Overview

• The breach-of-contract complaint was filed Sept. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, with The Hollywood Reporter noting it was filed under seal.
• Warner Bros. Discovery asks the court to block Dish’s sale of Day, Weekend and Week Passes on Sling, calling the offers non‑subscription plans outside the parties’ agreement.
• Sling’s passes cost $4.99 for a day, $9.99 for a weekend and $14.99 for a week, providing short-term access to channels in the Sling Orange tier including ESPN, Disney Channel, TNT, ABC and Food Network.
• The suit says Dish launched the passes without consulting WBD, exceeded licensed rights by offering temporary access without a subscription and ignored a cease‑and‑desist notice.
• WBD argues the passes undermine the monthly subscription model by letting viewers buy access to major events a la carte, while Disney and ESPN filed a similar lawsuit on Aug. 29 and EchoStar defended the product as customer‑first.