The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed a local streaming-rights agreement making DAZN their exclusive carrier for Timberwolves games within the team’s local broadcast territory. The deal gives the global streaming service direct regional distribution of live games and operates separately from the NBA’s national media-rights deals with Peacock, Prime Video and ESPN Unlimited.
DAZN, NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves Ink Live Local Streaming Rights Deal Erik Gruenwedel July 31, 2026 The NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves have inked a local streaming rights agreement with DAZN, naming the global sports streaming platform with 20 million subscribers as the franchise’s new exclusive home for Timberwolves basketball across its local broadcast territory. The deal operates independently of the NBA’s national media rights agreement with Peacock, Prime Video and ESPN Unlimited, among others, through broadcast carve-outs and geographical boundaries. Through a new team-branded subscription service launching later this summer on DAZN, fans can stream games plus access broader team content. Fifteen games will be available for free this season, in addition to access through subscription. While DAZN holds the exclusive regional rights to stream all locally broadcast preseason and regular-season games, national media partners hold ultimate exclusivity for their selected games. “Our commitment to the best possible fan experience is what drives everything we do,” said Matthew Caldwell, CEO of the Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. “With DAZN, we’re delivering on that promise, bringing Timberwolves basketball directly to fans.” The partnership also includes live and on-demand viewing and interactive features such as live in-game fan chats, polls, and quizzes. Available in more than 200 markets worldwide, DAZN has live-streaming deals with sports franchises including the NFL, NHL, soccer, boxing, MMA and other major leagues, competitions and properties. Subscribe HERE to the FREE Media Play News Daily Newsletter! Related Posts Comcast Eyes NBA, Live Sports Driving Peacock Streaming Across Profit Finish Line NBCUniversal’s branded Peacock streaming service is eyeing live sports and events driving the platform across the operating profit finish line after adding 5 million subscribers in the first three months of the year, while narrowing the operating loss 66% from… Report: Live Streamers Skirting Payment for Programming As of the third quarter of 2017, 12% of U.S. broadband households were using a live streaming platform such as Facebook Live or Periscope, and more than a third of households live-streaming TV shows or sports indicated they opted for… Prime Video Returns to Weekly Nationwide Television Prominence Live-Streaming NBA Games The NFL "Thursday Night Football" and postseason might be over for Prime Video, but the basketball season is filling the massive football void. Amazon's inaugural partnership live-streaming select NBA games as part of the league's 11-year agreement worth $77 billion… NBA Ups Live Streaming App Options Ahead of 2024-25 Season Launch The National Basketball Association announced the launch of new features available to fans globally on the league official app ("NBA App") for the 2024-25 season, which begins Oct. 22. The new elements include "Multiview" for connected devices, which gives fans… Author Erik Gruenwedel Posted on July 31, 2026 August 6, 2026 Categories Digital , News , Sports , Streaming Tags DAZN , Live-Streaming , Minnesota Timberwolves , NBA , Streaming -->
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DAZN: DAZN is a global sports streaming platform and the new exclusive local streaming home for Minnesota Timberwolves basketball across the franchise’s local broadcast territory.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Minnesota Timberwolves is an NBA franchise that has signed a local streaming rights agreement making DAZN its new exclusive home for Timberwolves basketball across the franchise's local broadcast territory.
NBA: NBA is the National Basketball Association and the league within which the Minnesota Timberwolves compete; the Timberwolves' local deal with DAZN operates independently of the NBA’s national media rights agreement.
Peacock: Peacock is a streaming service included in the NBA’s national media rights agreement referenced alongside other national partners.
Prime Video: Prime Video is Amazon’s streaming service included in the NBA’s national media rights agreement referenced.
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