ION will proceed to air WNBA video games after the league reached a brand new multiyear settlement with Scripps.
The brand new deal will take impact in 2026. Phrases weren’t disclosed.
“This new multi-year settlement displays the rising pleasure surrounding the league and the rising demand for WNBA video games,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert mentioned in a press release. “By way of Scripps’ ION Community Friday Evening doubleheaders, we’ll proceed to showcase the world-class expertise of WNBA athletes to much more followers nationwide.”
ION and the WNBA initially agreed to a three-year deal in 2023 value round $13 million a season.
Video games are averaging round 550,000 viewers this season.
Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported that WNBA gamers weren’t included within the negotiations with Scripps.Â
