Professional sports is becoming an elitest form of entertainment. Your average working man can't really afford to take their son to a professional ball game without having to sacrifice something else the family needs. Most families are living pay check to pay check to where a stick of gum will throw them off their budget and put them at risk of losing a service or need. I'm a volunteer coach for our city leagues where we provide $25 dollar seasons of a sport depending on the season. A private league can cost you hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Over the years I have noticed our game crowds are getting bigger and bigger (we don't charge to see our games) and I noticed there are regulars who show up every Saturday and don't have kids in the league. I ask them what draws them to come watch and many of them say "this is the only sports entertainment I can afford". Its crazy.
Inside the NBA is the only reason why i watch the NBA on TV at all. Other than that, i just watch highlights on UA-cam. The NBA is not good enough anymore to stand on its own merits. And everyone I know that is over 35 years old doesn't pay much attention to the NBA these days either, other than Inside the NBA. You see, we watched the early 2000s basketball and got spoiled, I don't know what this crap they are spewing out these days is. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dang I’m the exact opposite. I only watch games and immediately switch the channel when it’s halftime and never watch pre/post games. Inside the NBA was getting extremely tired and repetitive.
Just a bunch of millionaires & billionaires arguing about who is getting a bigger bank account. If anything they should figure out how to bring fans back to watch their current mediocre product.😂
Why do you think Barkley and Shaq are on the show? They don’t need more money , already have millions, if not billions , most of it is for fun probably , not everyone working at tnt is super rich tho
@@goofygooberya2number2 I dont think you understand how wealth works. The more you make the more you want to keep making. You will never meet a millionaire who is satisfied with their wealth, they wouldnt be millionairs in the first place if they didnt have a money making mindset Barkley and Shaq having billions... I glossed over that at first. Yeah you dont have a concept of money
This is true. The rich will get richer. But the fans will suffer the most. Imagine the diversity hires amazon will pump out. Good news is the bootleg world is about to explode cuz don't nobody paying for all those diffrent streaming services
Who gets more views. Regular television, cable, streaming or social media? The latter three are fighting a losing battle to social media. Social media’s next big competitor for views is streaming. I’m surprised that Instagram didn’t buy the rights. Although I do think sports will eventually end up on social media, which will drastically change how we consume and interact with sports. The thing is with Amazon, they can bleed money from a failing streaming business while plugging commercials to their bread winner on the backend, get more people to sign up to Amazon prime if they’re on the fence about it. B they’re the only company that can re-up nba contracts without worrying too much about viewership when it comes to overall viewership vs social media.
I am very upset that Amazon got the rights to cover NBA games. Not only does Amazon Prime not work 90% of the time, but also it ends Inside the NBA. I am not a fan of how Thursday Night Football is on Amazon prime because it doesn’t work. It randomly freezes or mutes constantly.
TNT only available for reasonable rates in USA. NBA is a global Gane now. Amazon is global. Bye bye TNT and Inside the NBA. Maybe the 4 bald guys should learn from a certain Clarkson, May & Hammond.
A long time ago the FCC was worried that cable networks wanted to turn cable packages into “A la carta” format meaning you would pay for each and every channel you wanted on your package, the FCC blocked and kept it the way it is. Now we have streaming services that provide exactly that forcing you to pay different subscription for something you used to have in a single package
After Amazon's disastrous attempt at hosting NFL games, I cannot understand why any sports league would consider giving them a broadcasting contract. Unless they were offering something like 5-10x what the competition was.
Dude I’m currently helping build a data center for Amazon, & believe me when I say they write blank checks for EVERYTHING. They do not care. They have an unlimited supply of $$
We wont ever get a show like inside the nba ever again. Adam Silver as a commissioner has always been too focused on the money over the fans. Even just in live games, tnt always had a better broadcast than abc and espn. Its such a shame to see a titan like tnt fall due to greed
Come on, you dont get to say that after Silver ended the China relationship. If he really was about the money, he could've groveled for china to remain
The only thing that matters is the consumer! If they keep charging an average of $15.99 per platform and you keep subscribing (paying)... why would they change
I'm going to miss the fab 4 when they are gone, they got that once in a generation chemistry... and I'm not sure these megacorps are going to allow something to evolve naturally, the way Turner gave Ernie creative direction and time.
To answer your question, it does matter to me whether or not Inside the NBA continues because its one of the most entertaining shows on TV, and it makes me like basketball even more. It was bad enough when we lost the Starters (which was another phenomenal show), losing Inside the NBA would be a huge loss. Keep up the good work, Mike! I'm looking forward to the 1 million subscriber party!
Inside the NBA is a big part of why I watch games and probably makes up about 60% of my "NBA media viewing" time (the rest is mostly on UA-cam creators like Mike and Dylan). I have always loved the chemistry between Ernie, Shaq, Kenny and Chuck and I look forward to their show as much if not more than the actual games. Also, I think everyone should be concerned by how big Amazon is. Personally, I think corporations should be restricted to operating within a narrower industry window and the government should take more steps to ensure that they do not strangle competition/start-ups. Then again, if we did that then our political leaders wouldn't get their nice "donations" and their kids might have to apply for scholarships the way that everyday Americans do and we couldn't have that now, could we?
