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Warner Bros. Discovery to End NBA TV Partnership, NBA to Take Over in October

The league will assume control of NBA TV and NBA.com on October 1, 2025 with TNT Sports ending its content production

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Overview

  • TNT Sports notified employees that it will cease producing studio and digital programming for NBA TV at the close of the 2024-25 season
  • Renewal talks failed after Warner Bros. Discovery’s proposals to continue operating NBA TV and related digital assets were rejected by the NBA
  • Under a transition plan, the NBA will handle all programming and operational duties for NBA TV and NBA.com starting October 1, 2025
  • The reduced slate of live games available on NBA TV under the new 11-year media rights deal contributed to Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to exit
  • TNT Sports will still produce ‘Inside the NBA’ for ESPN and ABC and deliver NBA content digitally via Bleacher Report and House of Highlights