Amazon, ESPN, & ABC Will Reportedly Be The New TV Home of The NBA (1 Viewer)

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Amazon, ESPN, & ABC Will Reportedly Be The New TV Home of The NBA | Cord Cutters News

Last year, Amazon streamed the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game. Now, according to a report from The Athletic, Amazon will be the new home to many NBA games as the two sides have reportedly agreed on a framework of a deal that would make Amazon the new home for some NBA games along with ABC […]

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Amazon Prime has framework deal for NBA broadcast rights

The NBA prefers to have three companies involved in its new deals, but has not ruled out adding a fourth.

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In what will be a landmark move in sports media history, the 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.

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.

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.