A deal gives the company access to NBA content and rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America. Turner will license “Inside the NBA” to ESPN.

Per the Wall Street Journal, WBD settled its breach of contract lawsuit with an agreement that will keep it in business with the NBA for the next decade, with the ability to develop new shows with NBA content and international NBA rights in northern Europe and Latin America countries, except for Mexico and Brazil.

The 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,

The new media deal, which is worth nearly $80 billion over the next 11 years, grants broadcast rights to ESPN, NBCUniversal and Amazon.com. In its lawsuit, Warner Bros. Discovery claims the NBA violated a matching-rights clause with TNT in favor of the new arrangement with Amazon Prime Video.

Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA resolve a legal dispute over broadcasting rights, with Warner focusing on digital and international markets while relinquishing US TV rights. The 11-year deal includes collaboration with ESPN and marks a strategic shift in Warner's approach to sports broadcasting.

The lawsuit, filed in July by Warner Bros. Discovery and its sports division, Turner Broadcasting System, stemmed from the NBA awarding broadcasting rights to Disney’s ESPN, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal, and Amazon.com in an 11-year deal valued at $77 billion.

Nov 2024 - Warner Bros Discovery has reached a settlement with the NBA, resolving a legal dispute over TV rights and securing an 11-year agreement to retain its presence in professional basketball, albeit with reduced domestic broadcasting privileges.

Warner Bros Discovery has resolved its breach of contract lawsuit against the NBA, securing rights to NBA content for the next decade. This settlement avoids a prolonged court battle, and Warner Bros Discovery has also licensed 'Inside the NBA' to ESPN and ABC for the upcoming season.

Warner Bros. Discovery will stay on the court with the NBA in a new settlement that gives the media company a new chance to keep professional basketball in its overall lineup, even as it loses U.S. rights to traditional TV games to rivals.

Warner Bros Discovery has settled its breach of contract lawsuit against the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.