04-03-2023, 02:29 AM
(04-03-2023, 12:53 AM)Scratch_Perry Wrote:(03-03-2023, 11:45 PM)Newshound47 Wrote: www.dailymail.co.uk
Further down the article reveals the Women’s Football World Cup will be shared by BBC and ITV and coverage will be done n the cheap.
It's being done on the cheap due to the relatively late notice of the agreement of the deal (yet to be officially confirmed) to cover the tournament.
Though I suspect if England go deep into the tournament (semi-final at least), the BBC, in particular, will send their women's football big-hitters (Gabby Logan, Alex Scott, Robyn Cowen, Rachel Brown-Finnis) out to Australia.
Going forward, coverage of the women's major tournaments (Women's World Cup and Euros) will replicate the men's, as in both BBC and ITV covering them.
It also doesn't help that it will take place in Australia/NZ, with all matches either taking place overnight or in the morning UK time. It also may be a factor that a lot of the tournament will clash with the start of the men's domestic season, so some footballing personnel availability may be an issue too.
It wasn't the greatest FA Cup draw in the week, but all four ties will be broadcast in a fortnight's time on the BBC and ITV. Manchester City v. Burnley on the Saturday on BBC One will clash with the Six Nations on ITV 1, with a triple-header of the other three matches on the Sunday.
With only 2hrs 15mins between matches on the Sunday, there is a danger there will be a clash between matches if they go to extra-time and even more so penalties. But not much more could have been done really - Saturday (Six Nations) and Friday (Comic Relief) were difficult for scheduling another match; Monday is out due to the international break; and Sunday couldn't have kick-offs any later or earlier really.