NEW YORK – The defending champion of the WNBA New York Liberty and WNYW FOX5 New York announced a extension of a multi -year partnership in which WNYW will continue as an official television partner of New York Liberty, and broadcast Liberty Television Games locally through Fox5 and My9, with all the local games broadcast on the local Fox application.
Last season, after the success of the partnership, the local viewer of Liberty increased 129% in annual shift in its 23 games in total. Following this success, WNYW FOX5 will increase its investment – a testimony of the network’s commitment to the title champion of the WNBA to present its world class product through a newly exposed regular season calendar.
In addition, entering the long -awaited WNBA season from WNBA, Fox5 will host new weekly programs dedicated to New York Liberty on its linear and digital platforms. In favor of the extent of its team coverage, Fox5 will incorporate the highlights of the game and the players of freedom in their sporting reports, their functionality segments and on other digital programs and series of social media.
“The New York Liberty is laser focused on the guarantee of the continuous evolution of our company and our multi -year extension with Fox5 plays an essential role in the extension of our reach,” said Keia Clarke, CEO of the New York Liberty. “We are delighted to call a platform as important as our local television house for years to come and a program dedicated to new freedom, will increase the accessibility of fans while raising our brand and stimulating business growth for our franchise and female sports as a whole.”
“We are delighted to maintain this victory sequence with the defending champion of the WNBA New York Liberty,” said Lew Leone, main vice-president and managing director of WNYW FOX 5 and WWOR MY9. “We have a range of powerful sports programs and extend our partnership with The Liberty offers a short -term press to bring fans even more coverage, more accessing access and WNBA moments.”
New York Liberty Sabrina Ionescu (20) goalkeeper makes a 3-point basket during the second half against the Lynx of Minnesota in match 3 of a WNBA Basketball final series on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. Liberty won 80-77. (Photo / abbie parr)
In 2024, the New York Liberty became the very first professional women’s sports team with a Fox5 distribution agreement in New York. DMA N ° 1 Corderstone in the country, WNYW FOX5 is available in more than 7.5 million households in the New York Tri-State region. WNYW and WWOR are available in four states (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania), including 29 counties, including Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx in New York, the counties of Nassau and Suffolk on the county of Long Island, Westchester as well as Newark, New Jersey in the County of Essex.
The continuous partnership of Liberty with WNYW FOX5 is based on its long -standing commitment to increase the accessibility of fans. New York continued to innovate in this space thanks to the launch of Liberty Live, the direct streaming platform for team consumers, the refreshled application of New York Liberty with Storyteller technology, and its liberty series unlocked, to provide access to exclusive and exclusive players all year round.
Memberships of the season and unique game tickets for home matches at the Barclays Center are on sale now at Ticketmaster, including the subscriptions for the Toki Row and JetBlue newly built in Key Premium clubs. To find out more and visualize additional ticketing options, such as group tickets and partial season plans, visit Liberty.wnba.com/tickets. The complete New York calendar in 2025 can be found here.