WB should’ve came out with the best offer the first time around instead of Zaslav saying we don’t need the NBA. NOW YOU DO and you’re suing. As a fan if Barkley came out and said he would have done the full 11 years on the media rights deal then I’d say yeah but dude is 61 and is always discussing retirement. I don’t see Kenny doing the full 11 years either. With that said “Inside the NBA” is losing its appeal and I’m sure the NBA did what was best for their brand. If fans weren’t gloating about streameast all the time maybe the NBA wouldn’t have made the move to Amazon.
@@sunilkc2008 he certainly isn’t earning the best vote of confidence. Most of the things that have done well since the merger were already in place. He’s best known for canceling projects/removing streaming option to earn a tax write-off and moving forward with the Flash film that obviously wasn’t gonna be well received. Then fumbling the Henry Cavill Superman. Don’t get me wrong DCU wasn’t doing great but he didn’t help things.
thing is that now streameast will be more needed and popular than ever since the games are going to be broken up by so many streaming services but either way streameast has nothing to do with whats happening. Adam Silver is just chasing the biggest bag possible plain and simple. Only a mega giant global company like Amazon has that type of checkbook.
@@Josue-wj2uf bag and branding. If I had to guess Amazon has more subscribers than Max. More opportunities for ads and marketing. Other than Amazon, League Pass, and Peacock what other platforms would you need?
Thinking about what you said about "consisting live action" with regards to NBA. I love basketball, but NBA has so many breaks and commercials that I, across the pond, always watch reruns because live game makes me go to sleep so i use skip button a lot. Consisting live action is European football or as you guys call it soccer. No commercials breaks, time outs, other than half time.
Would have to be able to license NBA content to make it work. That would be the hard part. My prediction they stay with TNT after they get more money out of them.
If the NBA pursues the new rights package, it's going to be a streaming nightmare for NBA fans. TNT relied too much on the right to match, but it doesn't seem it had a right of first refusal. If they had both rights, it would have been strategic to wait for all bids are submitted and then submit a bid that was $1 over Amazon. Amazon's market cap is way larger than Warner Bros Discovery (TNT), but TNT could have raised the capital. I don't see the NBA being out-lawyered by anyone.
In the end it’s business. TNT could’ve overpaid to make sure they kept it. They were working on sentimental things. Feelings, money doesn’t have feelings .
It don’t matter how we, NBA fans, feel about this deal. Amazon got too much money, it’s a done deal. We just need to see if they got enough money to change the minds of Shaq, Barkley, Kenny and Ernie.
I’m looking forward to NBCs return. If it’s at all like it was in the 80s and 90s with their story telling it will be amazing. Look up the nba playoff/finals intros from the 90s and how they presented the game. Timeless
I usually just watch the last quarter of important games, and then watch the many weekly UA-cam recaps videos that make it seem more interesting than it actually was.
I’m confused as to why people expect the NBA should prioritise a TNT show? This has nothing to do with “Inside the NBA”. If the guys don’t want to move to Amazon then don’t blame the NBA because that’ll mean the crew don’t care about their fans enough to go to another platform like Amazon. That’s their show, not the NBA’s.
It’s TNT’s/ WB show and there are things called contracts. Unless they’re bought out of the contract or are terminated they can’t just do the show on another platform. Unless a deal is met between the two companies of course.
Best thing the nba can do to improve itself rn would be to have select outdoor games on blacktop courts. NHL has done winter classic but if the nba started doing street games it would draw so much buzz
i mean, chuck said he'll be retiring anyway after next season... so inside the nba would never be the same regardless... its not "the" inside the nba anymore if any one of them is gone
It’s a HUGE deal where we watch our basketball, especially if it’ll cost us more money in subscriptions to another streaming app to do so. The reality is that these streaming apps are replacing traditional cable TV, which is a huge win for each platform, because it equates to higher revenue, when you consider that individual subscriptions have to be made to view content, as opposed to a household plan to view a plethora of channels. It’s a major loss for fans from a viewership & financial standpoint. We’re likely being overcharged, to be viewing fans of the sport outside of arenas. Make it go away court systems, for the sake of the fans. I understand that the long play of about financial gain, but the cost outweighs the benefits when fans are collateral damage. Fans are both the league & streaming apps commodity. This needs to be fixed for the betterment of future support.
imagine subbing to Amazon Prime to skip ads just to be bombarded by them whenever you try to watch a game. Prime had been notorious of doing ads in a subscription which doesn't make sense.
