Joe Flint

But nonetheless, it's still $535 million a year. It's not a drop in the bucket. So, I mean, you know, is there a rationale that it should be at least discussed? Yeah.

I think it is safe to say that this administration is targeting media outlets whose coverage it doesn't like. So we've seen it go after ABC and CBS. We've seen Trump be very critical of MSNBC and its parent, Comcast Corporation. And in going after NPR and PBS, he has the added leverage of CNN. trying to use the power of an executive order to end government funding for public broadcasting.

I think it is safe to say that this administration is targeting media outlets whose coverage it doesn't like. So we've seen it go after ABC and CBS. We've seen Trump be very critical of MSNBC and its parent, Comcast Corporation. And in going after NPR and PBS, he has the added leverage of CNN. trying to use the power of an executive order to end government funding for public broadcasting.

I think it is safe to say that this administration is targeting media outlets whose coverage it doesn't like. So we've seen it go after ABC and CBS. We've seen Trump be very critical of MSNBC and its parent, Comcast Corporation. And in going after NPR and PBS, he has the added leverage of CNN. trying to use the power of an executive order to end government funding for public broadcasting.

So obviously with public media, that he has the power to strangle their money and force them to basically get their funding from somewhere else.

So obviously with public media, that he has the power to strangle their money and force them to basically get their funding from somewhere else.

So obviously with public media, that he has the power to strangle their money and force them to basically get their funding from somewhere else.

I would describe it, I mean, on the one hand, it's a similar type of pregame show to Inside the NFL or the types of shows we see on ESPN before big events. But it's much more than that.

I would describe it, I mean, on the one hand, it's a similar type of pregame show to Inside the NFL or the types of shows we see on ESPN before big events. But it's much more than that.

I would describe it, I mean, on the one hand, it's a similar type of pregame show to Inside the NFL or the types of shows we see on ESPN before big events. But it's much more than that.

They just have a really great vibe between all of them and they gel and sometimes there's tension between them and they speak in a way that does not feel manufactured. They're there to give the fans their view and without regard of how it may play with the teams that they're talking about or the league.

They just have a really great vibe between all of them and they gel and sometimes there's tension between them and they speak in a way that does not feel manufactured. They're there to give the fans their view and without regard of how it may play with the teams that they're talking about or the league.

They just have a really great vibe between all of them and they gel and sometimes there's tension between them and they speak in a way that does not feel manufactured. They're there to give the fans their view and without regard of how it may play with the teams that they're talking about or the league.

So it's a very complex, very unusual deal, but one that I think will keep fans happy, the league happy, and hopefully the cast of Inside the NBA as well, because they also need to all get on board with this.

So it's a very complex, very unusual deal, but one that I think will keep fans happy, the league happy, and hopefully the cast of Inside the NBA as well, because they also need to all get on board with this.

So it's a very complex, very unusual deal, but one that I think will keep fans happy, the league happy, and hopefully the cast of Inside the NBA as well, because they also need to all get on board with this.

TNT first started carrying the NBA all the way back in 1989. So, you know, this is a very long relationship. And way back then, TNT also had for a while NFL football. Sports was a big part of putting TNT on the map.

TNT first started carrying the NBA all the way back in 1989. So, you know, this is a very long relationship. And way back then, TNT also had for a while NFL football. Sports was a big part of putting TNT on the map.

TNT first started carrying the NBA all the way back in 1989. So, you know, this is a very long relationship. And way back then, TNT also had for a while NFL football. Sports was a big part of putting TNT on the map.

Their chief executive, David Zaslav, made clear that they were going to be very careful in how they were spending money on content. That's entertainment content, sports content. He famously said in an investor conference about almost two years ago now, hey, we don't need the NBA.