Warner Bros. content president ignored non-compete concern from its deal rep, Bell alleges

Bell moves to remove fault on Rogers for not knowing about non-compete restrictions By Ahmad Hathout The president of content sales at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) allegedly told the U.S. content producer’s deal representative to continue negotiating with Rogers despite being told that the company had an outstanding non-compete agreement with Bell that allegedly prevented it from negotiating a licensing deal with a competitor for two years beyond the existing deal’s expiry on January 1, 2025. “Between May 2023 and August 2023, I had understood that David Decker effectively said … continue negotiating without being concerned about the non-compete agreements,...