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Chicago Sky


Founded

2006

Sector

Sports property

Company Size

13-50

Location

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Red Stars valued at ‘US$35.5m’ as Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts agrees takeover

Group reaches agreement in principle to acquire NWSL franchise from Arnim Whisler.

Acquisitions

16 August 2023

Chicago Sky agree marketing deal with FuboTV

Streaming platform creates signup offers for fans and will offer in-venue discounts.

Sponsorship

1 August 2023

WNBA TV audiences up 67% at 2023 season’s halfway point

ABC, CBS, ESPN and ESPN2 averaging 556k viewers per game as league trends towards most watched regular season in more than 20 years.

Sponsorship

17 July 2023

Chicago Sky valued at US$85m after investors acquire 10% stake

Seattle Storm only team valued higher in WNBA as Cubs co-owner and Foot Locker CEO buy in.

Investment

7 June 2023

WNBA expands Meta deal to stream games live in VR

20 matches per season will be live streamed on Meta Quest platforms.

OTT & Digital

16 May 2023

WNBA to stage first preseason game in Canada

Chicago Sky v Minnesota Lynx to take place on 13th May 2023.

Bidding & Hosting

23 January 2023

WNBA scores most-watched playoffs in 20 years

Average 439k viewers tune in through 19 games on ESPN.

Media Rights

12 September 2022

Why aren’t more brands sponsoring WNBA teams?

In his latest newsletter, deputy editor Sam Carp also looks at the EA-Fifa fallout and news of some disgruntled VIPs at the Miami GP.

Opinion

13 May 2022