Amazon has secured the broadcast rights to stream NBA League matches live on Prime Video, starting from 2025-26 season.
The deal valued at $1.8 billion per year marks the end of TNT’s 40 straight year broadcast deal.
The NBA also announced on Wednesday, July 24 the new broadcast deal alongside Disney and NBC Universal.
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Warner Bros. Discovery; owners of TNT as reported by Basketnews had recently announced they were matching Amazon’s NBA TV rights deal, but the league decided to choose the Amazon offer.
The NBA noted that TNT’s 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 2024-25 season will be the last for TNT and 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.
By Dotun Omisakin
