WNBA’s media rights deals set league up to receive $2.2 billion over next 11 years

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

WNBA got lowballed here....

Exactly...

 

[Uitomy]

I'm looking at what every other sport is receiving on the open market..... Wasn't MLS deal more than this from Apple? I find it hard to believe WNBA couldn't get more than $2.2B considering it's current popularity and future growth prospects.. They should be negotiating separately.

Its more fans and viewers for the MLS in general, add in the fact players like Messi come there to play n such (Like Ibrahimovic and David Beckham etc.) its just a more attractive product

 

[Uitomy]

this pretty much is what it comes down to, You need people to watch games nationally and sell a lot of tickets, wnba needs more entertaining play to get eyes on the screen and butts in seats

 

[mastermind]

WNBA players should be happy that their constantly loss-making league was subsidized and cross-financed by the NBA for years

Most American companies operate in this way and we still celebrate them.

 

[Belize King]

NBA owners bout to triple their media money. They can afford to give us free parking and $3 beers. Come on man.

 

[Osmar]

So these women will start making millions on contracts soon?

It depends 200 yr / 14 teams = about 14.3 million per team. Plus the owners will want their split so maybe 5-6 m per year in player salaries.

 

[Belize King]

No chance of their OF jumping off now.

 

[Lex218]

I wonder if this deal was forced upon networks as part of the bigger NBA deal that was just signed as a contingency.

The NBA negotiated the WNBA’s new deals during its just-completed rights talks, where it reached an agreement with Disney, NBC and Amazon on an 11-year, approximately $75 billion set of contracts. The WNBA’s national media rights agreements are with those companies as well; ESPN, NBC and Amazon will all have their own WNBA packages.

 

[mson]

WNBA Strikes It Rich With $2 Billion In Media-Rights Deals

The deals are reportedly worth $200 million annually, which would more than triple the league's current media revenue.

frontofficesports.com

 

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[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

I find it hard to believe that the WNBA could have negotiated the deal on their own while getting market value when they’ve literally been on social media over the years complaining about the NBA not stepping in to help them out in certain aspects.

 

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