NBA: Nuggets - Lakers and Warriors - Suns to launch the 2023-24 season on 24-25/10/2023

The 2023-24 NBA season will begin with two games, Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors - Phoenix Suns, to be broadcast on the pay-TV channels beIN Sports 1 in France on the night of 24-25/10/2023 (at 01:30 and 04:00 CET respectively).

This is the 12^th consecutive NBA season to be broadcast on the channels of the pay-TV group beIN Sports France, and the last one over the 2020-2024 rights cycle. The Qatari group, which has held the broadcasting rights in France since 2012-13 and broadcasts "at least two live games per night". beIN paid an estimated €4.5m per season over the 2012-2016 cycle and €7m per season for the 2016-2020 cycle, according to the French sports daily L'Équipe.

In the United States, the NBA is looking to multiply its broadcasting rights by more than three for the next rights cycle (2025-2034) with a target of $75bn (€77bn), or $9.375bn (€9.63bn) per season, according to US media.

Over the 2016-2025 cycle, the NBA will receive $24bn (€24.6bn) from its broadcasters The Walt Disney Company (ESPN) and Warner Bros. Discovery (Turner), whose…