[https://theathletic.com/5450064/2024/04/26/nba-broadcasting-rights-amazon-prime-video/?source=fbhq](https://theathletic.com/5450064/2024/04/26/nba-broadcasting-rights-amazon-prime-video/?source=fbhq)
>In what will be a landmark move in sports media history, the [NBA](https://theathletic.com/nba/) and Amazon Prime Video have the framework of a deal that will make the streaming service one of the main homes for the league’s games, executives with direct knowledge of the talks told *The Athletic*.
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>It is expected that Prime Video’s package will include significant regular-season and postseason games, perhaps even some conference finals. The anticipation is that the final contract will be for at least a decade and begin the 2025-2026 season.
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>ESPN/ABC, as the website Puck reported Thursday, also has a framework of a deal with the expectations that an agreement will be completed. ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the NBA Finals on its networks for the duration of its deals. Like Amazon, ESPN’s new contract also is expected to be at least a decade in length.
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>All of the details are not finalized yet, but all sides are under the expectations they will get done. The NBA, Amazon and ESPN all declined to comment.
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There will be a third part (TNT or NBC) and possible a fourth partner.
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The fact they’re announcing this so quickly probably means there’s going to be a pretty sizeable bump in the cap.
by SirFozzie
11 Comments
Why is amazon prime all of a sudden buying up all the sports?? 🫣
Yo ho ho.
And in 2025… amazon prime price increase.
Their video player sucks, damn. Guess I’m gonna pirate these too
So does this effect the locals?
I wonder if games will be on Twitch like Thursday night football
I guess I will be missing games moving forward, this stinks
Yuck. I’ll sail the seas before continuing to use Amazon for live sports.
This kind of was inevitable. I will say Prime
was great quality for Thursday night NFL games. Plus they would embed lots of cool stats you could scroll through with your remote. I think it could be great
I fucking hate Amazon, but I hate Apple more so I’m glad it’s not them. Now I just gotta find a friend with Prime because I don’t use Amazon.
This sucks. Watching live sports in an app where you can’t easily click over to other games or to Deadliest Catch during commercials sucks. I hate this.