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Womens football

Survey: UK watching more sport since pandemic

Sports viewing in the UK has spiked since the start of the pandemic in 2020 to today, with women’s sports – particularly football – seeing strong interest, according to a survey of consumers across 17 markets by strategic consultancy Altman Solon. Altman Solon’s analysis shows that broadcasters and investors have several opportunities to take advantage […]

September 28, 2022

DAZN scores English women’s football rights

DAZN has acquired the rights to broadcast the English Football Association (FA) Women’s Super League and Women’s FA Cup for two seasons across multiple territories. The deal will see DAZN offer live and on demand access to minimum two FA Women’s Super League matches per round and multiple Women’s FA Cup games for free on […]

September 21, 2022

Spain: Free weekly women’s football on Gol Play

Gol Play, the Spanish sports TV network, is set to show one free-to-air match from the Women’s Professional League each match day, as well as highlights packages.Mediapro has acquired the broadcast rights which will allow Gol Playviewers to watch the Women’s Primera División, the top flight women’s football league in Spain, with all the action […]

September 9, 2022

Sky Sports boosts WSL coverage

This season, Sky Sports will introduce multiple new features that it says will make this season’s Women’s Football schedule the most accessible yet, with opportunities to watch live, engage in new content and platforms to join the conversation. After a 171 per cent increase in viewing vs the 2020/21 season, the WSL returns on September […]

September 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare

WICC free on DAZN YouTube channel

DAZN, the global sports entertainment platform, will exclusively broadcast the Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC) in over 175 markets and territories worldwide, including the UK, France, Canada, Italy, Spain and DACH. The tournament – which features four of the biggest European and North American club team – will be available both live and on demand […]

August 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

FIFA+ to stream FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup

The FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2022, which will be hosted in Costa Rica from now until August 28th, is being live-streamed for free on FIFA+ in over 100 territories, bringing audiences from across the globe all new access to future stars of the women’s game. Matches will be live on FIFA+ in 114 countries, […]

August 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Snapchat, COPA90 partner on Women’s Euro 2022 content

Snap has announced a content partnership with COPA90 to host a new show called Goals Talk. Snapchatters will be able to watch videos about the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, including behind-the-scenes stories from the tournament, content from COPA90’s Creator Community and stories about Women’s Football. Snapchat reaches more than 90 per cent of 13-24 year […]

July 26, 2022

Every Women’s Euros 2022 match live on BBC

The UEFA Women’s European Championships 2022 will be the first major women’s football tournament England has hosted since 2005 and the BBC will be on hand to broadcast all 31 games live from the competition, and deliver 24/7 coverage across television, radio and digital this summer. Every game will be broadcast live across BBC One, […]

June 10, 2022

FIFA launches Women’s World Cup 2023 rights sale

FIFA has launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in the UK for the sale of media rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. Since its inception in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup has grown to become the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The most recent edition – the FIFA Women’s World Cup […]

June 9, 2022

DAZN: Women’s Champions League final audience up 56% YoY

The UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) final between Lyon and Barcelona on May 21st saw a record setting live cumulative viewership of 3.6 million globally across DAZN, DAZN’s UWCL YouTube channel, and 11 free-to-air channels in Europe. This marks a 56 per cent increase in audience compared to last season’s final.  This was the first year […]

May 26, 2022