NCAA Women’s Basketball Is Blowing Up. What’s Next?

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NCAA Women’s Basketball Is Blowing Up. What’s Next?

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36 minutes

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Apr 9, 2024

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Scott and Eben discuss the commercial success of this NCAA women’s basketball tournament, and discuss what’s next for the WNBA and the NCAA.
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Apr 9, 2024

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'Sporticast' is a new podcast hosted by business journalists Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams from Sportico that will deliver the inside scoop on the intersection of money and sports. From billion-dollar valuations to team sales, sponsorship contracts and media rights, go behind the scenes on the deals that power the global sports economy. For more coverage and information, be sure to check out sportico.com

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