"Maximize the reach and accessability of our fans" Yeah just buy these extra streaming services and spend a couple extra hundred bucks a month to watch
The fact that the NBA has been reduced to being called "content" says it all. Lebron and Klutch sports has turned it into the real housewives type of crap
And where’d you get the info Bron had anything to do with this deal? Gonna be a sad day when he retires and your miserable self has no one to hate on :(
Personally idc, im done with the NBA anyway. From mid-season rule changes to teams firing their coaches like they are temps, to players acting like divas. The NBA is done.
you have great content and I hella fw u. but cut the mf intro. it aint 2013 anymore, and its literally jus random nba clips.... I be skipping that shi every time just for an ad to popup. cut that intro shi out and you'll hit a mil faster. I fw u tho
This is awesome hopefully there won't be anymore black out on league pass I tried to buy it for my hometown team and it didn't let me cause of the local cable rights
Good thing I barely pay attention to the NBA other than watching the Warriors on occasion. No matter what happens with the TV deal, I'll continue doing what I always do, which is to go to high-school games. MUCH better experience that a TV NBA game.
Charles is the main guy who makes inside the NBA what it's been for the past 20+ years, he won't be on the air for many more years anyway so once he leaves that crew no longer has the vibe it once had, so outside of the inside the NBA crew which is aging I don't think many people will care whether it's on TNT or elsewhere
Times have moved on and things change. Something ends and something begins. We as humans generally don't like endings so we have a tendency to hold on to what is familiar because we don't know how, what is coming, is going to work out. It's time to let go and move on and whether that still includes basketball or not and what shape it will take, only time will tell. One thing is certain, no one has passed away because they're no longer supporting basketball.
2:34 Streaming becoming more expensive than cable has been a thing for a while, There too many streaming services that you cant watch whatever you want without dropping major money. 2025 i predict piracy will reach a major high if it hasn't done so already because prices are jut going up with groceries, etc and you gotta pick and choose
Boycott Amazon force them to let TNT have the rights ppl deserve to watch games after a hard day of work while not having to spending money on so many apps
TNT screwed up. They could've made a deal but didn't. Then chose to match an offer they couldn't actually match, and they knew this. It's not just about the money. It's about the audience and reach. TNT would have to show they can also stream their content on a site like Amazon to hundreds of millions of subscribers (which they can't). Which is why the NBA rejected them, and why they will easily win in court. Had TNT just made a deal first, none of this would've happened.
It’s a simple equation; NBA + Prime = wider international audience. NBA + TNT = better content but USA-centric. NBA has never hidden the fact its wants to engage as many fans as possible b/c it generates more $$$. Is it really that surprising the past five or so years the NBA MVP has been an International player? NBA execs would logically predict international markets will grow exponentially as Luka, Wemby and co. become the now and future Crown jewels in the NBA empire.
I like watching the highlights on YT better than watching a whole game tbh. I cam watch 3 or 4 games in the time it took to watch 1...these guys should be on YT too...but I'd probably just watch this channel for analysis.
Payback is best served warm, but this was cold. Just as cold as when Shaq, Chuck, Kenny, and Ernie through Kyrie under the bus and kept running over him probably because Adam Silver told them to do so. I have no tears to shed for these simps, they deserve what they are getting.
Don’t know what’s going to happen but moving forward someone needs to get D. Wade on a regular basis. Seeing him on the Olympics coverage just love it.
The French football league ("soccer") did not land a TV deal in time. MANY clubs went bankrupt. It seems like many are trying to push back of the huge sums.
WBD is owner of Eurosport and other sports channels in Europe .FOX and Sky Sports are to benefactors to receiving media from TNT to use for international viewers. NBA is not in position to choose if TNT matches Amazon offer no matter what Silver says ,back in early 2000's NBA was in big financial difficulties and TNT made this deal which was extended twice with just improving the monetary value.Silver was back then second in charge and was really upset how TNT was basically taking the rights for less at least in his mind not to mention that if you see the current TNT deal there is no WNBA... The viewership will not increase internationally Amazon Prime is not even in first 5 of streaming platforms in Europe, ESPN in Europe hardly shows any games and is more concentrated on Soccer, NBC Peacock ..what is that most Europeans will say .The situation is similar in Asia everyone around the world loves TNT and inside the NBA...
Nba wasn’t wrong. They are concerned people aren’t watching the games but the entertainment surrounding the games and they choose to rebuild their fanbase. I’m not mad at them
Huh?? So, how will a different network help with more interest in the game? Especially if the NBA is actively trying to get rid of one of the main reasons people tune into the games which may turn off some of the current fanbase.
I kind of get what you're saying, but sometimes the Inside the NBA crew would have a Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans game in April when both teams were basically out of playoff contention and people would still go and watch it. If the casual fan is willing to tune in for 15 minutes to watch a garbage game because of the crew made up of former NBA players, then I don't see how that is a problem.
@@TTJJCC Amazon prime has 230 million subscribers. Do the math and it’s globally. I’m 29 and I don’t have cable. I have to go to bars or illegal stream to watch it. They are missing out on a whole generation of viewers
@@TTJJCC amazon prime has 230 millions viewers. TNT avg game is 1 million viewers. I'm 29, i don't have cable. i miss so many games.the NBA is aware of that
Thank god, your shirt isn’t open, wearing clothing that actually fits your body type and looks good. This isn’t the Jersey shore and you don’t have the body.
