Amazon is going to be a major player in the next round of College Football media deals.

How can they reject TNT's "right to match"? And how does TNT have 77 billion dollars to even try?

(07-24-2024 05:36 PM)The Beaver Wrote:  How can they reject TNT's "right to match"? And how does TNT have 77 billion dollars to even try?

Amazon Prime has more subscribers than Max, therefore the NBA"s reasoning is that is not a true match.

If Amazon ever gets broken up for antitrust reasons, this would probably be an exhibit of why

(07-24-2024 05:54 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  

(07-24-2024 05:36 PM)The Beaver Wrote:  How can they reject TNT's "right to match"? And how does TNT have 77 billion dollars to even try?

Amazon Prime has more subscribers than Max, therefore the NBA"s reasoning is that is not a true match.

If Amazon ever gets broken up for antitrust reasons, this would probably be an exhibit of why

Amazon has the smallest part of the deal. If the NBA's reasoning for turning down the match is "Prime has more viewers" rather than "the amount of money you're paying is not the same", then they're definitely getting sued, and they may well lose, too.

I am not sure that the NBA understands how much many of us like "Inside the NBA". Sometimes during the regular season I tune in to NBA basketball depending on whether it is a TNT broadcast or not. Yeah maybe I am the only one, but I doubt it.

But the NBA seems almost eager to be rid of TNT and its signature show.

I don't get it.

(07-24-2024 06:03 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(07-24-2024 05:54 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  

(07-24-2024 05:36 PM)The Beaver Wrote:  How can they reject TNT's "right to match"? And how does TNT have 77 billion dollars to even try?

Amazon Prime has more subscribers than Max, therefore the NBA"s reasoning is that is not a true match.

If Amazon ever gets broken up for antitrust reasons, this would probably be an exhibit of why

Amazon has the smallest part of the deal. If the NBA's reasoning for turning down the match is "Prime has more viewers" rather than "the amount of money you're paying is not the same", then they're definitely getting sued, and they may well lose, too.

Amazon has over 200 million subs & Turner can't reach that scale even if you combine their streaming & cable operations. Amazon & Netflix have the equivalent audience of free over the air TV, so this deal puts well over 150 games available to anyone with rabbit ears & 1 subscription to Amazon instead of multiple cable/streaming services

(07-24-2024 06:04 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  I am not sure that the NBA understands how much many of us like "Inside the NBA". Sometimes during the regular season I tune in to NBA basketball depending on whether it is a TNT broadcast or not. Yeah maybe I am the only one, but I doubt it.

But the NBA seems almost eager to be rid of TNT and its signature show.

I don't get it.

That show for NBA is what Sportscenter is to MLB.

The bottom line is that WBD dropped the ball,they underestimated the market for the NBA, plus stating you don't need a product that contributes close to 50% of TNT's ad revenue is just plain dumb.

Some details starting to leak out, Amazon gets exclusive global distribution of their games, co management of NBA League Pass with ESPN, the NBA is taking most of it's digital assets back in house & NBA TV likely gets phased out

Very bizarre set of circumstances… they did not have an immediate replacement for Barkley. Ernie getting old… but this whole thing was odd.

Cool still won't watch

(07-24-2024 05:36 PM)The Beaver Wrote:  How can they reject TNT's "right to match"? And how does TNT have 77 billion dollars to even try?

1) They can't, the NBA will settle out of court for cashish, exactly the green mail that TWD wants

2) Who knows, they love borrowing and saddling themselves with Debt, so that's probably how

(07-24-2024 07:34 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Cool still won't watch

Nor should you or anyone, sport is beyond awful. WWE on hardwood.
Even for basketball fans, no reason to watch until April.

(07-24-2024 06:54 PM)mj4life Wrote:  The bottom line is that WBD dropped the ball,they underestimated the market for the NBA, plus stating you don't need a product that contributes close to 50% of TNT's ad revenue is just plain dumb.

True bottomline is 1) they couldn't afford it and 2) It was going to be a cash flow negative project so no reason to purchase it. TWD finally made the difficult but correct decision.

(07-24-2024 06:04 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  I am not sure that the NBA understands how much many of us like "Inside the NBA". Sometimes during the regular season I tune in to NBA basketball depending on whether it is a TNT broadcast or not. Yeah maybe I am the only one, but I doubt it.

But the NBA seems almost eager to be rid of TNT and its signature show.

I don't get it.

Works for me if the NBA suddenly falters. But I doubt it since everyone is obsessed with the awful people that permeate the league.

(07-24-2024 07:49 PM)Scoochpooch1 Wrote:  

(07-24-2024 06:54 PM)mj4life Wrote:  The bottom line is that WBD dropped the ball,they underestimated the market for the NBA, plus stating you don't need a product that contributes close to 50% of TNT's ad revenue is just plain dumb.

True bottomline is 1) they couldn't afford it and 2) It was going to be a cash flow negative project so no reason to purchase it. TWD finally made the difficult but correct decision.

But they didn't make the decision, it was made for them. Turner was receiving a cut of everything NBA related NBA.com,social media, League Pass, so they weren't losing money

(07-24-2024 06:04 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  I am not sure that the NBA understands how much many of us like "Inside the NBA". Sometimes during the regular season I tune in to NBA basketball depending on whether it is a TNT broadcast or not. Yeah maybe I am the only one, but I doubt it.

But the NBA seems almost eager to be rid of TNT and its signature show.

I don't get it.

They’ll just recreate the show on a different platform. With or without any of the network drama, Ernie and Chuck are close to hanging em up so the shows not going to be the same pretty soon.

We've already seen Warner/Turner(whatever they're calling it lately) license CFP games.

Part of what's interesting here is could we see them delve into college sports more?

Especially considering their history with the NCAA Tournament, I wonder if they might try to make a play for college basketball rights.

(07-24-2024 07:34 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Cool still won't watch

Right there with you….
The NBA is broadcast boredom.

When Jordan retired I stopped watching.

Won't watch