels “so bad for the people” he works with, laid blame at the feet of the “clowns” atop WBD. Wall Street has responded quite negatively to the possibility WBD, which has built a programming slate around the NBA, could lose the rights to air the games. And TNT has built a programming slate around the NBA games, most notably the highly rated “Inside the NBA” show. Losing the rights to NBA games could throw aspects of that business partnership into question.

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☆ Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock plummets to new low amid concerns the media giant could lose its NBA rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Discovery doesn’t “have to have the NBA.” It appears Wall Street disagrees. TNT has built a programming slate around the NBA games, most notably the highly rated ”Inside the NBA” show. Losing the rights to NBA games could throw aspects of that business partnership into question. Since WBD first began trading on Wall Street in April 2022, the stock has lost roughly 70% of its value. And for Zaslav, whose company is struggling on Wall Street, the battle could not come at a more inopportune time.

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☆ How the NBA Plans to Remake TV Deals and Net Billions of Dollars for Its Stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Amol Sharma | Isabella Simonetti | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The NBA wants to secure a big increase in media-rights fees—to help pay its star players—but its biggest TV partners aren’t looking to pony up big spending increases. Photo: Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images)The stars of the National Basketball Association are taking to the court as a new season begins next week. Behind the scenes, the league has started talks to secure the billions of dollars in media-rights fees that will help pay their huge salaries. As the NBA enters its first media negotiations in a decade, its biggest partners, Disney ’s ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery ’s TNT—which together pay about $2.6 billion a year— aren’t looking to pony up big spending increases.

Persons: Rocky Organizations: NBA, National Basketball Association, Disney ’, ESPN, Warner Bros, TNT

☆ Peak TV Is Over. A Different Hollywood Is Coming.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Amol Sharma | Joe Flint | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Rupert Murdoch to Step Down as Chair of Fox and News Corp After Seven-Decade Career
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Joe Flint | Amol Sharma | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Tucker Carlson’s Trump Interview Starts Tough Fight to Take on Fox and Cable News
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Amol Sharma | Isabella Simonetti | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hollywood’s Fight: How Much AI Is Too Much?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Jessica Toonkel | Amol Sharma | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ At the Core of Hollywood’s AI Fight: How Far Is Too Far?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Jessica Toonkel | Amol Sharma | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Streaming Brought Hollywood to a Standstill. Now Comes the Pain.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Joe Flint | Amol Sharma | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ CNN CEO Chris Licht Apologizes to Staff, Saying He Overshadowed Network’s Achievements
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Amol Sharma | Isabella Simonetti | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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When News Corp split up nearly a decade ago, executives at the companies said each side would benefit from an increased focus on its business. Nearly a decade ago, Rupert Murdoch decided it was a sound strategy to split his media empire in two. Now, he wants to put it back together. People familiar with Mr. Murdoch’s proposal to reunite Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and Fox News parent Fox point to a number of differences—within the companies, the industry and the Murdoch family—between now and when they were split in 2013.

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