NBA: TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) acquires media rights in the UK & Ireland for several years

TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) has acquired the rights to broadcast the NBA in the UK and Ireland as part of a "multi-year agreement" from the 2023-24 season, announced the pay-TV bouquet on 16/10/2023.

""In addition to at least nine games during each week of the regular season, TNT Sports will broadcast the league's marquee events, including select games from the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament (new annual competition launched in 2023-24), the NBA Playoffs, the Finals, NBA All-Star and the NBA Draft," explained TNT Sports.

"Throughout the 2023-24 season, TNT Sports will also air more than 40 weekend games in prime time as part of 'NBA Saturdays and NBA Sundays', which feature games starting as early as 18:00 UK time. discovery+ will become the streaming home of the NBA in the UK by offering live and on-demand coverage of all games and programming included in the agreement," added the company.

The rights to broadcast the NBA in the UK and Ireland were previously held by Sky. The pay-TV operator acquired these rights for the 2018-2022 cycle, then extended them to the 2022-23…