Overview
- The WNBA’s media portfolio, which multiple outlets reported Monday at about $3.1 billion over 11 years, lifts the average annual value to $281 million.
- Rights are spread across Disney/ABC/ESPN, NBC/NBCUniversal’s Peacock, Amazon’s Prime Video, Paramount/CBS, Scripps/ION, USA Network, and NBA TV.
- The agreements include revenue sharing that could raise payouts and a 2028 reset clause that allows a renegotiation, though who can trigger it remains unclear.
- The 2026 schedule features a record 216 nationally televised regular-season games, with ION carrying 50 and USA Network holding 48.
- The playoffs will air across ABC/ESPN, USA, NBC/Peacock, and Prime Video, and this year marks the first WNBA Finals since 2000 not shown on a Disney network.