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The Rise of Local WNBA Media Deals


The Rise of Local WNBA Media Deals - Front Office Sports

Local game coverage of WNBA teams is also rising to a whole new level, further signaling just how far the league has come.

WNBA Secures Landmark Media Rights Deals with the Walt Disney ...

The WNBA is expected to add additional media partners that will further expand the reach and accessibility of WNBA games as of the 2026 season.

What the NBA's US$76bn rights deals mean for the US ... - SportsPro

The NBA has agreed 11-year broadcast deals with Amazon, Disney and NBC that promise to shake up the US sports media landscape.

NBA Commissioner On The Media Rights Deal, New ... - YouTube

https://www.cnbc.com/l... ; 0:00 Introduction ; 0:12 Media rights ; 6:20 The rise of the WNBA ; 8:02 Regional media rights ...

WNBA players opt out of contract and demand higher pay - NPR

Record-breaking TV ratings helped the WNBA secure a more lucrative media rights deal this year. Now, the players' union has opted out of its ...

How New Balance, Togethxr, And WNBA Are Changing The Game ...

WNBA's Media Rights Deal: Amplifying Visibility and Economic Growth · Reducing pay disparities between male and female athletes · Elevating the ...

WNBA's media rights deals set league up to receive $2.2 billion over ...

The league is set to receive roughly $2.2 billion over the next 11 years in rights fees in its new deals — an average of $200 million a year ...

WNBA, media partners to reevaluate cost of rights after 2028 season

The WNBA's new media rights deal includes a price reevaluation after the 2028 season to account for the league's rising popularity.

WNBA inks 'monumental' media rights deal as interest and ... - Fox 59

The WNBA has seen unprecedented growth this season. Now the league has agreed on a “monumental” new media rights deal with Disney, ...

WNBA's popularity surge helps league land breakthrough TV contract

Your — The Athletic is reporting that the new television deal is going to bring the WNBA in the first year about $200 million, which is about ...

WNBA Inks TV Deal With Disney, Amazon, NBCUniversal

The WNBA has signed a media rights deal with Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon that dramatically increases the price of the TV package.

WNBA announces landmark 11-year media-rights deal

The league's current media deal is valued at about $60 million per year. The NBA, which owns about 60% of the WNBA, has negotiated the new deals ...

WNBA on cusp of $2.2 billion national media rights deal

As the WNBA gears up for its All-Star Game weekend, the league is close to finalizing a major media rights deal worth more than $2 billion ...

WNBA Secures Landmark Media-Rights Deal With Disney, Amazon ...

Beginning with the 2026 season and running through the 2036 season, Disney will distribute WNBA games on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 and stream them on ...

WNBA agrees to $2.2B, 11-year media rights deal with ESPN ...

The WNBA's new deal with ESPN, Amazon and NBC, approved Tuesday, will pay the league about $2.2 billion over the next 11 years.

WNBA mega deal marks historic women's sports moment

The deal was secured during the NBA's negotiations with Disney, NBA and Amazon Prime, totaling $75 billion in contracts. All three media ...

WNBA More Than Quadruples Its Current National TV Contract With ...

Currently riding a historic wave of popularity, the WNBA carved out a new national TV deal valued at more than $2.2 billion over 11 years, ...

WNBA finalizes new media rights contract worth $2.2 billion total

The league's 11-year deal starts in 2026 and adds NBCUniversal as a partner. ... Jul 9, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; The WNBA logo on.

Mercury legend Cheryl Miller speaks on WNBA's new media deal

Several current and former WNBA players, coaches, and ESPN broadcasters laud the league's speculated new media rights deal worth $2.2 billion for 11 years.

WNBA players' union leader is concerned league being ... - KING 5

The NBA's Board of Governors approved that league's next media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video at its meeting Tuesday, ...