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Warner Bros. Discovery, NBA Settle Legal Fight Over TV Rights


Warner Bros. Discovery will gain new digital and international NBA rights after the company and league settled a suit over the next NBA TV contract

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 Discovery rights to show NBA content on its Bleacher Report and House of Highlights outlets to distribute games overseas in places such as Northern Europe and parts of Latin America, excluding Brazil and Mexico, according to a person familiar with the matter. Discovery will continue to produce the popular “Inside the NBA,” which is led by Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal, and is also considering ways to develop it into an edition that looks at a wider array of sports.

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