Last year, the WNBA struck an 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC that begins in 2026 and is worth about $200 million a year. Originally Published: June 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM CDT ...

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Caitlin Clark’s arrival and a major surge in viewers over the past year led to ION Television reaching a multiyear agreement to extend its broadcasting partnership with the WNBA.

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 ...

The new agreement also includes the "WNBA on Ion" studio show, the first weekly broadcast show dedicated exclusively to WNBA coverage. The value of the deal was not disclosed, but media reports ...

In a release, ION said the average viewership for its WNBA Friday Night Spotlight show increased by 133% from 2023 to ’24, and attracted more than 23 million unique viewers, including game coverage.

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

Last year, the WNBA struck an 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC that begins in 2026 and is worth about $200 million a year.

Caitlin Clark’s arrival and a major surge in viewers over the past year led to ION Television reaching a multiyear agreement on Friday to extend its broadcasting partnership with the WNBA. ION ...