A TNT game announced this Monday (16) a multi-year deal with NBA For broadcasting professional league games Basketball North America to the United Kingdom and Ireland.
TNT Sports’ contract with the NBA requires it to broadcast at least nine live games per week during the regular season, as well as select games from the league’s opening games, playoffs, and finals. All-Star Game and drafting. In total, more than 250 games will be broadcast across the championship.
“We are very excited to begin this journey with the NBA in England and Ireland. Fans will have a lot to look forward to watching basketball on our platforms, and we are privileged to have built on the great foundation of TNT’s NBA broadcasts in the United States for more than 30 years. When TNT Sports launched in July, we made premium rights a priority for us.” We reaffirmed, and the NBA falls into that category,” said Trojan Baylot, vice president of sports rights acquisition and distribution. Warner Bros. discovery Sports Europe, in a statement to the press.
Of the total expected matches in the deal, TNT Sports will show at least 40 matches on weekends in prime time. Also, the Discovery+From the same team, the match will be streamed to the United Kingdom with live and on-demand coverage.
“With regular primetime weekend games, comprehensive coverage of our events and original programming and highlights, fans now have a new home for the NBA,” said Elsa Memmi, vice president of global media distribution for NBA Europe and East Media.
As a result of BT Sport’s merger with Eurosport, TNT Sports began operations in the British and Irish markets this year. Both companies were acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery, in a deal worth £650 million.
Since then, the channel has begun to invest heavily in its previously dominant space Sky SportsIt has now lost the NBA broadcast rights to the United Kingdom and Ireland, which it acquired in 2018.
Since coming into operation, TNT Sports has dealt other heavy blows, including buying the rights to its competitor. Champions League From this UFC. Warner Bros. Group Channel. Discovery also broadcasts Europa League, Conference League and Saturday games Premier League.
Currently, the main product offered by Sky Sports to its subscribers in the UK and Ireland is the Premier League, with 128 games per season.
