By Dominic Patten, Dade Hayes
NBA rights battle underway as Warner Bros. Discovery matches Amazon's bid
UPDATED with WNBA details: Warner Bros. Discovery and its TNT network are out of the NBA game. However, as part of the overall bundle deals between the league and the outlets, the nascent WNBA has extended its agreements with Disney's ESPN and Amazon's Prime Video renewed and signed a brand new deal with NBCUniversal.
The league, led by Adam Silver, stuck with new friends Jeff Bezos and Amazon, rejecting on Wednesday the media giant led by David Zaslav's latest attempt to acquire some basketball rights for the 2024-25 season.
"Warner Bros. Discovery's most recent proposal did not match the terms of the Amazon Prime Video offer and as a result, we have entered into a long-term agreement with Amazon," the NBA said in a statement Wednesday about a reported $1.8 billion per share offer. year.
