The NBA opened the window for its unique media rights negotiations with Disney and Turner on Saturday, sources advised Tom Good friend of Sports activities Enterprise Journal.
The window lasts by April 22.
The three sides are roughly 75% in settlement on a brand new deal, in keeping with sources.
The Emirates NBA Cup (beforehand referred to as the In-Season Event) is predicted to be bundled into Disney and Turner packages.
Amazon and Apple are anticipated to pursue media rights as soon as the window closes, with Amazon in search of the league’s nationwide streaming rights.
NBC can be anticipated to be included within the league’s linear broadcast bundle.
League executives imagine that the general media rights deal might be price between $60 billion and $72 billion, with negotiations to be wrapped up by July.
