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Study: Women’s sport has broad appeal

Sky Sports, in partnership with Gemba – the sports data & analytics company – has published a study on women’s sport fandom. Sky, which says it is the UK’s biggest investor in women’s sport’s rights, conducted in-depth research to uncover what’s driving fan engagement, where the biggest opportunities lie, and how the industry can accelerate […]

April 28, 2025

ION to present WNBA’s first national TV preseason games

ION will air a doubleheader of WNBA preseason games – representing the first-ever nationally televised preseason contests in league history – on May 2nd, that will launch another year of the WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION for Scripps Sports. Both games will feature star players returning to their college home courts. In the opening […]

April 28, 2025

Analyst: European women’s football rights undervalued

Analysis from Ampere has revealed that the European women’s football leagues continue to be undervalued, despite the growing popularity of the sport. With fans, TV audiences, and the willingness to pay for Europe’s women’s leagues increasing, their current rights valuation, which stands at approximately 0.5 per cent of the value of the men’s leagues, looks […]

April 23, 2025

WFTV launches 2025 Julie Burnell Scholarship: WFTV Production Management Programme

Women in Film and TV (UK) (WFTV) has announced the launch of the 2025 Julie Burnell Scholarship: WFTV Production Management Programme, supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions. This initiative underscores WFTV’s ongoing commitment to empowering women in Production Management and advancing their careers within High-end TV […]

March 24, 2025

DAZN signs Women’s Elite Rugby, World Sevens Football deals

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is now the global broadcast partner of Women’s Elite Rugby (WER), the first professional women’s rugby union league in the US Fans will be able to watch all Women’s Elite Rugby games live and on-demand for free only on DAZN. The league’s inaugural season starts on March 22nd and will […]

March 21, 2025

Roku Sports adds National Women’s Soccer League Zone

Roku has launched the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Zone in the US – a new destination in the Roku Sports experience. The NWSL Zone will showcase live and upcoming games, programming and more from the premier professional women’s soccer league. This is Roku’s first women’s league-branded zone, arriving in time for the season which […]

March 14, 2025

Ofcom calls on tech firms to make online world safer for females

Ofcom has proposed “concrete measures” that tech firms should take to tackle online harms against women and girls, setting a new standard for their online safety. With insights from victims, survivors, women’s advocacy groups and safety experts, the new draft guidance sets out practical, ambitious but achievable measures that providers can implement to improve women’s and girls’ […]

February 25, 2025

Little Dot Sport, WPLL extend social media partnership

Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios – an All3Media company – has announced the renewal of its social media partnership with Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL), under its sports-specialist label, Little Dot Sport. The two-year extension will continue to drive the growth of women’s football fandom and engagement across all digital platforms. […]

February 20, 2025

Women in Film and TV Launches 2025 Four Nations Mentoring Scheme

Women in Film and TV (UK) (WFTV) is stepping up its efforts to empower women in the screen industries with the launch of its 2025 Four Nations Mentoring Scheme. Designed for mid-career women working in film, television, and creative media, the scheme offers unparalleled opportunities to accelerate careers in an industry where women remain underrepresented […]

January 22, 2025

DAZN Women’s Football YouTube channel hits 1m followers

DAZN has announced that its Women’s Football YouTube channel is now followed by one million fans and has received 2.8 billion impressions since launch. DAZN Women’s Football acts as an effective marketing channel for DAZN’s free on-platform women’s football environment, enabling viewers to discover the game before transitioning to the DAZN platform for unrestricted access […]

November 25, 2024