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TNT Sports has announced a new multi-year partnership with Unrivaled, the professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league which will begin in 2025. The partnership will see live game coverage exclusively carried on TNT and truTV and all games will stream on Max.
The league debut is scheduled for Jan. 17 and will have more than 45 primetime regular season matchups aired three nights a week across TNT Sports platforms, with twice-weekly games on TNT as the lead network on Mondays and Fridays and additional broadcasts on truTV on Saturdays.
The league is co-founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart and is said to feature 30 of the top women’s basketball players across six teams who will play what is described as a “compressed, full court style of play.”
As part of the media rights partnership, TNT Sports has agreed to invest an undisclosed amount in Unrivaled. David Levy, Co-CEO of Horizon Sports & Experiences (HS&E), and John Skipper, spearheaded the media rights negotiations. Both HS&E and Skipper have invested in the league.
“Our TNT Sports portfolio centers on premium live sports and our media and equity partnership with Unrivaled deepens our commitment to further expanding the depth of top tier women’s sports programming we offer our fans and presents an opportunity for us to shape and amplify the continued growth of women’s basketball,” said Luis Silberwasser, Chairman & CEO, TNT Sports in a release.
“TNT Sports has a long and storied history of unparalleled coverage and production in both pro and college basketball, and I have witnessed their commitment to excellence firsthand,” said David Levy. “Together, Unrivaled and TNT Sports are committed to growing the league’s brand and engaging fans with this exciting new three-on-three competition. By embracing a shared fan-first approach, we are dedicated to delivering a best-in-class viewing experience for the league’s inaugural season and beyond.”
