"nbatv: surprisingly there has been little said about the nba's decision to sell off nbatv to one of its media partners. talks had gone on for as espn/abc and turner both explored scenarios with the league. ultimately it seems turner has won out, and will take over operation of the league's flagship cable channel, that reaches some 12 million subscribers. the exact changeover date is not clear, but several months ago a bloomberg report cited sources saying senior level producers were offered contract buyouts in september."