A new report indicates sources in the sports and media world are increasingly convinced the NBA is about to depart TNT.
So will there be a new version of “Roundball Rock,” or will NBC just dust off the John Tesh original starting in 2025? That decision could be on the minds of Comcast executives these days, as they attempt to win a package of NBA rights in the basketball league’s next national broadcasting deal. The company has lodged a $2.5 billion per year bid for a bundle that would include regular season and playoff games, but it has to worry about a challenge from Warner Bros. Discovery, which has been broadcasting NBA games for nearly 35 years. A new report from the Sports Business Journal reveals that NBC is currently in the lead NBA’s third parcel of games, and details how messy the fight between the two contenders just might get.
So will there be a new version of “Roundball Rock,” or will NBC just dust off the John Tesh original starting in 2025? That decision could be on the minds of Comcast executives these days, as they attempt to win a package of NBA rights in the basketball league’s next national broadcasting deal. The company has lodged a $2.5 billion per year bid for a bundle that would include regular season and playoff games, but it has to worry about a challenge from Warner Bros. Discovery, which has been broadcasting NBA games for nearly 35 years. A new report from the Sports Business Journal reveals that NBC is currently in the lead NBA’s third parcel of games, and details how messy the fight between the two contenders just might get.
- 5/9/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Puck News has the latest details on how the NBA’s next broadcast deal is shaping up, including more information on Amazon’s game inventory.
The NBA’s negotiating teams are still hard at work, ensuring the league’s next broadcasting deal at least doubles the revenue from its previous deal with Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery. No agreements are finalized yet, but as things are shaping up, it appears that ESPN and Prime Video have all but completed their haggling with the Association and are close to inking their respective deals. A third package of NBA rights is still very much up for grabs, however, and a new report from Puck News shares information about what ESPN and Prime Video’s rights packages will look like, as well as the latest on negotiations between the league, NBC and Wbd for the last unclaimed share of games.
Key Details: As negotiations stand,...
The NBA’s negotiating teams are still hard at work, ensuring the league’s next broadcasting deal at least doubles the revenue from its previous deal with Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery. No agreements are finalized yet, but as things are shaping up, it appears that ESPN and Prime Video have all but completed their haggling with the Association and are close to inking their respective deals. A third package of NBA rights is still very much up for grabs, however, and a new report from Puck News shares information about what ESPN and Prime Video’s rights packages will look like, as well as the latest on negotiations between the league, NBC and Wbd for the last unclaimed share of games.
Key Details: As negotiations stand,...
- 5/7/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The Denver Nuggets saw the biggest leap in viewership, fresh off an NBA championship win in 2022-23.
The NBA’s media team is hard at work on negotiations for its next national broadcasting deal these days. League negotiators can now talk with any outlet after their exclusive negotiating window with current TV partners ESPN and TNT lapsed on April 22, and the NBA also has to renegotiate a new agreement with Diamond Sports Group (Dsg) for teams whose local rights are owned by Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs). A new report from Sports Business Journal regarding NBA ratings on RSNs this year could give the league something to think about in those negotiations, as it decides whether to move on from RSNs in the future.
Key Facts: NBA audience on RSNs grew 8% in the 2023-24 season. The NBA had aligned its deal with Dsg to expire following this year, but...
The NBA’s media team is hard at work on negotiations for its next national broadcasting deal these days. League negotiators can now talk with any outlet after their exclusive negotiating window with current TV partners ESPN and TNT lapsed on April 22, and the NBA also has to renegotiate a new agreement with Diamond Sports Group (Dsg) for teams whose local rights are owned by Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs). A new report from Sports Business Journal regarding NBA ratings on RSNs this year could give the league something to think about in those negotiations, as it decides whether to move on from RSNs in the future.
Key Facts: NBA audience on RSNs grew 8% in the 2023-24 season. The NBA had aligned its deal with Dsg to expire following this year, but...
- 4/26/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
When the league’s exclusive negotiating period with the channels expires tonight, it will be able to speak with Amazon, NBC, and other potential partners.
The 2023-24 NBA playoffs kicked off over the weekend, but league executives might have been a bit too distracted by other concerns to have much of an eye on their television screens. The league’s exclusive negotiating period with its current national partners ESPN and TNT expires at 11:59 p.m. Et on Monday, April 22, and there is a long line of other potential TV and streaming accomplices waiting to make their pitches to NBA officials. A report from The Athletic offers some new details about the negotiations, including the league’s desire to offer games through as many methods as possible to fans, following the example set by the ratings and revenue juggernaut of the NFL.
