What was the approximate value of the WNBA's new 2026 media rights agreements?

The WNBA's new 2026 media-rights agreements were worth approximately $2.2 billion. The agreements cover an 11-year period and marked a major increase over the league's previous national broadcast contracts.

The package involved the ESPN family of networks, NBC Sports and Amazon Prime Video. ESPN carried selected games across ABC and ESPN, NBC expanded coverage through NBC and Peacock, and Amazon streamed additional games. The agreements were negotiated as part of the broader NBA media-rights process.

The figure is sometimes confused with the total value of all WNBA broadcasting arrangements. The $2.2 billion figure refers to the principal group of new agreements; separate or continuing arrangements with partners such as CBS Sports and Scripps also affect the league's overall media distribution.

The deal reflected the WNBA's rising audience, stronger commercial demand and expanding schedule. It began with the 2026 season, the league's 30th season, giving the competition substantially more national exposure than in earlier broadcast cycles.