While NBC is ready to take out its checkbook to replace TNT alongside ESPN/ABC to broadcast part of the regular season and playoff matches, a third player has joined the negotiations on TV rights.
This is Amazon, and according to information from PuckJeff Bezos' company would have completely negotiated the exclusivity of all NBA matches one evening a week!
Initially, we discussed an agreement with one match per week, broadcast in local markets, and playoff matches. But Amazon would therefore be on the verge of concluding an unprecedented deal with the equivalent of a multiplex for an entire evening, via its Prime Video service. The meetings would also be broadcast on local markets previously covered by RSN, a broadcaster which is currently in liquidation.
Still according to Puck, the rights to matches broadcast on local markets would be essential for Amazon, and the e-commerce giant would also be interested in a formula that would allow it to broadcast matches blocked by League Pass due to rights. Local TV.
