The NBA officially announced that Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon will take over the league's broadcasting starting with the 2025-26 NBA season. The deal will run until the end of the 2035-36 season.
A few days after Warner Bros. Discovery announced they were matching Amazon's NBA TV rights deal, the league nevertheless decided to choose the initial offer.
The NBA officially announced that TNT's (who are owned by Warner Bros) offer did not match the terms of Amazon Prime Video's offer, which was reported to be worth $1.8 billion per year.
"Throughout these negotiations, our primary objective has been to maximize the reach and accessibility of our games for our fans. Our new arrangement with Amazon supports this goal by complementing the broadcast, cable, and streaming packages that are already part of our new Disney and NBCUniversal arrangements. All three partners have also committed substantial resources to promote the league and enhance the fan experience," the NBA wrote in a public statement.
The Walt Disney Company (ABC/ESPN), NBCUniversal (NBC/Peacock), and Amazon (Prime Video) will broadcast NBA games starting with the 2025-26 season, the league announced. The deal will run through the 2035-36 season.
Disney pitched in $2.6 billion per year, while NBCUniversal will pay $2.5 billion per season.
The next 2024-25 season will be the last for TNT, which has been broadcasting NBA games for 40 straight years. As such, it will mark the end of the iconic Inside the NBA show with Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny 'The Jet' Smith.
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