Warner Bros. Discovery lastly inked a sports activities tv rights deal this spring, however not the one everybody was questioning about.
In line with Selection's Brian Steinberg, WBD will decide up French Open rights beginning in 2025. It's a 10-year, $650 million deal for The Athletic's Andrew Marchand that may see the match carried on WBD networks, which embody TNT, TBS and truTV, along with Max and digital on Bleacher Report.
Besides for 3 years when it aired on CBS, NBC has televised the French Open yearly since 1983.
Regardless of the cash WBD paid, the deal apparently gained't have an effect on the corporate's quest to be a part of the following NBA broadcast rights package deal, which expires after the 2024-25 season.
The NBA has reportedly put collectively a package deal involving Disney, Amazon and NBCUniversal, however WBD is making an attempt to remain within the combine.
Earlier this week, TNT Sports activities introduced that it’ll sublicense the rights to ESPN to broadcast two first-round Faculty Soccer Playoff video games for every of the following 5 seasons. TNT will then purchase the rights to broadcast two quarterfinal video games annually for the rest of the deal, starting within the 2026 season.