The NBA wants to find a way to...
The 2023-24 NBA playoffs kicked off over the weekend, but league executives might have been a bit too distracted by other concerns to have much of an eye on their television screens. The league’s exclusive negotiating period with its current national partners ESPN and TNT expires at 11:59 p.m. Et on Monday, April 22, and there is a long line of other potential TV and streaming accomplices waiting to make their pitches to NBA officials. A report from The Athletic offers some new details about the negotiations, including the league’s desire to offer games through as many methods as possible to fans, following the example set by the ratings and revenue juggernaut of the NFL.
The NBA wants to find a way to...
- 4/22/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The NBA has banned Jontay Porter for life after a league investigation found the player had violated several league rules on gambling.
In an official statement, the NBA said Porter — most recently contracted to the Toronto Raptors — had passed “confidential information” to sports bettors, limited his own participation in games for betting purposes, and bet on NBA games himself. The league said its investigation remains open and it has shared, and will continue to share, all relevant information with federal prosecutors.
“There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity...
In an official statement, the NBA said Porter — most recently contracted to the Toronto Raptors — had passed “confidential information” to sports bettors, limited his own participation in games for betting purposes, and bet on NBA games himself. The league said its investigation remains open and it has shared, and will continue to share, all relevant information with federal prosecutors.
“There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Speculation has arisen of late that the WNBA could seek its own media deal in this round of negotiations, but Adam Silver wants to keep the two leagues together.
Just how valuable an asset will Caitlin Clark be to the WNBA? The former Iowa guard’s stardom could be worth tens of millions of dollars to the league, which sees its broadcasting deal with ESPN expire after the 2024-25 season. The WNBA is currently negotiating a new broadcast rights contract jointly with the worldwide leader in sports alongside the NBA, but reports indicate that the women’s league could strike out on its own and make a new deal without the NBA’s help. But speaking at the NBA Board of Governors’ meeting this week, league commissioner Adam Silver said that he believes that the two leagues are best off negotiating with broadcast partners together.
Sliver pointed out that the...
Just how valuable an asset will Caitlin Clark be to the WNBA? The former Iowa guard’s stardom could be worth tens of millions of dollars to the league, which sees its broadcasting deal with ESPN expire after the 2024-25 season. The WNBA is currently negotiating a new broadcast rights contract jointly with the worldwide leader in sports alongside the NBA, but reports indicate that the women’s league could strike out on its own and make a new deal without the NBA’s help. But speaking at the NBA Board of Governors’ meeting this week, league commissioner Adam Silver said that he believes that the two leagues are best off negotiating with broadcast partners together.
Sliver pointed out that the...
- 4/12/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
BAFTA winner Adeel Akhtar (“Fool Me Once”), Tracey Ullman (“The Tracey Ullman Show”), Finn Bennett (“True Detective: Night Country”) and Luther Ford (“The Crown”) have joined the cast of Netflix spy series “Black Doves.”
The previously announced cast includes Keira Knightley (“Boston Strangler”) Ben Whishaw (“Passages”), Sarah Lancashire (“Happy Valley”), Andrew Buchan (“Carnival Row”), Andrew Koji (“Warrior”), Kathryn Hunter (“Andor”), Sam Troughton (“Chernobyl”), Ella Lily Hyland (“Fifteen Love”), Adam Silver (“The Diplomat”), Ken Nwosu (“Look the Other Way and Run”), Gabrielle Creevy (“In My Skin”) and Omari Douglas (“Rye Lane”).
The series is written and created by “The Lazarus Project” showrunner Joe Barton. Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, “Black Doves” follows Helen Webb (Knightley), a quick-witted, down to earth, dedicated wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the Black Doves.
The previously announced cast includes Keira Knightley (“Boston Strangler”) Ben Whishaw (“Passages”), Sarah Lancashire (“Happy Valley”), Andrew Buchan (“Carnival Row”), Andrew Koji (“Warrior”), Kathryn Hunter (“Andor”), Sam Troughton (“Chernobyl”), Ella Lily Hyland (“Fifteen Love”), Adam Silver (“The Diplomat”), Ken Nwosu (“Look the Other Way and Run”), Gabrielle Creevy (“In My Skin”) and Omari Douglas (“Rye Lane”).
