Joe Flint

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.

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.

And whether that was a negotiating ploy or just a belief that they could get by fine without this sport that has been very important to TNT, who knows? But it certainly meant that this was going to be a much more confrontational negotiation than previous ones.

And whether that was a negotiating ploy or just a belief that they could get by fine without this sport that has been very important to TNT, who knows? But it certainly meant that this was going to be a much more confrontational negotiation than previous ones.

And whether that was a negotiating ploy or just a belief that they could get by fine without this sport that has been very important to TNT, who knows? But it certainly meant that this was going to be a much more confrontational negotiation than previous ones.

Netflix is going to carry two NFL games at Christmas. Amazon has Thursday night football. Apple has a lot of baseball. All these companies that are trying to carve out their space in the entertainment universe bet on sports.

Netflix is going to carry two NFL games at Christmas. Amazon has Thursday night football. Apple has a lot of baseball. All these companies that are trying to carve out their space in the entertainment universe bet on sports.

Netflix is going to carry two NFL games at Christmas. Amazon has Thursday night football. Apple has a lot of baseball. All these companies that are trying to carve out their space in the entertainment universe bet on sports.

Certainly TNT could have kept airing inside the NBA, but I don't think it would have done as well for them there without the games to bring in an audience, and it's an expensive show. for them to air without the benefit of it serving as a promotional platform for their basketball games. These folks get paid, you know, good salaries.

Certainly TNT could have kept airing inside the NBA, but I don't think it would have done as well for them there without the games to bring in an audience, and it's an expensive show. for them to air without the benefit of it serving as a promotional platform for their basketball games. These folks get paid, you know, good salaries.

Certainly TNT could have kept airing inside the NBA, but I don't think it would have done as well for them there without the games to bring in an audience, and it's an expensive show. for them to air without the benefit of it serving as a promotional platform for their basketball games. These folks get paid, you know, good salaries.

So while they could have kept airing it and it might have had an audience, it wouldn't have been nearly as impactful both for TNT and for the NBA.

So while they could have kept airing it and it might have had an audience, it wouldn't have been nearly as impactful both for TNT and for the NBA.

So while they could have kept airing it and it might have had an audience, it wouldn't have been nearly as impactful both for TNT and for the NBA.

Well, certainly the most outspoken of those four was Barkley, who expressed a lot of disappointment in Turner for losing the NBA. A lot of concern about the people at Turner whose jobs and livelihoods were dependent on the NBA and inside the NBA.

Well, certainly the most outspoken of those four was Barkley, who expressed a lot of disappointment in Turner for losing the NBA. A lot of concern about the people at Turner whose jobs and livelihoods were dependent on the NBA and inside the NBA.

Well, certainly the most outspoken of those four was Barkley, who expressed a lot of disappointment in Turner for losing the NBA. A lot of concern about the people at Turner whose jobs and livelihoods were dependent on the NBA and inside the NBA.

I think they were all disappointed, obviously, that a place that had been their home and the home of the NBA for so many years was suddenly left out in the cold.

I think they were all disappointed, obviously, that a place that had been their home and the home of the NBA for so many years was suddenly left out in the cold.

I think they were all disappointed, obviously, that a place that had been their home and the home of the NBA for so many years was suddenly left out in the cold.