Warner Bros. Discovery

Basketball
Media

The huge $76bn (€70bn), 11-year contracts sealed by the NBA with Disney, Comcast and Amazon give the trio the right to air their inventory in international markets, it has emerged, meaning that Sky will hold rights in several European markets.
Basketball
Media

The National Basketball Association's next media rights deal could be heading to the courtroom after Warner Bros. Discovery met its deadline to match one of the offers on the table under the league's proposed $76bn (€70bn), 11-year contracts.
Basketball
Media

Aside from the huge financials on offer, SportBusiness delves into what this landmark rights deal means for stakeholders across the US sports industry.
Basketball
Media

The National Basketball Association's record domestic media rights sales process is one step away from completion, after its board of governors approved the agreements with incumbent Disney and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video.
Football
Media

The board at France’s Professional Football League (LFP) met today (Friday) to evaluate last-minute rights offers in a bid to finally settle broadcast plans for the 2024-25 season, which begins in just s…
Sailing
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and New Zealand's news media website Stuff have teamed up to acquire rights to Emirates Team New Zealand's defence of the upcoming America's Cup.
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Liberty Global has taken a controlling stake in Formula E, after acquiring shares in the electric motor racing series held by media company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
Cycling
Finance & Law

Warner Bros. Discovery’s five-year ownership of cycling media company Play Sports Network has come to an end as the media giant continues to reshape its digital operations.
Tennis
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery has reportedly agreed terms on a 10-year contract to broadcast the French Open in the US, thus ending a long-standing run on NBC Sports.
Tennis
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery has retained exclusive rights to Wimbledon in 11 European markets in a play designed to drive consumers to its new Max streaming service being rolled out across the continent
Football
Media

The finals of this season’s Uefa club competitions will be streamed for free on discovery+ as Warner Bros. Discovery seeks to generate more subscriptions for the platform, with the matches to no longer be shown on YouTube.
Basketball
Finance & Law

Speaking on the back of Warner Bros. Discovery's latest financial results, CEO David Zaslav claims to be "hopeful" that it will retain NBA domestic rights in a deal "that makes sense for both sides" with the broadcaster holding a matching right clause.
Equestrian
Media

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has won back crucial broadcast exposure in a 75-territory deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) spanning Europe and parts of Asia
Multiple Sports
Media

FuboTV, DirecTV and Dish Network are among a group of eight media entities in the United States that have urged Congress to conduct a hearing into the sports streaming joint venture proposed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Mulltiple sports
Industry Moves

The new joint venture streaming service of ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery today (Friday) named Pete Distad, the experienced media, sports and technology executive, as its chief executive.
Football
Media

The BBC has reached a preliminary agreement with TNT Sports for sublicensed free-to-air rights to the FA Cup from 2025-26 to 2028-29.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Warner Bros. Discovery's impending new sports streaming service with ESPN and Fox will put the power back in the consumer's hand, but will have little to no impact on the trio's cable subscriber numbers, WBD chief executive David Zaslav has declared.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Fubo is suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery over their recently announced joint venture sports streaming platform, calling the move an "extreme suppression of competition in the US sports-focused streaming market", according to a copy of the lawsuit.