WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved a settlement between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports that clears the way for a sale of the team.
The judge approved the settlement at a hearing Wednesday, ending a contentious legal battle between the ball club and Fox.
Under the settlement, the Dodgers are giving up plans to sell media rights to games starting in 2014 and sticking with their existing contract with Fox, which gives Fox exclusive rights to try to negotiate a contract extension starting later this year.
Fox had claimed that the plan to sell media rights violated its rights under the current contract.
Major League Baseball and the Dodgers’ committee of unsecured creditors support the settlement, which allows the team to be sold by April 30.
