22-02-2024, 12:25 AM
The tender for the next round of rights for the WSL is out. Quite a tight turn around, with these rights for NEXT season.
It is expected there will be more matches on Friday nights and on Saturdays at 17:30. Incumbents Sky and the BBC, as well as DAZN and TNT Sports are likely to be involved in discussions. The new company in charge of the WSL and Women's Championship is also looking at possibly moving the matches shown on the FA Player to a streaming partner, and upping the quality of those broadcasts in the process.
The move to have more matches on Saturday evenings doesn't sound ideal, but it is a symptom of there being so few slots to broadcast football across the weekend. The league is already being shown in some awkward slots like Sunday 18:45 to be away from the Premier League.
What is the current deal set up like? I thought I had read that Sky had first pick each week and BBC the second, but that wouldn't make sense if Sky passed on Chelsea v. Man City last week.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It is expected there will be more matches on Friday nights and on Saturdays at 17:30. Incumbents Sky and the BBC, as well as DAZN and TNT Sports are likely to be involved in discussions. The new company in charge of the WSL and Women's Championship is also looking at possibly moving the matches shown on the FA Player to a streaming partner, and upping the quality of those broadcasts in the process.
The move to have more matches on Saturday evenings doesn't sound ideal, but it is a symptom of there being so few slots to broadcast football across the weekend. The league is already being shown in some awkward slots like Sunday 18:45 to be away from the Premier League.
What is the current deal set up like? I thought I had read that Sky had first pick each week and BBC the second, but that wouldn't make sense if Sky passed on Chelsea v. Man City last week.
www.telegraph.co.uk