Warner Bros.’ TNT in talks for possible fourth NBA rights package, FOS reports

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is in talks to secure a possible fourth NBA media-rights package, Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy reports, citing sources with knowledge of the negotiations. Recent speculation and reporting had the TNT parent losing out on the rights in favor of three partners, namely Disney’s (DIS) ESPN, Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBC, and Amazon Prime Video (AMZN), the author notes. TNT remains at the table for a smaller, less-costly fourth package that could include regular-season and some playoff games, with another possibility being the NBA slicing off a package of locally televised games from teams and turning them into national broadcasts for TNT, the author says.