The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and FIFA have agreed to extend their existing media rights partnership, ensuring that the upcoming FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 will be broadcast on the EBU\u2019s free-to-air linear TV network across 34 European territories.<\/p>\n
In October 2022, the two parties signed an initial deal confirming that the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2023 would be broadcast free-to-air across 28 European territories, but under this revised agreement, major European broadcast markets have been added, together with Ukraine.<\/p>\n
EBU Members, including ARD\/ZDF (Germany), BBC\/ITV (U.K.), France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, RAI (Italy) and RTVE (Spain), will also undertake to help market the tournament across all their channels as part of the EBU\u2019s long-term strategy to promote the growth of women\u2019s football in Europe and beyond. In Ukraine, the tournament will be shown by EBU member UA:PBC.<\/p>\n
\u201cFIFA is delighted to widen the deal with the European Broadcasting Union for the transmission of the upcoming FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup to include the five major markets within their existing networks, namely France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as Ukraine, thus ensuring maximum exposure for the tournament,\u201d said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. \u201cAs part of this agreement, the EBU has committed to working towards broadcasting at least one hour of weekly content dedicated to women\u2019s football on its own digital platform and broadcaster network. This will provide a huge promotional and exposure opportunity for women\u2019s football, which is a top priority for us in line with FIFA\u2019s commitment to the long-term development of the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n
EBU Director General Noel Curran said: \u201cWe are delighted to have been able to build on our long-term and successful relationship with FIFA to secure the rights on behalf of Europe\u2019s biggest public-service broadcasters. The FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup is one of sport\u2019s most exciting and fastest-growing events, and we are committed to working hand-in-hand with FIFA to ensure the women\u2019s game is enjoyed by as many people as possible across the continent. We see women\u2019s football as being central to our content strategy and one of the cornerstones of the new digital platform we hope to launch next year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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