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WNBA renews media rights deal with Scripps

The new agreement comes after Ion has seen huge growth with the WNBA and as the league gains in popularity thanks to stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

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WNBA Renews Broadcast Rights With Scripps' Ion Television

The WNBA and Ion Television, the Scripps-owned broadcast network, have renewed their media rights agreement. The initial three-year deal, which Ion reportedly paid $13 million for annually, began in 2023 and was the league's second traditional TV deal independent of the NBA's longstanding agreement with ESPN/ABC.

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WNBA exposed for excluding players from media rights deal

The WNBA extended its regular-season broadcasting agreement with ION, but commissioner Cathy Engelbert apparently left the players out.

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ION TV extends WNBA broadcast deal after surge in viewership

ION did not reveal the length or value of the contract, which extends the network's original deal reached in 2023. The ...

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WNBA Secures $2.2 Billion TV Deal—And Could Earn More

The WNBA will earn an estimated $2.2 billion as part of the NBA’s multi-year deals with NBC, Amazon and Disney for broadcasting rights, according to multiple outlets, more than tripling the ...

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The WNBA is back and 2024 might be its most important season ever

Historically, the W’s broadcast rights have been bundled with its NBA counterpart in a package deal. But the WNBA is reportedly considering removing itself from that package and branching out ...

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WNBA strikes TV deal with new broadcast partner for 2023, sees signals for future media rights

Terms of the deal were not disclosed ... of the growing interest in women’s sports and has made the WNBA a central broadcast partner. Asked why he wanted to sign the WNBA, Symson was not ...

The Washington Post10mon

What to know about the NBA and WNBA’s new TV and streaming deal

The NBA and WNBA on Wednesday announced a slew of media rights deals worth around $76 billion over 11 years that will keep the NBA Finals on ESPN and ABC while adding new partners in Amazon and ...

Indianapolis Business Journal3d

Surge in viewers leads ION TV to extend broadcasting deal with WNBA

The deal extends the network’s existing three-year deal reached in 2023 to broadcast regular-season games and host a weekly ...

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