"We look forward to serving our communities with hometown ideas, local broadcasting and a commitment to being an active part of the communities we serve."
"I think the league has shown us they’re pretty happy with the way Amazon’s been telecasting and producing these games by the type of schedules we’ve been given over the last couple of years."
During Disney’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, Iger stated that ESPN+ would continue to exist as its own service even after the launch of the network’s direct-to-consumer platform.
Ourand also reports the Amazon deal is expected to include a conference finals series every other year as well as some additional playoff games in earlier rounds.
"I think the league has shown us they’re pretty happy with the way Amazon’s been telecasting and producing these games by the type of schedules we’ve been given over the last couple of years."