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☆ CNBC Sport: Falling NBA ratings, and why Christmas Day NFL games might not be on at your local bar
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

That's why the NBA chose Amazon and NBCUniversal as its two new partners – one with a global streaming service and another with a broadcast network and a streaming service (Peacock). NBA games on Black Friday went up against a Georgia-Georgia Tech college football game that went into eight overtimes. Discovery is splitting its company into linear TV vs. streaming, and ESPN is launching a flagship subscription streaming service next year. Previously, schools such as Harvard, Princeton and Yale have seen their seasons end when scheduled regular season games have concluded. NBA games on Black Friday went up against a Georgia-Georgia Tech college football game that went into eight overtimes.

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☆ WBD to settle NBA broadcast rights suit, move ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN and ABC
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

WBD filed the lawsuit against the NBA in July after the league signed new broadcast rights deals with Disney, Amazon and NBC collectively worth $76 billion. WBD will also receive the rights to broadcast live NBA games in northern Europe and Latin America for the next 11 years, the person said. WBD is also expected to announce it has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Disney, the person familiar with the matter said. Under the agreement, “Inside the NBA” will air exclusively on ESPN and ABC starting next season. WBD also plans to develop a sports spin-off of the “Inside the NBA” program, they said.

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