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Stephen A. Smith blasts TNT after losing NBA broadcasting rights

Stephen A. Smith believes TNT has “failed” in its efforts to continue broadcasting the NBA after its current rights deal expires at the end of this season. The NBA announced Wednesday that the Prime Video streaming platform will become one of the league’s new broadcast partners after TNT “did not comply with the terms” of […]

Harris: 'We are not playing around' on abortion rights

Vice President Harris galvanized supporters at a rally at a historically black sorority house on Tuesday, drawing cheers from the crowd as she promised to enact abortion protections “if I’m president.” Harris was in Indianapolis to attend the Grand Boulet, the main gathering of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, a historically black sorority known as the […]

Harris poised to make abortion rights a centerpiece of campaign 

health care Full text   Drug middlemen face bipartisan criticism as Congress considers industry reform At a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, executives from three major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pushed back against bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who blame the industry for high drug prices. The executives said PBMs save patients money, and that […]

TNT Sports announces intentions to match Amazon’s NBA media rights deal

The NBA may not be leaving TNT Sports after all, as the network has announced plans to use its rights to continue airing the league’s games. According to multiple reports, TNT Sports is set to strike a deal to match Amazon Prime Video’s 11-year media rights deal. “Throughout our 40-year partnership with the NBA, we […]

WarnerBros. Discovery makes last-ditch effort for NBA rights

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is making a final push to secure the next round of NBA rights and maintain its position as the primary broadcaster of the league’s games. in statement On Monday, WBD-owned Turner Sports said the NBA “has notified us of its intention to accept other offers for the games included in the […]

TNT matches Amazon NBA rights deal as potential legal battle looms

TNT and the NBA may be on the brink of a legal battle. TNT, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced its intentions Monday to continue broadcasting the league in a deal that will match the NBA’s broadcast rights deal. ESPN has retained the NBA Finals in the NBA’s next rights package, while NBC and […]

WNBA legend Cheryl Miller torches league’s media rights deal

The WNBA’s media rights negotiations are under fire after the NBA Board of Governors approved 11-year, $76 billion deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video. The Associated Press reported Thursday that the WNBA stands to receive about $200 million per year, or $2.2 billion over 11 years. Its current media contract, worth about $60 […]