NBA Basketball Games Now on Amazon Prime Video

July 24th, 2024

There is a big game called basketball. People like to watch basketball games on TV or online. The NBA is a group of basketball teams. They made a new deal. Now, we can watch basketball on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Prime Video will show games on some Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. There will be some special games too, like on a day called Black Friday. Before, TNT showed NBA games, but now they won't after one more season. TNT is not happy because they wanted to keep showing the games. But the NBA said no. Other places to watch basketball are Disney, NBC, and ESPN. They will show many games. ESPN will show games on Saturdays, and Sundays, and have a lot of games during Christmas. ABC will show the big final games. NBC will come back to show basketball games too. They used to show games a long time ago. They will show games on Sundays and other days. They will have a special game called the All-Star Game. People at the NBA are excited because they think more people will watch basketball. They think Amazon Prime Video, Disney, NBC, and ESPN will help fans see more games in new ways.

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💭 Discussion Questions

. Where can people watch basketball games on TV or online?

. What days will Amazon Prime Video show basketball games?

. Which channel will show the basketball finals?

📖 Vocabulary

🌐 Cultural context

The NBA is a popular American basketball league. Basketball is widely followed in the United States. Amazon Prime Video is an internet service where you can watch shows. Black Friday is a busy shopping day in America after a holiday called Thanksgiving. The NBA final games are important events for fans.

🧠 Further reading

Broadcasting rights

When a TV or radio company wants to show a sports game or a movie, they talk to the people who own the sports or movie. They make a deal to let the TV or radio show it. This can happen live or later, and they can show the whole thing or just the best parts. There is a big group called WIPO. They work with the United Nations. WIPO helps to stop people from stealing TV and radio shows. They say it's important to protect the TV and radio companies because: - They spend a lot of money to show sports games. - They work hard to bring new things to TV and radio. - They help share information and culture with everyone. TV and radio companies need to ask for permission to share sports and movies. This is called a broadcast license. Sometimes they need to ask again if they want to keep showing it. This is called retransmission consent. There are many special words for TV and radio shows, and deals for showing sports on TV.

Venu Sports

A new sports streaming service called Venu is coming. Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are working together on it. They plan to start Venu by the end of 2024. Each company will own an equal part of Venu. Venu will have many sports from the U.S. for people to watch online. It will have a little bit of other kinds of shows and news too. People can buy Venu by itself or with other online services like Disney+ or Hulu. Venu is for people who don't have regular TV channels at home. They watch shows on the internet only. But, some TV companies don't like Venu. They think people will stop using their services. Some government people also worry that Venu might be too powerful. Venu will show many sports channels. This includes ESPN, FS1, TBS, and others. People who like sports will find many things to watch on Veneu.

Sports marketing

Sports marketing helps sell things using sports. It is about selling sports events and teams. It also uses sports to sell different things like games or clothes. Sports marketing uses special plans to make people want to buy or like sports. It thinks about what customers want. There are eight important parts in sports marketing. They are called the "8 P's." These are Product, Price, Promotion, Place, Planning, Packaging, Positioning, and Perception. Sports marketing includes selling sports on TV, through ads, on the internet, selling tickets, and talking to people in the community. There are three parts of sports marketing. First is selling sports like the Olympics or football teams. Second is using sports to sell other things. It's a way to make people excited about buying things by using sports.