Warner Bros. Discovery and NBA Reach Agreement, Ending Litigation

Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA crafted an agreement that gives WBD's TNT Sports a global license to create and distribute NBA content, WBD said Monday. The 11-year deal ends WBD's lawsuit alleging the NBA is violating the company's contractual right to match any third-party offer for future NBA telecast carriage (see 2407310028). WBD said that as part of the agreement, it has NBA telecast rights in a variety of European nations, Brazil and Mexico for 11 years. Concurrent with the NBA agreement, WBD and ESPN have inked a partnership that will see TNT Sports continue creating and producing its Inside the NBA show, which will be distributed on ESPN and ABC. TNT Sports also will televise a slate of Big 12 football and men's college basketball games starting with the 2025 season.