NBA seeks dismissal of Wbd’s lawsuit over telecast rights
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) this week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) over a proposal to match certain financial terms for continued carriage of professional basketball games on TNT Sports.
Last month, the NBA announced a new 11-year media rights deal with the Walt Disney Company, Comcast’s NBC Sports and Amazon’s Prime Video for national rights to its games, starting with the 2025-26 basketball season.
The deal with Amazon essentially takes over a package of basketball games that had aired on TNT Sports through the league’s current telecast contract, which runs out at the conclusion of this upcoming season.
Wbd submitted a bid to counter one made by Prime Video, as it was allowed to do under the current in-force contract. The NBA rejected the bid, saying Amazon’s offer was substantially better. Wbd later sued the NBA,...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) this week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) over a proposal to match certain financial terms for continued carriage of professional basketball games on TNT Sports.
Last month, the NBA announced a new 11-year media rights deal with the Walt Disney Company, Comcast’s NBC Sports and Amazon’s Prime Video for national rights to its games, starting with the 2025-26 basketball season.
The deal with Amazon essentially takes over a package of basketball games that had aired on TNT Sports through the league’s current telecast contract, which runs out at the conclusion of this upcoming season.
Wbd submitted a bid to counter one made by Prime Video, as it was allowed to do under the current in-force contract. The NBA rejected the bid, saying Amazon’s offer was substantially better. Wbd later sued the NBA,...
- 8/24/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
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