warning Hi, we've moved to USCANNENBERGMEDIA.COM. Visit us there!

Neon Tommy - Annenberg digital news

Sports

NBA Agrees To Enormous T.V. Deal

Comments (0)
| ESPN, NBA, Sports, TNT, usa today
Heidi Carreon |
October 6, 2014 | 10:47 a.m. PDT

Web Producer

The new deal is the latest evidence of the NBA's current financial affluence. (Robert Occhialini/Flikr)
The new deal is the latest evidence of the NBA's current financial affluence. (Robert Occhialini/Flikr)
The NBA agreed to a new 9-year contract with ESPN and TNT, according to USA TODAY. The deal that will start in 2016-17 is worth $24 billion, which is three times larger than the league's current contract.

The NBA is going through a period of financial affluence, as evidenced by the new deal and raised salary cap for the 2014-15 season.

Read More from USA TODAY here. 

Reach web producer Heidi Carreon here. 



 

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.