Amazon better find a way to get fans to watch. The game is losing fans. To be honest unless it was a top tier matchup on TNT, I don’t watch it unless it’s playoffs. Amazon better hire inside the NBA and let TNT produce it. Amazon will struggle with this. I don’t watch live and I’ll just watch highlights on UA-cam. I’m an Amazon member, but don’t like how they do sports. They assume you’re watching live. Not in this world of streaming.
Anti-amazon snatching everything up is my position. I can't sit still long enough to watch these long-ass games, and I was never a big fan of inside the NBA.
Personally I love inside the nba but if I’ll be able to watch each game With just Amazon sub then I’m all for it honestly it be great if they could secure the inside the nba crew though
I know this has nothing to do with the topic but Amazon for all the good it does. It does a hell of a lot of Harm two businesses trying to stay afloat those brick and mortar shops as you put it are vital to the economy. I want to see more businesses stay open after the stupid covid. So many businesses are in trouble.
They will be losing me as a viewer. The product wasn't that good, but Inside the NBA was. The only way I might be able to see a game is if ESPN puts some on ABC. So far F1, NASCAR and the NBA have screwed up their product. The NFL has been working to screw their product up as well but haven't totally yet
hey Mike can you make recap videos of the days with Olympic basketball? I think a good bit might be interested to hear how certain countries are fairing so far especially if the US will have to play them
Professional sports is becoming an elitest form of entertainment. Your average working man can't really afford to take their son to a professional ball game without having to sacrifice something else the family needs. Most families are living pay check to pay check to where a stick of gum will throw them off their budget and put them at risk of losing a service or need. I'm a volunteer coach for our city leagues where we provide $25 dollar seasons of a sport depending on the season. A private league can cost you hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Over the years I have noticed our game crowds are getting bigger and bigger (we don't charge to see our games) and I noticed there are regulars who show up every Saturday and don't have kids in the league. I ask them what draws them to come watch and many of them say "this is the only sports entertainment I can afford". Its crazy.
Paladin, Great name! Love that show! Have gun will travel...
Been that way for decades now
Q2😅
Inside the NBA is the only reason why i watch the NBA on TV at all. Other than that, i just watch highlights on UA-cam. The NBA is not good enough anymore to stand on its own merits. And everyone I know that is over 35 years old doesn't pay much attention to the NBA these days either, other than Inside the NBA. You see, we watched the early 2000s basketball and got spoiled, I don't know what this crap they are spewing out these days is. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dang I’m the exact opposite. I only watch games and immediately switch the channel when it’s halftime and never watch pre/post games. Inside the NBA was getting extremely tired and repetitive.
I had the privelage of watching the greats in the 00's what a life.
You’re not the market anymore it’s ok
So u a casual now cool
The NBA has become a fruity 🍑 league
Just a bunch of millionaires & billionaires arguing about who is getting a bigger bank account. If anything they should figure out how to bring fans back to watch their current mediocre product.😂
Why do you think Barkley and Shaq are on the show? They don’t need more money , already have millions, if not billions , most of it is for fun probably , not everyone working at tnt is super rich tho
@@goofygooberya2number2 I dont think you understand how wealth works. The more you make the more you want to keep making. You will never meet a millionaire who is satisfied with their wealth, they wouldnt be millionairs in the first place if they didnt have a money making mindset
Barkley and Shaq having billions... I glossed over that at first. Yeah you dont have a concept of money
@@letterkeys4440 obviously they aren’t doing it just for money tho 😂
Unless they’re mentally insane
This is true. The rich will get richer. But the fans will suffer the most. Imagine the diversity hires amazon will pump out. Good news is the bootleg world is about to explode cuz don't nobody paying for all those diffrent streaming services
Who gets more views. Regular television, cable, streaming or social media? The latter three are fighting a losing battle to social media. Social media’s next big competitor for views is streaming. I’m surprised that Instagram didn’t buy the rights. Although I do think sports will eventually end up on social media, which will drastically change how we consume and interact with sports. The thing is with Amazon, they can bleed money from a failing streaming business while plugging commercials to their bread winner on the backend, get more people to sign up to Amazon prime if they’re on the fence about it. B they’re the only company that can re-up nba contracts without worrying too much about viewership when it comes to overall viewership vs social media.
Twitch boutta Eat having Streamers watching NBA games chillin
Big Jeff going Inch for inch with Turner😁
Barkley just 😡 he doesn’t get get any of that money 💵 or they job is not secure lol
@@paulpierre4895You're making fun of someone for being upset for being fired?
@@midwestyle forgive me bro 🥲☺️
@@midwestyle but it happens every day lol 😂
NBA: we want to reach as many fans and consumers as possible
Also NBA: forces fans to purchase access to multiple platforms in order to watch 😒
Amen !!!!! Say it again and louder for the ppl to clearly get it
I am very upset that Amazon got the rights to cover NBA games. Not only does Amazon Prime not work 90% of the time, but also it ends Inside the NBA. I am not a fan of how Thursday Night Football is on Amazon prime because it doesn’t work. It randomly freezes or mutes constantly.
