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Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA over matching rights clause

As expected, billable hours will be a big money maker in the new NBA rights deal. TNT’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), sued the NBA over matching rights clauses in a previous television contract after the NBA indicated its intention to end its decades-long partnership with TNT. The lawsuit was filed Friday in New […]

Charles Barkley torches NBA after Turner loses TV rights

Charles Barkley is not shy about voicing his views, and he continued to do so after the NBA rejected his attempt to compete against Amazon for the broadcast rights that TNT has held for more than 30 years. “Obviously the NBA wanted to part ways with us from the beginning,” he said in a statement […]

Warner Bros. Discovery to sue NBA after losing broadcast rights: report

Warner Bros. Discovery plans to sue the National Basketball Association in New York after the NBA rejected an even-bid for television rights, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The NBA said Wednesday it rejected a proposal from Warner’s TNT Sports division, ending a 40-year partnership and signing new, 11-year, $77 billion deals […]

Stephen A. Smith blasts TNT after losing NBA broadcasting rights

Stephen A. Smith believes TNT has “failed” in its efforts to continue broadcasting the NBA after its current rights deal expires at the end of this season. The NBA announced Wednesday that the Prime Video streaming platform will become one of the league’s new broadcast partners after TNT “did not comply with the terms” of […]

Harris: 'We are not playing around' on abortion rights

Vice President Harris galvanized supporters at a rally at a historically black sorority house on Tuesday, drawing cheers from the crowd as she promised to enact abortion protections “if I’m president.” Harris was in Indianapolis to attend the Grand Boulet, the main gathering of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, a historically black sorority known as the […]

Harris poised to make abortion rights a centerpiece of campaign 

health care Full text   Drug middlemen face bipartisan criticism as Congress considers industry reform At a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, executives from three major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pushed back against bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who blame the industry for high drug prices. The executives said PBMs save patients money, and that […]