The series is written and created by “The Lazarus Project” showrunner Joe Barton. Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, “Black Doves” follows Helen Webb (Knightley), a quick-witted, down to earth, dedicated wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the Black Doves.
- 3/22/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Paddington’s’ Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire have joined Keira Knightley on the cast for Netflix’s ‘Black Doves.’
The six-part series, which began filming in central London last week, will also star Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), Andrew Koji (Warrior), Kathryn Hunter (Andor), Sam Troughton (Chernobyl, Mank), Ella Lily Hyland (Fifteen Love, Silent Roar), Adam Silver (The Diplomat, Masters of The Air, Eric), Ken Nwosu (Look the Other Way and Run) and Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin).
Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, the series is said to be a sharp, action-filled and heartfelt story of friendship and sacrifice.
It follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a quick-witted, down-to-earth dedicated wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic...
The six-part series, which began filming in central London last week, will also star Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), Andrew Koji (Warrior), Kathryn Hunter (Andor), Sam Troughton (Chernobyl, Mank), Ella Lily Hyland (Fifteen Love, Silent Roar), Adam Silver (The Diplomat, Masters of The Air, Eric), Ken Nwosu (Look the Other Way and Run) and Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin).
Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, the series is said to be a sharp, action-filled and heartfelt story of friendship and sacrifice.
It follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a quick-witted, down-to-earth dedicated wife and mother — and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic...
- 10/26/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ben Whishaw (“Paddington”) and “Happy Valley’s” Sarah Lancashire are set to join Keira Knightley in Netflix’s upcoming spy series “Black Doves,” Variety can exclusively confirm.
More details about the series, which was written and created by “The Lazarus Project” showrunner Joe Barton, have also emerged.
A story of friendship and sacrifice, “Black Doves” is set during Christmastime in London. It revolves around Helen Webb (Knightley), a politician’s wife, doting mother — and professional spy. For years, Helen has been passing on her husband’s secrets to the Black Doves, the shadowy organization for whom she works. But when her lover Jason is assassinated, Helen’s life is turned upside down and only her old friend Sam Young (Whishaw) can keep her safe.
Helen and Sam set out to discover who killed Jason and why. But Sam, a suave, champagne-drinking assassin, also has problems of his own. Out of...
More details about the series, which was written and created by “The Lazarus Project” showrunner Joe Barton, have also emerged.
A story of friendship and sacrifice, “Black Doves” is set during Christmastime in London. It revolves around Helen Webb (Knightley), a politician’s wife, doting mother — and professional spy. For years, Helen has been passing on her husband’s secrets to the Black Doves, the shadowy organization for whom she works. But when her lover Jason is assassinated, Helen’s life is turned upside down and only her old friend Sam Young (Whishaw) can keep her safe.
Helen and Sam set out to discover who killed Jason and why. But Sam, a suave, champagne-drinking assassin, also has problems of his own. Out of...
- 10/25/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has been accused of assaulting his girlfriend, a former WNBA player, inside a hotel in Manhattan. The victim is said to have suffered a fractured bone in her neck while Porter was choking her.
According to the NYPD and other police sources quoted in the media, the police received a 911 call for an assault at the hotel, after which they reached the hotel and arrested the 23-year-old pro baller. The incident took place at the four-star Millennium Hilton New York Hotel.
The police said they found Porter’s girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick, with a cut on her face. She was also complaining of neck pain, according to the police. Porter is said to have beaten Gondrezick many times, placing his hands around her neck.
Reports indicate Gondrezick was sleeping and woke up when Porter began to beat her up. She was taken to a hospital...
According to the NYPD and other police sources quoted in the media, the police received a 911 call for an assault at the hotel, after which they reached the hotel and arrested the 23-year-old pro baller. The incident took place at the four-star Millennium Hilton New York Hotel.
The police said they found Porter’s girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick, with a cut on her face. She was also complaining of neck pain, according to the police. Porter is said to have beaten Gondrezick many times, placing his hands around her neck.
Reports indicate Gondrezick was sleeping and woke up when Porter began to beat her up. She was taken to a hospital...
- 9/15/2023
- by News Desk
- Uinterview
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