Man!! You are so right!!!! Streaming is minutes behind LIVE!!! IT SUX!!!
TNT only available for reasonable rates in USA. NBA is a global Gane now. Amazon is global.
Bye bye TNT and Inside the NBA. Maybe the 4 bald guys should learn from a certain Clarkson, May & Hammond.
I hope this becomes a "how inside the nba ALMOST ended" video a year from now
Bro...who is going to go to Amazon to watch a random Kings vs Blazers game on a random Thursday w/o Ernie, Kenny, Charles, and Shaq?
Facts!!!!!!!
Depressed nba fans and gambling addicts
Kings VS warriors was one of the highest rated playoff series. Just a hater.
Tnt and cable is trash.
@@improvisedlogic That's great and ain't got sh*t to do with anything I said.
A long time ago the FCC was worried that cable networks wanted to turn cable packages into “A la carta” format meaning you would pay for each and every channel you wanted on your package, the FCC blocked and kept it the way it is. Now we have streaming services that provide exactly that forcing you to pay different subscription for something you used to have in a single package
Having to pay for Amazon Prime just for the stars to be load managing is diabolical
Amazon ruins everything
Bezos is licking his chops.
I agree ☝️
It’s weird watching streaming unfold.
It’s supposedly this “new” thing but it’s literally the same thing as cable, just wireless.
After Amazon's disastrous attempt at hosting NFL games, I cannot understand why any sports league would consider giving them a broadcasting contract. Unless they were offering something like 5-10x what the competition was.
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That’s literally how Amazon got to the place it is now.
Dude I’m currently helping build a data center for Amazon, & believe me when I say they write blank checks for EVERYTHING. They do not care. They have an unlimited supply of $$
The NBA today is boring and unaccessible; I only try to watch the Play Offs and the NBA Finals because they are free on NBC.
Casual
You know, you can actually watch any nba game you want for free...like the rest of us all do lol.
@@unclegreenskatesoda9570Yeah they’re not talking about you. A lot of us can afford to pay to watch proper, uninterrupted TV too.
We wont ever get a show like inside the nba ever again. Adam Silver as a commissioner has always been too focused on the money over the fans. Even just in live games, tnt always had a better broadcast than abc and espn. Its such a shame to see a titan like tnt fall due to greed
People will forget about it and move on.
He’s apart of the little 🧢 community
Come on, you dont get to say that after Silver ended the China relationship. If he really was about the money, he could've groveled for china to remain
He bends over to the highest bidder 😂
Amazon has too much money hell bezos could buy the media rights with his personal net worth alone
The Tribe loves this D&D.
Depends on how liquid he is.
do u think amazon is good for nba
@@ZeusOnTheWay / For {{them}} it is all about "show me the money!!"
@@ZeusOnTheWay no
Wasn’t one of the issues this last season that viewership was down significantly so with a deal like this I can’t imagine it getting better.
Nobody wants to watch NBA games on Amazon Prime
But you will
cable is dead, nba on tnt was the the last thing standing
The only thing that matters is the consumer! If they keep charging an average of $15.99 per platform and you keep subscribing (paying)... why would they change
I'm going to miss the fab 4 when they are gone, they got that once in a generation chemistry... and I'm not sure these megacorps are going to allow something to evolve naturally, the way Turner gave Ernie creative direction and time.
Tyler Herro caught a stray in the background is wild 😂
All the leagues are doing a disservice to fans by having games on 50 different channels.
Facts
Why did you use mostly wack Lakers highlights throughout a video about TNT vs Amazon?
Hahaha and wemby...HE A FAN FAN FAN
You’re mad lol 😂
I’m just surprised he was able to find that many lakers highlights
He’s a lakers fan that’s why
To answer your question, it does matter to me whether or not Inside the NBA continues because its one of the most entertaining shows on TV, and it makes me like basketball even more. It was bad enough when we lost the Starters (which was another phenomenal show), losing Inside the NBA would be a huge loss.
Keep up the good work, Mike! I'm looking forward to the 1 million subscriber party!
Inside the NBA is a big part of why I watch games and probably makes up about 60% of my "NBA media viewing" time (the rest is mostly on UA-cam creators like Mike and Dylan). I have always loved the chemistry between Ernie, Shaq, Kenny and Chuck and I look forward to their show as much if not more than the actual games.
Also, I think everyone should be concerned by how big Amazon is. Personally, I think corporations should be restricted to operating within a narrower industry window and the government should take more steps to ensure that they do not strangle competition/start-ups. Then again, if we did that then our political leaders wouldn't get their nice "donations" and their kids might have to apply for scholarships the way that everyday Americans do and we couldn't have that now, could we?
This is a HUGE problem. I don't want multiple subscription services unless it stays how it is. Atleast on ABC, NBC, Fox and TNT.
