Warner’s TNT is one of the league’s oldest TV partners and has paid an average fee of $1.2 billion under its current deal. Warner was unable to reach a new pact with the NBA before an exclusive negotiating window expired last week, which allowed NBC to make a bid.

Comcast's NBCUniversal is planning to invest an average of about $2.5 billion a year to broadcast a package of National Basketball Association games, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

NBCUniversal has pitched paying an average of around $2.5B a year to air a package of National Basketball Association games, the Wall Street J

(Reuters) - Comcast's NBCUniversal is planning to invest an average of about $2.5 billion a year to broadcast a package of National Basketball Association games, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.

C omcast’s NBC Universal is prepping a huge bid to take over TNT’s role of the NBA national broadcaster. The Wall Street Journal broke the news Monday, with Deadline reporting details afterward. Turner has broadcast NBA games since 1988,

NBCUniversal is planning to pay an average of about $2.5 billion a year for the rights to the NBA as fees for the league’s coveted broadcasts are set to double from current levels, according to a report Monday.

A takeover of some national NBA broadcast rights by NBC could make WBD's streaming joint venture with ESPN and Fox less-attractive to basketball fans. This article, NBC prepares $2.5 billion bid for national NBA television rights,