FIFA and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have agreed to extend their existing broadcast rights partnership, ensuring that the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 will be broadcast on the EBU public television network in 34 countries. Europeans. At the same time, a further commitment has been made for the regular transmission of women’s football content beyond the tournament.
The memorandum of understanding follows on from initial discussions that took place at FIFA headquarters last month between FIFA President Gianni Infantino, FIFA Commercial Director Romy Gai and representatives of the European Broadcasting Union. (EBU), headed by CEO Noel Curran, and the rights include broadcast via TV, digital and radio in a new arrangement that will also see the EBU provide more promotion than ever for women’s football, helping to the sport grow even more.
In October 2022, the two parties had announced an initial agreement confirming that the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup would be broadcast free-to-air in 28 European territories, but under this revised agreement, the main European broadcast markets have been added. , along with Ukraine.
“FIFA is pleased to extend the agreement with the European Broadcasting Union for the transmission of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup to include the five main markets within their existing networks, namely France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, as well as the Ukraine, thus ensuring maximum exposure for the tournament,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “As part of this agreement, EBU has committed to working to broadcast at least one hour of dedicated women’s football content weekly on its own digital platform and broadcast network. This will provide a great promotional and exposure opportunity for women’s football, which is a priority for us in line with FIFA’s commitment to the long-term development of this sport,” he assured.
