By Ashley J. Williams 
The executive director of the Wnba Players’ Union is concerned that the league may be undervalued by the billion it will receive over 11 years under recently concluded media rights agreements
“For months, we have been wondering how the NBA would evaluate the WNBA in the area of media rights protection,” union executive director Terry Jackson said in a statement. “Given the proposed billion deal, the league is in control of its fate, in particular, the NBA is watching the fate of the WNBA.”
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The Nba’s Governing Council at its meeting on Tuesday approved the agreements signed by the League of Media Rights with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video, bringing the League closer to concluding 11-year contracts worth billion.
“We can’t wait to find out how the NBA reached the million mark [per year], whether its initial calculations are correct or at least close to it. Neither the NBA nor the WNBA can deny that we have achieved unprecedented growth in all areas over the past few years, players continue to demonstrate their commitment to building a brand, and fans continue to have no reason not to overestimate the WNBA.”
The current WNBA media contract worth about million will end after the 2025 season. The NBA, which owns about 60% of the WNBA shares, has concluded new deals
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced before the start of the season that she expects at least a doubling of the league’s annual revenue due to the league’s growth in recent years, this is more than three times.
New arrivals can significantly increase player salaries, which has been a problem for many years since the league was founded in 1997. Players have traveled abroad to supplement their income The highest base salary this year is 2,242,000, and players can earn more than half a million through salaries, marketing offers and bonuses from Caitlin Clark in She will receive a salary of 76,000 this year, as she will be selected on the first line of this year’s draft
Currently, the league has contracts to broadcast matches on CBS and ION Network, as well as on ESPN and Amazon, the CBS and ION contracts can be extended after expiration, which will increase the total volume of multimedia content, the value of Ion’s contract is million per year and is expected to end next season.