TNT Sports stepping away from NBA TV
TNT Sports
will relinquish oversight of
NBA TV
operations, it was announced today by
TNT
Sports Chair and CEO
Luis Silberwasser
.
After a 17-year run with TNT Sports, day-to-day operations will revert to the league on Oct. 1.
"We made several proposals to continue to provide services and operate the NBA TV network and related digital assets," Silberwasser wrote in a memo to employees of the
Warner Bros. Discovery
cable unit, as reported by Sportico. "However, we were unable to agree on a path forward that recognized the value of our expertise, quality content and operational excellence that our fans and partners have come to expect from TNT Sports."
In July 2024, the league announced a new 11-year agreement with the Walt Disney Company,
NBCUniversal
and
Amazon Prime Video
to broadcast approximately 75 games on linear television in addition to all national games being available on streaming services. TNT's agreement called for a minimum of 15 games on broadcast television.
TNT will continue to generate digital content for the league through Bleacher Report and House of Highlights and maintain editorial control of the
Inside the NBA
studio show. The highly popular program that features Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and Ernie Johnson will air on
ESPN
and ABC.
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