WB should’ve came out with the best offer the first time around instead of Zaslav saying we don’t need the NBA. NOW YOU DO and you’re suing.
As a fan if Barkley came out and said he would have done the full 11 years on the media rights deal then I’d say yeah but dude is 61 and is always discussing retirement. I don’t see Kenny doing the full 11 years either. With that said “Inside the NBA” is losing its appeal and I’m sure the NBA did what was best for their brand. If fans weren’t gloating about streameast all the time maybe the NBA wouldn’t have made the move to Amazon.
Every company Zaslav has worked in turns to 💩
@@sunilkc2008 he certainly isn’t earning the best vote of confidence. Most of the things that have done well since the merger were already in place. He’s best known for canceling projects/removing streaming option to earn a tax write-off and moving forward with the Flash film that obviously wasn’t gonna be well received. Then fumbling the Henry Cavill Superman. Don’t get me wrong DCU wasn’t doing great but he didn’t help things.
It's Shaq Orlando Magic all over again 😂😂😂
thing is that now streameast will be more needed and popular than ever since the games are going to be broken up by so many streaming services but either way streameast has nothing to do with whats happening. Adam Silver is just chasing the biggest bag possible plain and simple. Only a mega giant global company like Amazon has that type of checkbook.
@@Josue-wj2uf bag and branding. If I had to guess Amazon has more subscribers than Max. More opportunities for ads and marketing. Other than Amazon, League Pass, and Peacock what other platforms would you need?
Thinking about what you said about "consisting live action" with regards to NBA. I love basketball, but NBA has so many breaks and commercials that I, across the pond, always watch reruns because live game makes me go to sleep so i use skip button a lot. Consisting live action is European football or as you guys call it soccer. No commercials breaks, time outs, other than half time.
I already was out without inside the NBA but having to have a bunch of streaming services is a huge no
Why would Turner say "we decided to match one of them" makes me think they matched the lower contract bid by whoever was against Amazon
A streamer should buy the rights to inside the nba and produce it independently from the airing of games.
Would have to be able to license NBA content to make it work. That would be the hard part. My prediction they stay with TNT after they get more money out of them.
If the NBA pursues the new rights package, it's going to be a streaming nightmare for NBA fans. TNT relied too much on the right to match, but it doesn't seem it had a right of first refusal. If they had both rights, it would have been strategic to wait for all bids are submitted and then submit a bid that was $1 over Amazon. Amazon's market cap is way larger than Warner Bros Discovery (TNT), but TNT could have raised the capital. I don't see the NBA being out-lawyered by anyone.
In the end it’s business. TNT could’ve overpaid to make sure they kept it. They were working on sentimental things. Feelings, money doesn’t have feelings .
It don’t matter how we, NBA fans, feel about this deal. Amazon got too much money, it’s a done deal. We just need to see if they got enough money to change the minds of Shaq, Barkley, Kenny and Ernie.
I’m looking forward to NBCs return. If it’s at all like it was in the 80s and 90s with their story telling it will be amazing. Look up the nba playoff/finals intros from the 90s and how they presented the game. Timeless
nba streams free/reddit searches are about to go even crazier than they already do
I usually just watch the last quarter of important games, and then watch the many weekly UA-cam recaps videos that make it seem more interesting than it actually was.
You keep showing that footage of Barkley eating hot dogs 😂 😭
Ain’t nobody watching nba on Amazon
I’m confused as to why people expect the NBA should prioritise a TNT show? This has nothing to do with “Inside the NBA”. If the guys don’t want to move to Amazon then don’t blame the NBA because that’ll mean the crew don’t care about their fans enough to go to another platform like Amazon. That’s their show, not the NBA’s.
It’s TNT’s/ WB show and there are things called contracts. Unless they’re bought out of the contract or are terminated they can’t just do the show on another platform. Unless a deal is met between the two companies of course.
Adam Silver has to resign as NBA commissioner he really ruined the NBA after David Stern stepped down!!!!!!
You mean passed away. 😢
@@MV0491 actually stern was still alive when Adam took over!!!!
Best thing the nba can do to improve itself rn would be to have select outdoor games on blacktop courts. NHL has done winter classic but if the nba started doing street games it would draw so much buzz
Didnt they try that already? There was just to many variables out of people's control.
Bad idea😂
@@Richking213 it’s a great idea, obviously
Players too bougie. They wouldn’t do it.
@@iamtheonlywilly sad but true. It would be so cool.
i mean, chuck said he'll be retiring anyway after next season... so inside the nba would never be the same regardless... its not "the" inside the nba anymore if any one of them is gone
Inside the NBA was the only coverage of the league that I bothered to watch
It’s a HUGE deal where we watch our basketball, especially if it’ll cost us more money in subscriptions to another streaming app to do so. The reality is that these streaming apps are replacing traditional cable TV, which is a huge win for each platform, because it equates to higher revenue, when you consider that individual subscriptions have to be made to view content, as opposed to a household plan to view a plethora of channels. It’s a major loss for fans from a viewership & financial standpoint. We’re likely being overcharged, to be viewing fans of the sport outside of arenas. Make it go away court systems, for the sake of the fans. I understand that the long play of about financial gain, but the cost outweighs the benefits when fans are collateral damage. Fans are both the league & streaming apps commodity. This needs to be fixed for the betterment of future support.
imagine subbing to Amazon Prime to skip ads just to be bombarded by them whenever you try to watch a game. Prime had been notorious of doing ads in a subscription which doesn't make sense.
