{"id":9475,"date":"2019-07-12T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/bbc-picks-rights-uefa-womens-euro-2021\/"},"modified":"2019-07-12T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T15:54:30","slug":"bbc-picks-up-rights-to-uefa-womens-euro-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/07\/12\/bbc-picks-up-rights-to-uefa-womens-euro-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Picks Up Rights to UEFA Women\u2019s Euro 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC has secured the exclusive rights to the UEFA Women\u2019s Euro 2021 soccer tournament.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA Women\u2019s Euro 2021 coverage at the BBC will include every game from grounds throughout England across TV, radio and online. BBC\u2019s pickup of the tournament follows the broadcaster\u2019s coverage of the record-breaking FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup 2019 in France. A peak TV audience of 11.7 million was recorded for the semi-final match between England and the U.S., making it the largest TV audience of 2019 thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, said: \u201cAfter the success of the World Cup on the BBC and the record-breaking viewing figures for women\u2019s football, we\u2019re delighted to be the broadcaster of the UEFA Women\u2019s Euro 2021. At the start of this summer, we wanted to shift the dial on women\u2019s football and I feel the phenomenal coverage from France has done just that. The BBC\u2019s sport portfolio continues to go from strength to strength and we\u2019re thrilled to add the 2021 Euros to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA marketing director, added: &#8220;UEFA is delighted to partner with the BBC for the UEFA Women\u2019s EURO in 2021, which takes place in the United Kingdom. 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