CNBC to Simulcast 11 WNBA Games This Season

CNBC will simulcast 11 WNBA games this season, expanding the audience for the women's basketball league. This move aims to increase viewership and exposure for the WNBA.

17 Jun, 10:20 — 17 Jun, 17:30

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Why this matters

This development is significant for the WNBA as it seeks to grow its viewership and financial standing by reaching new demographics. For CNBC, it represents a diversification of its content beyond traditional business news, potentially broadening its own audience base after a major corporate restructuring.

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What sources agree on

CNBC will simulcast 11 WNBA games
The simulcasts are intended to expand the WNBA's audience

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CNBC will simulcast 11 WNBA games this season.

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The simulcasts will expose the WNBA to an affluent audience on CNBC.

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This marks a new chapter for CNBC after it spun out from Comcast.

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The specific number of games to be simulcast

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CNBC's recent spin-out from Comcast and its significance for the network

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