"Maximize the reach and accessability of our fans" Yeah just buy these extra streaming services and spend a couple extra hundred bucks a month to watch
The fact that the NBA has been reduced to being called "content" says it all. Lebron and Klutch sports has turned it into the real housewives type of crap
And where’d you get the info Bron had anything to do with this deal? Gonna be a sad day when he retires and your miserable self has no one to hate on :(
Personally idc, im done with the NBA anyway. From mid-season rule changes to teams firing their coaches like they are temps, to players acting like divas. The NBA is done.
It’s literally 12:11 am and Mike just dropped
It's the Last Days, so all things good and bad must come to an end
I don't watch the games any longer. Just inside the NBA.
There are so many free streaming sites.... you dont need any of those you mentioned.
If you don't mind digital herpes, syphilis and chlamydia downloaded to your PC, sure
@@cooljp1531 If you know what you're doing it won't happen.
Dofu sports is pretty good
@@cooljp1531it’s easy to avoid all of that though
@@cooljp1531 nah theres easy ways around those
This about to be the craziest NBA on TNT year. All kinds of funny stuff being said 😂
It was time for them to go. They’re getting older and started to get repetitive. They reached their peak and they were great, good times ❤
you have great content and I hella fw u. but cut the mf intro. it aint 2013 anymore, and its literally jus random nba clips.... I be skipping that shi every time just for an ad to popup. cut that intro shi out and you'll hit a mil faster. I fw u tho
You took the words right out of my mouth
Yall wild 😂😂😂
The intro grew on me
I want to see what the NBA on Prime can look like.
We have matched "ONE" of them. Could of matched some super lowball offer from amc or something...
This is awesome hopefully there won't be anymore black out on league pass I tried to buy it for my hometown team and it didn't let me cause of the local cable rights
Good thing I barely pay attention to the NBA other than watching the Warriors on occasion. No matter what happens with the TV deal, I'll continue doing what I always do, which is to go to high-school games. MUCH better experience that a TV NBA game.
WWE led the way by moving to Netflix and it seems like NFL is on Peacock as well. Unfortunately they are moving to streaming services….
Stop paying to go see a bad product ,soon as the new nba commissioner was announced the nba went down the tubes period.
Charles is the main guy who makes inside the NBA what it's been for the past 20+ years, he won't be on the air for many more years anyway so once he leaves that crew no longer has the vibe it once had, so outside of the inside the NBA crew which is aging I don't think many people will care whether it's on TNT or elsewhere
NBA on Amazon prime would finally allow me to watch games coz i aint having tnt on my tv so i hope rights to broadcast would go to Amazon not TnT
If the NBA cuts out TNT then say GOODBYE to the free streaming service😢
Times have moved on and things change. Something ends and something begins. We as humans generally don't like endings so we have a tendency to hold on to what is familiar because we don't know how, what is coming, is going to work out. It's time to let go and move on and whether that still includes basketball or not and what shape it will take, only time will tell.
One thing is certain, no one has passed away because they're no longer supporting basketball.
Please double-check, but my understanding is that the max the cap can increase is 10% a year. So, there is no huge cap explosion.
it's only easily accessable in the USA but not Canada, Mexico and internationally if you go for TNT
2:34 Streaming becoming more expensive than cable has been a thing for a while, There too many streaming services that you cant watch whatever you want without dropping major money. 2025 i predict piracy will reach a major high if it hasn't done so already because prices are jut going up with groceries, etc and you gotta pick and choose
Nba without inside the NBA isnt really fun tbh inside the nba kinda makes alot of these games watchable
I personally hope it stays on TNT! I love their coverage and of course inside the nba
Boycott Amazon force them to let TNT have the rights ppl deserve to watch games after a hard day of work while not having to spending money on so many apps
damn is going to be different not seeing tnt on the 2k screen everytime at halftime
The red zone styled show already existed on ESPN. It was called NBA Coast to Coast. I hope it comes back
Amazon needs to hire the whole production crew too
TNT screwed up. They could've made a deal but didn't. Then chose to match an offer they couldn't actually match, and they knew this. It's not just about the money. It's about the audience and reach. TNT would have to show they can also stream their content on a site like Amazon to hundreds of millions of subscribers (which they can't). Which is why the NBA rejected them, and why they will easily win in court. Had TNT just made a deal first, none of this would've happened.
