NCAA Signs $920 Million Deal with ESPN for Broadcast Rights

Women's Basketball Valued at $65 Million Annually in New Agreement

NCAA has signed an eight-year, $920 million media rights agreement with ESPN to televise 40 college sports championships each year, including women's basketball.
The deal values women's basketball at $65 million per year, a significant increase from its current valuation under the deal that ends with the 2023-24 season.
The agreement guarantees that the national championship games in women's basketball, women's volleyball and women's gymnastics will be broadcast on ABC each year.
The NCAA will explore the idea of rewarding women's basketball teams' NCAA Tournament success with revenue distribution units, a system used on the men's side of the sport to reward conferences and universities for performing in the tournament.
The deal was completed during ESPN's exclusive negotiating period, meaning the NCAA did not take its championship bundle to the open market for a potential bidding war.