Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA to secure media rights awarded to Amazon
Publishing timestamp: 2024-07-26 13:43:09
Summary
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing NBA to maintain broadcast rights for a package of live games that NBA chose to give to Amazon Prime Video. NBA rejected Warner Bros. Discovery's matching rights, leading to a lawsuit. Warner Bros. Discovery argues that owning NBA rights is crucial for its cable TV business and seeks to prevent NBA from awarding rights to Amazon.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/26/warner-bros-discovery-sues-nba-over-amazon-media-rights.html