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Old 07-26-2020, 12:54 PM   #4209
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Originally Posted by Locke View Post
I can see why you'd think I was making that joke, but I'm seriously not.

Most major sports Leagues have obligations to provide content to satisfy obligations to sponsors and Television Contracts, the WNBA is an almost entirely subsidized league so this is not that.
This isn't accurate.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbe.../#5bdead1933eb

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one league source said that a "conservative figure" for WNBA league revenue is $60 million
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ESPN pays the WNBA $25 million per season for the right to broadcast some of its games
(that's about 40% of 60M)

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WNBA teams also have corporate sponsors and those can be substantial. It was recently reported the Connecticut Sun earn 40% of their revenue just from these sponsorships.
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