It’s a simple equation; NBA + Prime = wider international audience. NBA + TNT = better content but USA-centric. NBA has never hidden the fact its wants to engage as many fans as possible b/c it generates more $$$. Is it really that surprising the past five or so years the NBA MVP has been an International player? NBA execs would logically predict international markets will grow exponentially as Luka, Wemby and co. become the now and future Crown jewels in the NBA empire.
I like watching the highlights on YT better than watching a whole game tbh. I cam watch 3 or 4 games in the time it took to watch 1...these guys should be on YT too...but I'd probably just watch this channel for analysis.
It’s by design. The NBA is holding their fans hostage for profit. Supply and demand @its finest…😅
Payback is best served warm, but this was cold. Just as cold as when Shaq, Chuck, Kenny, and Ernie through Kyrie under the bus and kept running over him probably because Adam Silver told them to do so. I have no tears to shed for these simps, they deserve what they are getting.
The new NBA media rights deal will encourage people to find alternative ways to watch the games (if you know what I mean).
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If you know, you know... like a Churro 😂
Don’t know what’s going to happen but moving forward someone needs to get D. Wade on a regular basis. Seeing him on the Olympics coverage just love it.
$76 Billion is A crazy amount of money
Amazon only because they will pay more in the future. Players will certainly want more bread son.
Keep TNT. Get rid of ESPN
The French football league ("soccer") did not land a TV deal in time. MANY clubs went bankrupt.
It seems like many are trying to push back of the huge sums.
I see what Amazon is doing I believe they should go after media personalities such as SAS🤔
WBD is owner of Eurosport and other sports channels in Europe .FOX and Sky Sports are to benefactors to receiving media from TNT to use for international viewers.
NBA is not in position to choose if TNT matches Amazon offer no matter what Silver says ,back in early 2000's NBA was in big financial difficulties and TNT made this deal which was extended twice with just improving the monetary value.Silver was back then second in charge and was really upset how TNT was basically taking the rights for less at least in his mind not to mention that if you see the current TNT deal there is no WNBA...
The viewership will not increase internationally Amazon Prime is not even in first 5 of streaming platforms in Europe, ESPN in Europe hardly shows any games and is more concentrated on Soccer,
NBC Peacock ..what is that most Europeans will say .The situation is similar in Asia everyone around the world loves TNT and inside the NBA...
Nba wasn’t wrong. They are concerned people aren’t watching the games but the entertainment surrounding the games and they choose to rebuild their fanbase. I’m not mad at them
Huh?? So, how will a different network help with more interest in the game? Especially if the NBA is actively trying to get rid of one of the main reasons people tune into the games which may turn off some of the current fanbase.
I kind of get what you're saying, but sometimes the Inside the NBA crew would have a Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans game in April when both teams were basically out of playoff contention and people would still go and watch it. If the casual fan is willing to tune in for 15 minutes to watch a garbage game because of the crew made up of former NBA players, then I don't see how that is a problem.
@@TTJJCC Amazon prime has 230 million subscribers. Do the math and it’s globally. I’m 29 and I don’t have cable. I have to go to bars or illegal stream to watch it. They are missing out on a whole generation of viewers
@@TTJJCC amazon prime has 230 millions viewers. TNT avg game is 1 million viewers. I'm 29, i don't have cable. i miss so many games.the NBA is aware of that
@@ducksgo2375 thats the demo of the people tuning in? i get my tnt clips from twitter
Thank god, your shirt isn’t open, wearing clothing that actually fits your body type and looks good.
This isn’t the Jersey shore and you don’t have the body.
Amazon better find a way to get fans to watch. The game is losing fans. To be honest unless it was a top tier matchup on TNT, I don’t watch it unless it’s playoffs. Amazon better hire inside the NBA and let TNT produce it. Amazon will struggle with this. I don’t watch live and I’ll just watch highlights on UA-cam. I’m an Amazon member, but don’t like how they do sports. They assume you’re watching live. Not in this world of streaming.
Yeah idc, I need an entire different network just to watch the Knicks games
Anti-amazon snatching everything up is my position.
I can't sit still long enough to watch these long-ass games, and I was never a big fan of inside the NBA.
Personally I love inside the nba but if I’ll be able to watch each game With just Amazon sub then I’m all for it honestly it be great if they could secure the inside the nba crew though
I know this has nothing to do with the topic but Amazon for all the good it does. It does a hell of a lot of Harm two businesses trying to stay afloat those brick and mortar shops as you put it are vital to the economy. I want to see more businesses stay open after the stupid covid. So many businesses are in trouble.
Will never pay for amazon, they don’t teach their drivers to pull over and park.
They will be losing me as a viewer. The product wasn't that good, but Inside the NBA was. The only way I might be able to see a game is if ESPN puts some on ABC. So far F1, NASCAR and the NBA have screwed up their product. The NFL has been working to screw their product up as well but haven't totally yet
FYI, I know they don't care, but thats a big part of the problem.
hey Mike can you make recap videos of the days with Olympic basketball? I think a good bit might be interested to hear how certain countries are fairing so far especially if the US will have to play them