NBA & Warner Bros. Discovery End TV Rights Suit With New B-Ball Pact, Kinda
deadline.comThe National Basketball Association and Warner Bros. Discovery are taking their court battle over B-ball TV rights out of the courts.
While nothing has been filed yet in New York State court system, Adam Silver-led NBA and the David Zaslav-run WBD have reached a deal to end their months-long legal dispute, sources close to events confirm.
Under the new pact, WBD’s TNT and TBS won’t have the right to NBA games come the 2025-2026 season. But, as Disney’s ESPN, NBCUniversal and Amazon’s $77 billion agreement over 11 years comes off the bench next year, WBD have scored their own 11-year rights to feature “NBA highlights & extended content,” according to individual with knowledge of the new deal.
That content could find a home on new TBS and TNT shows, as well as the WBD-owned House of Highlights and Bleacher Report online.
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