NBA domestic TV rights post-2025: close to a $76bn deal with ESPN, NBC & Amazon (press)

The National Basketball Association is reportedly close to reaching an agreement with US broadcasting groups NBCUniversal, ESPN (The Walt Disney Company) and the US e-commerce group Amazon for the domestic media rights to the North American league from 2025, according to the American daily The Wall Street Journal on 05/06/2024.

The deal would be worth up to $76bn (€69.8bn) over 11 years, or $7bn (€6.4bn) per season, according to the daily. The total amount would therefore be 3.16 times greater than that of the current cycle, with the American groups ESPN and TNT Sports (Warner Bros. Discovery) paying $24bn (€22.44bn), or $2.67bn (€2.5bn) per season, for the NBA's domestic media rights over the 2016-2025 cycle.

From 2025 onwards, ESPN and NBC would each pay $2.6bn per season, while Amazon would pay $1.8bn to broadcast NBA games via its Prime Video platform, according to The Wall Street Journal. ESPN would continue to broadcast several matches, including the NBA Finals. NBCUniversal would take over the rights currently held by TNT Sports, while Amazon would obtain the right to…