Amazon Prime Video Extends WNBA Exclusive Streaming Pact for Two More Years
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Women’s pro hoops are coming back to Amazon‘s Prime Video for at least two more years. Prime Video and the WNBA on Friday announced a rights renewal deal under which Prime Video will continue to be the exclusive U.S.
streaming partner for a package of 21 games each season, including the Championship Game of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. The Prime Video deal extension covers the 2024 and ’25 seasons.
Financial terms of the pact were not disclosed. Prime Video first became an WNBA partner for the 2021 season, when it streamed 16 games.
The 2024 season is expected to run from May 14-Sept. 19 with each of the league’s 12 teams playing 40 games. Per Amazon, the 2023 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup attracted the largest audience for an WNBA game ever for Prime Video, nearly doubling the viewership over the prior year.
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