(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association is close to striking separate broadcast deals with NBC, Disney’s ESPN and Amazon (NASDAQ:) that would generate about $76 billion in media revenue over 11 years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with it. of people. with business.
Comcast’s NBC (NASDAQ:) is close to an agreement with the league to pay an average of $2.5 billion per year, a report says.
According to the report, Amazon’s package will be worth $1.8 billion annually and will include regular season and playoff games as well as other tournaments.
With payouts averaging about $2.6 billion per year, Disney will retain its NBA package and continue to air the NBA Finals. The company will pay more than the $1.5 billion it paid under the current deal, but will receive fewer games under the new deal, the WSJ reported.
The companies and the NBA did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.