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Charles Barkley: “We should never put money above the regular fan. Everybody can’t afford streaming. There’s nothing wrong with streaming, but when you start just going to the highest bidder and you’re not on regular television, I think you do a disservice to the fan.” – 4:24 AM
Charles Barkley: “We should never put money above the regular fan. Everybody can’t afford streaming. There’s nothing wrong with streaming, but when you start just going to the highest bidder and you’re not on regular television, I think you do a disservice to the fan.” – 4:24 AM
More on this storyline
Once the BOG approves the deal, the league is expected to formally deliver the official packages to incumbent partner WBD on Wednesday, who will then have five days to match or try to match, a scenario the network’s most popular studio analyst, Charles Barkley, hopes can play out. “Well, I really feel bad for everybody at TNT, all the people I’ve been working with for the last 24 years, they’re like family to me,’’ Barkley told CNBC today at the American Century Celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. “I really hope we match. Honestly in my heart, I think we have lost the package. That’s my honest opinion. But I really hope we get a last-minute reprieve for the people at Turner.’’ -via Sports Business Journal / July 12, 2024
