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57stratdawg

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I think the NBA’s audience is generally considered more valuable by advertisers.

It’s younger, more urban, etc.
 
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greenbean.sixpack said:
How long has Clay Travis said "go woke, go broke," and the media rights bubble is about to burst? Obviously neither happened here.
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Solid take. Definitely a pull back of the curtain to reveal the reality that someone who makes a living off controversy and readership made wild claims to further himself.
A bunch of people supported the claims since the claims support their own baiasss and views, and yet no crash has taken place.
Pro sports are still valuable and salaries are still jaw droppingly high.
 
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And WNBA 11 years, $200M per year. Huge gap - wonder if the WNBA has an out clause of this recent surge continues and they keep growing.
 
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Reading this through, it looks like we’re about to see the end of the NBA on regional sports networks.

Also comparing the NFL and NBA contracts, if you look at the sheer inventory of games between each, it comes out to:
NFL - 272 games over about 5 months
NBA - 2,460 games over about 6 months

The average NFL game is about 3.25 hours
The average NBA game is about 2.5 hours

So, the NFL provides 952 hours of in game content while the NBA provides 6,150 hours of in game content. So, while their overall contracts are within $3 Billion per year, the NBA is making about $1,138,211 per in game hour while the NFL is making over 9 times that at $10,504,201 per in game hour.
 
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Dawgg said:
Reading this through, it looks like we’re about to see the end of the NBA on regional sports networks.

Also comparing the NFL and NBA contracts, if you look at the sheer inventory of games between each, it comes out to:
NFL - 272 games over about 5 months
NBA - 2,460 games over about 6 months

The average NFL game is about 3.25 hours
The average NBA game is about 2.5 hours

So, the NFL provides 952 hours of in game content while the NBA provides 6,150 hours of in game content. So, while their overall contracts are within $3 Billion per year, the NBA is making about $1,138,211 per in game hour while the NFL is making over 9 times that at $10,504,201 per in game hour.
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The regional sports networks model is on its way out anyway and is probably heading for the streaming world. Teams may start their own networks at some point. I know Chris Vernon said the Grizzlies were prepared to go to a streaming service if Bally had folded.
 
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Dawgg said:
Reading this through, it looks like we’re about to see the end of the NBA on regional sports networks.

Also comparing the NFL and NBA contracts, if you look at the sheer inventory of games between each, it comes out to:
NFL - 272 games over about 5 months
NBA - 2,460 games over about 6 months

The average NFL game is about 3.25 hours
The average NBA game is about 2.5 hours

So, the NFL provides 952 hours of in game content while the NBA provides 6,150 hours of in game content. So, while their overall contracts are within $3 Billion per year, the NBA is making about $1,138,211 per in game hour while the NFL is making over 9 times that at $10,504,201 per in game hour.
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nice break down. That makes more sense $ & % wise.
 
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onewoof

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You have to also look at the audience that watches each and what advertisers want to reach each. Yes the NFL is by far the most lucrative. I might put March Madness right after them though, those 3 weeks are like Black Friday in a way for college basketball. MLB gets $550M per year currently by the way from ESPN but there are local TV deals that add up to much more, but those local TV deals may change next year in a very big way.

NBA will move up to significant advertising, and it will try to bring in more demographics, other than the youthful and mostly black audience it has today. NBA also has much more of an international market, and that can be grown seperately as well. This NBA deal is setting a new bar.

Check this out. Per team per year TV deal distribution:

  • NFL 32 teams: $250M+ each team
  • MLB 30 teams: $200M each team
  • NBA 30 teams: $200M each team with new deal (estimated)
  • Big10 (12 teams last year, 14 this year) $60.5M each team last year
  • SEC (14 teams last year, 16 this year): $50M each team last year
  • ACC (14 teams): $49M each team last year
  • Big 12 deal starting in 2025 will pay $40M per school (16 schools now)
NFL and NBA deals are 11 years. ESPN may exit the MLB deal next year, it has the option, and end local TV deals and all this blackout nonsense. SEC deal with ESPN lasts until 2033.
 
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TNT and the NBA have parted ways. So long Chuck.

NBA rejects TNT's offer, signs 11-year deal with Amazon
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NBA rejects TNT's offer, signs 11-year deal with Amazon

The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.The media rights deals were approved by the league’s...
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Live sports is the top of the heap in the TV world. I think the correction is coming at the regional level. The new Suns owner is talking about putting all his games on free TV to build the fan base, as an adjustment.
 
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