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In 2014, the NBA signed a nine-year television deal with ABC/ESPN and TNT that generates annual league television revenues of $2.66 billion beginning with the 2016–17 season, [8] while the NHL earns $625 million annually from seven-year contracts signed in 2021 with ESPN and Turner Sports to last until the 2027–28 season. [9] [10]
This is a list of professional sports leagues by revenue. Individual sports are not included. Individual sports are not included. The "Season" column refers to the sports league season for which financial data is available and referenced, which is usually not the most recently completed season of competition.
In 2019, it was reported that the total revenue the WNBA brought in was $102 million. New data shows that in 2023, the league and teams together are estimated to bring in around $180 million to $200 million in revenue. [145] The WNBA's audience has increased by 67% halfway through the 2023 season, with an average of 556,184 viewers per game. [146]
The WNBA's revenue compares with about $10 billion for the NBA in the season ending in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available. ... on TV or elsewhere. "Being the first, it can be ...
The full 2022 WNBA regular season on ESPN networks was the most viewed ... (and seen by 780,000 average viewers) and Game 3 on a Friday (524,000 on ESPN2). ... TV: ESPN | Thursday, Sept. 15 at 9 p ...
Viewership was up 21% over last year across its national television partners and the league's average attendance of 6,615 fans was the WNBA's highest since the 2018 season. ... and the league's ...
The NBA's nine-year television deal beginning with the 2016–17 season with ABC/ESPN and TNT generates annual league TV revenues of $2.7 billion. [60] The NBA's next TV deal, set to take effect in 2025–26 and run through the 2035–36 season, will be with ABC/ESPN, NBC, Peacock, and Amazon, and also covers the WNBA for its 2026–2036 ...
The average WNBA salary of $135,000 would have to rise fivefold to hit pay equity with men by share of revenue, he says. The WNBA also struggled to get media coverage in a chicken-and-egg-type ...