(Reuters) -The National Basketball Association is close to finalizing separate broadcast deals with NBC, Disney's ESPN and amazon (NASDAQ that would generate about $76 billion in media revenue over 11 years, the Wall reported on Wednesday. Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.
Comcast's (NASDAQ:) NBC is close to reaching a deal with the league to pay an average of $2.5 billion a year, according to the report.
amazon's package would amount to $1.8 billion a year and include regular season and playoff games, among other tournaments, according to the report.
With payments averaging about $2.6 billion annually, Disney will retain an NBA package and continue to broadcast the NBA Finals. It will pay more than the $1.5 billion it paid under the current deal, but will get fewer games under the new deal, WSJ reported.
The companies and the NBA did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
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