NBA says Amazon will be its new media partner, rebuffing Warner Bros. Discovery attempt to match deal
NBA informs Warner Bros. Discovery it intends to ignore its matching rights and move forward with Amazon as a partner
The NBA has rebuffed longtime media partner Warner Bros. Discovery
’s bid to keep airing games after next season.
The league told the media company it doesn’t believe it holds legal matching rights for the new media deal. It instead plans to move ahead with Amazon
as its third partner, along with ESPN and NBCUniversal, in its 11-year deal worth about $77 billion.