WNBA builds on soaring popularity with new media rights agreements

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The rocketing growth of the WNBA is reflected in the league's new media rights agreements announced Wednesday for the 2026 through 2036 seasons.

Disney, which owns ABC and ESPN, and Amazon Prime Video remain partners along with a new agreement with NBCUniversal (NBCU) covering broadcast, cable and streaming distribution.

Disney will show games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and stre