Big Ten Media Deal Must Be Revealed, Illinois AG Says
The Illinois attorney general’s public access bureau has issued a determination that the University of Illinois must disclose a copy of the Big Ten’s media rights…
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Nexstar & Optimum Reach Carriage Agreement After Standoff
After multiple stations went dark last week, Nexstar has reached a carriage agreement with Altice USA, Deadline reports. The partnership agreement was announced…
Sports Business Outlook to Improve in 2025, Fitch Says
The financial outlook for sports is expected to improve in 2025 as global expansion, interest in women’s sports and lower U.S. interest rates are combining to make for a…
NBA, Warner Bros. Discovery Settle Legal Fight Over TV Rights
Warner Bros. Discovery will stay on the court with the NBA in a new settlement that gives the media company a chance to keep professional basketball in its overall…
2024-25 NBA Business Preview: Where the League Stands
The 2024-25 NBA season starts amid an era of change—fresh off a new round of media rights deals, a year removed from a new collective bargaining agreement, with its…
How NFL Teams and Owners Make Their Money
MLB might be America’s pastime, and the Premier League has the biggest global reach of any sports league. But when it comes to making money, the NFL is the undisputed…
ESPN Inks 12-Year, US Open TV Rights Extension
U.S. Open tennis matches will stay on ESPN’s networks through 2037 under a deal announced Wednesday. The tie-up represents ESPN’s longest-term tennis agreement…
Why NBA Is Seeking Dismissal of TBS, WBD Lawsuit
In a comprehensive memorandum of law urging New York Judge Joel M. Cohen to dismiss TBS and Warner Bros. Discovery’s breach of contract lawsuit against the NBA, league…
TBS, Warner Bros. Discovery Sue NBA Over Loss of TV Deal
In a court filing at a New York trial court Thursday, TBS and Warner Bros. Discovery sued the NBA, NBA Media Ventures and NBA Properties. “You are hereby summoned…
NBA Blocking TNT’s Media Rights Shot Could Force Legal Jump Ball
Wednesday was a dramatic day in sports broadcasting—the NBA announced that Warner Bros. Discovery “did not match the terms” of Amazon’s offer to broadcast games from…
NBA Rejects WBD’s Attempt to Match Amazon Bid
The NBA has rejected Warner Bros. Discovery’s attempt to match Amazon Prime Video’s offer for a new streaming package. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon…
WBD ‘Matches’ Amazon’s $19.8 Billion NBA Bid, Legal Battle Sure to Follow
Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t ending its longtime partnership with the NBA without a fight, as the parent company of TNT Sports has confirmed that it has made a matching…
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