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NBC’s Bid on NBA Package May Include 2 Primetime Games Per Week (Report)

matt webb mitovich
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Coming soon to NBC primetime: Chicago… Bulls?

NBCUniversal’s reported bid on a package of NBA games could include two games airing during NBC primetime each week.

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With TNT owner Warner Bros. Discovery’s current NBA deal due to expire after the 2024-25 NBA season — and after WBD was unable to renew its pact during its exclusive negotiating window this month — NBC, the Wall Street Journal reports, has stepped forth with a $2.5 billion-a-year bid that dwarfs the $1.2 billion that WBD was shelling out each season.

NBCUniversal’s bid is for a package that includes regular season as well as playoff games, to air on NBC and stream on Peacock. The WSJ says that NBCU’s discussions with the NBA have included the possible airing two primetime games a week during the pro basketball season, which usually runs late October through mid April.

And keep in mind, NBC’s primetime Sunday slate is already occupied in the fall by NFL football.

Any new deal for the NBA package currently claimed by Warner Bros. Discovery/TNT would last about a decade. WBD will have the opportunity to match any rival offers, sources tell the WSJ reports.

Among the NBA’s other partners, ABC/ESPN owner Disney is expected to renew its own deal to the tune of $2.6 billion per year (up sharply from its current pact), while both Prime Video and YouTube are vying to lock down a new NBA streaming package.

TVLine has reached out to NBCU for comment on the Journal‘s reporting.

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