FA Women's Super League
Has women’s club football lost its media rights momentum?
Experts polled by SportBusiness Media say there is a growing disparity between how buyers and sellers value women's football media rights, resulting in stalemates at negotiating tables and leaving the sector at significant risk of plateau.
Al-Kudcy leaving Chelsea Women to become WSL commercial chief
Zarah Al-Kudcy, the commercial director for reigning WSL champion Chelsea Women, is leaving the club to become the chief revenue officer for NewCo, the independent body set up to run the top-flight women’s league and the second-tier Women’s Championship.
Sky, BBC sign off one-year extensions to WSL contract
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and public broadcaster the BBC have finalised their short-term domestic rights extension for the Women's Super League, covering the 2024-25 season only
WSL set to remain on Sky, BBC next season
Domestic broadcast coverage of England’s Women’s Super League is set to remain on pay-television broadcaster Sky and public broadcaster the BBC in one-season extensions.
Ekblad joins FA as ‘broadcast lead’ for women’s football
Sports executive Andrea Ekblad has joined the Football Association as ‘Broadcast Lead - Women’s Professional Game’, in a role that covers the top two tiers of women’s football in England, the Women’s Super Lea…
Carney review: Women’s football can be billion-pound industry
A major review of women's football in England has recommended a series of changes to the governance of the game with its author, the former international Karen Carney, claiming that the sport could become…
WSL, Six Nations and T20 World Cup fuel UK viewership rise for women’s sport
The first four months of 2023 brought record TV viewership for women’s sport in the UK, according to the Women’s Sport Trust.
Citing data from Futures Sport & Entertainment, the Trust said 20.6 m
FanCode nets WSL streaming rights in India
Indian digital platform FanCode has secured exclusive streaming rights in India to the FA Women's Super League.
FanCode will show 20 select matches this season and 57 matches in the 2023-24 season
DAZN to monetise women’s football through standalone package in Spain
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has launched a new package in Spain dedicated to women’s football.
Entitled DAZN Victoria, the new package is priced at €9.99 ($10.73) per month.
WSL continues international revenue growth with expanded DAZN deal
DAZN has taken a further stop towards its aim of establishing itself the global home of women’s football with a deal to show the FA Women’s Super League and Women’s FA Cup in Spain, Italy, Japan and other territories from 2022-23 to 2023-24.
DAZN nets WSL rights in Spain, Italy and Japan
Streaming platform DAZN has secured rights to show the FA Women's Super League and Women's FA Cup in Spain, Italy, Japan and other territories for two seasons, from 2022-23 to 2023-24
Sky Deutschland nets Women’s Super League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has widened its commitment to the Women’s Super League by acquiring rights to the top tier of English women’s club football in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.