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Madison Williams

WNBA Agrees to Multi-Year Media Rights Deal With Versant, USA Network

The WNBA agreed to a new 11-year media rights deal on Tuesday with Versant, a new media company taking over NBCUniversal’s cable television networks including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel.

The main focus will be on USA Network, which will broadcast at least 50 games, including WNBA playoff and WNBA Finals contests in select years. Fans will see a split of coverage on USA Network and NBCU on NBC in the years Versant hosts the WNBA Finals.

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