Max is about to launch a reside sports activities tier in early October referred to as “Bleacher Report Sports activities Add-On.” The tier, which can embody NBA video games, shall be out there for no added price for Max subscribers via February.
All video games on WBD Sports activities’ linear channels, together with TNT, shall be featured on Max. The tier will even embody studio exhibits comparable to Contained in the NBA.
Video games won’t be unique to at least one service, however will exist on each linear TV and streaming.
“We essentially suppose that these are totally different customers. There’s the pay-TV client who has an entire suite of channels on cable. Then there are people who find themselves both broadband-only or are dropping cable and wish to have a unique choice however do not have the flexibility to observe our sports activities,” mentioned Warner Bros. Discovery Sports activities Chair & CEO Luis Silberwasser.
The NBA will quickly start negotiating a brand new deal for his or her media rights.
