NBA/TV rights: "The league grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights" (Warner Bros. Discovery)

"We have matched the Amazon offer, as we have a contractual right to do, and do not believe the NBA can reject it. In doing so, they are rejecting the many fans who continue to show their unwavering support for our coverage. We think they have grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights with respect to the 2025-26 season and beyond, and we will take appropriate action," said the media and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery, following the award of the NBA's domestic media rights to The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon over the 2025-2036 cycle, on 24/07/2024.

The new agreement would be valued at $76bn (€70.08bn) over 11 years, or $7bn (€6.45bn) per season, according to American media. The total amount would therefore be 3.16 times greater than that of the current cycle, with American groups ESPN and TNT Sports (Warner Bros. Discovery) paying $24bn (€21.9bn), or $2.67bn (€2.44bn) per season, for the NBA's domestic media rights over the 2016-2025 cycle.

The NBA had already approved the award of the North American league's domestic TV rights to these three…