Why a new NBA deal could mean cuts to your favorite NBC and Peacock shows

Tech Insider : Sports
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum dunks in the second quarter of Game 4 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals.
New NBA deals could see Amazon, NBC, and Peacock streaming games soon — and cuts to non-sports programming, too.

Boston Globe/Getty Images

The NBA is close to a series of rights deals that will generate an astonishing $76 billion over 11 years for the sports league.

Netflix inks a 3-year deal with the NFL to show football games

Tech Insider : Sports, Sports
A Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers player both go for the ball in 2023's Super Bowl.
Netflix has inked a three-year deal to show certain NFL games. Two will stream this Christmas.

Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Netflix said it didn't want to be in sports. Now it could be streaming two NFL games on Christmas.

Tech Insider : Sports, Sports
Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers rushes during the NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions on January 28, 2024
San Francisco 49ers's Christian McCaffrey in a January 2024 playoff game. The NFL could be coming to Netflix over Christmas, according to one report.

Michael Zagaris/Getty Images

Who's going to pay $50 a month for a sports streamer that doesn't have all the sports?

Tech Insider : Sports
No. 15 Patrick Mahomes playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl.
The new sports streamer won't have every NFL game, some of which are only on CBS or Amazon. Will that stop some people from subscribing?

Ryan Kang/Getty Images

This chart shows why the new sports streamer is going to cost $50

Tech Insider : Sports, Sports
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs scrambles with the ball against the San Francisco 49ers
Subscribers will probably have to pony up around $50 a month for the new sports streamer.

Focus On Sport/Getty Images

Paramount's Super Bowl livestream problems are a warning for Netflix and the new mega sports streamer

Tech Insider : Sports
Logo of football for Super Bowl with CBS and Paramount logos
Some Paramount+ subscribers had errors when trying to stream the Super Bowl.

Icon Sportswire/Getty Images

New sports streamer will change TV as we know it — and may start an industry fight. Execs tell me what they really think.

Tech Insider : Sports, Sports
Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball during the first half of a game against the Charlotte Hornets.
A new sports streaming platform owned by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox could completely upend the TV industry. It will offer live programming, like this week's Hornets-Lakers game.

David Jensen/Getty Images

ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros are launching a new sports streaming service. It could change TV forever.

Tech Insider : Sports
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) does an interview with Monday Night Football sideline reporter Lisa Salters after the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions on December 30, 2023 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Monday Night Football and other NFL games will come to a new streaming venture owned by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox.
Subscribe to sports-streaming