View Full Version : Warner Suing Paramount Over South Park Streaming Rights


TMC
02-24-2023, 08:44 PM
https://www.reuters.com/legal/warner-bros-discovery-sues-paramount-over-south-park-streaming-rights-2023-02-24/#:~:text=In%20a%20complaint%20filed%20on,forthcoming%20seasons%2024%20to%2026.

In a complaint filed on Friday (https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/south-park-lawsuit-hbo-max-sues-paramount-1235534780/) in a New York state court in Manhattan, Warner said it paid Paramount and "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone more than $500 million in 2019 for the exclusive right to stream 333 episodes domestically on HBO Max, including the forthcoming seasons 24 to 26.

TMC
03-01-2023, 09:08 PM
South Park’s $200M Rights Lawsuit Highlights A Major Streaming Issue (https://screenrant.com/south-park-rights-lawsuit-streaming-ownership-issue/)

Warner Bros Discovery's $200 million South Park/Paramount Global lawsuit could be an unfortunate sign of things to come in the streaming world.