The NBA asked the New York Supreme Court to dunk on a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. Discovery.
Islamic militant group claims responsibility for horror knife attack in Germany that left 3 dead, several injuredIt’s the latest twist in the media rights saga that will result in the end of a 39-year partnership between the league and Turner, which aired games on TBS and TNT .
The NBA reportedly filed a motion late Friday asking for the dismissal with prejudice of a July 26 lawsuit. That means the lawsuit could not be brought again in the future. Two days after the NBA signed an 11-year, $76 billion contract with Disney , NBC and Amazon, Warner Bros. Discovery alleged that the league breached its contract by rejecting a matching offer and brought its games to Amazon instead.
The NBA logo is seen outside an NBA fan store in New York on July 8, 2024. The NBA announced 11-year global media rights deals with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon on Wednesday worth a reported $76 billion and running from the 2025-26 through 2035-36 season.The NBA’s stance is that Warner Bros. Discovery wanted to rewrite the terms in eight of the 27 sections of Amazon’s offer– worth about $1.8 billion per year – and match the revised agreement.
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