Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

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Sponsorship & Marketing

Fantasy gaming and sportsbook operator DraftKings has signed up as the second official betting partner of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), joining its rival FanDuel.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

US sportswear brand New Balance has signed a non-exclusive sponsorship agreement with the WNBA that will enable it to amplify its existing endorsement deal with Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Indiana Fever player has agreed a multi-year sponsorship and her stardom can be measured by Clark being the first athlete to sign an endorsement deal with Wilson since NBA legend Michael Jordan.
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Media

Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut on ESPN2 and Disney-owned streaming platforms drew an average of 2.1 million viewers, generating the highest viewership of a league game since 2001 and best ever for ESPN.
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Governance

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is to expand into Canada for the first time in 2026, when Toronto joins as the 14th team
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Global venture capital firm Cleveland Avenue has deepened its ties with WNBA side Phoenix Mercury by announcing an innovative revolving jersey patch sponsorship deal with the team.  
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Media

The Women's National Basketball Association plans to negotiate its future media rights deals in partnership with the NBA, the league confirmed at the WNBA Draft
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Media

CBS Sports has signed a new rights deal with the Women's National Basketball Association, which SportBusiness understands runs for two years, as it prepares for record network coverage of the league in 2024.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has signalled its continued support for women’s reproductive freedom by agreeing a sponsorship deal with over-the-counter birth control product Opill.
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Media

The Women's National Basketball Association has extended its domestic broadcast deal with Amazon Prime Video for two years, with the platform airing 21 WNBA games each season, including the WNBA Commissioner's…
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Events

Canada will look to show off its basketball credentials as it pursues a Women's National Basketball Association franchise, after being awarded a pre-season game for the second successive year
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Technology

The Women's National Basketball Association has announced a multi-year deal with Genius Sports' Second Spectrum to provide tracking data to the league
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Emirates has announced a global sponsorship deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) that will see it become the first-ever referee jersey patch sponsor for the league and the title sponsor of the NBA Cup.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Basketball Association and Skims have announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement that makes Skims, the shapewear brand, the official underwear partner of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball A…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Basketball Association and Women's National Basketball Association have announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with fitness brand Peloton
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Governance

The Women's National Basketball Association is expanding for the first time since 2008 after awarding a team to the NBA's Golden State Warriors to begin play in 2025
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Media

The Women's National Basketball Association set multiple records during the 2023 regular season, including drawing the league's best viewership in 21 years
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Governance

Three-time National Basketball Association champion and Hall of Fame electee Dwyane Wade is set to join the WNBA's Chicago Sky ownership group