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Basketball

ProfessorGAC

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2. Ummmm.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2024, 03:55 PM

Jul 2024

They just signed a deal that will pay the league $200 million per year, for the next 11 years.
Their total revenue was $200 million. This new $200 million supplants $24 million in current national rights deals.
So, the revenues next season will be 88% higher. And, that doesn't count added deals for streaming, international TV, local rights, & merchandise. Added up, the increase is expected to take revenues to 2.25x current.
The new deal just happened. It was all over the news, as were the increases over current.
The premise of the article is flawed. Or it was written a month ago.

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This will likely be the first profitable wnba season. JT45242 Jul 2024 #1

Ummmm. ProfessorGAC Jul 2024 #2