NBA settles with WBD as it prepares to stream games on Amazon in 2025
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Photos by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The NBA has reached an 11-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery that will continue the development of content like Inside the NBA, which will appear on ABC and ESPN. The settlement comes months after Warner Bros. Discovery sued the NBA for dropping TNT's licensing package.
In July, the NBA chose licensing deals with Amazon's Prime Video, Disney, and NBCUniversal over TNT. This resulted in a lawsuit from Warner Bros. Discovery that accused the NBA of breach of contract. During the 2025-2026 season, dozens of the NBA's regular-season and playoff games will stream on Prime Video service, while some games will still appear on ESPN, ABC, and NBC.
Warner Bros. Discovery's settlement includes the highlight rights to NBA games, which it can...