History in the Making: Women's World Cup to be Broadcasted by BBC and ITV
BBC and ITV secure last-minute rights to broadcast the Women's World Cup after FIFA threatened not to show it in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain The tournament, hosted by Australia and New Zealand, kicks off on July 20
All 64 games of the upcoming 2019 Women's World Cup will now be available for viewing on terrestrial TV in the UK. The BBC and ITV have successfully struck a joint rights deal, as confirmed by a joint statement from the broadcasters. Additionally, the deal includes live audio commentary on BBC 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra.
Both BBC and ITV are set to broadcast the matches of the upcoming tournament, which includes England's Group D matches against Haiti, Denmark, and China. However, the final will be aired on both BBC One and ITV1. The tournament, which is being jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, is scheduled to commence on July 20, with the match between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland.
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As a result of the deal, prominent European countries such as Germany, Spain, France, and Italy can rest assured that their TV broadcasting contracts for the tournament are now secured. This comes after FIFA's president, Gianni Infantino, had previously warned that the tournament may not be shown in these countries due to a dispute regarding financial matters.
Infantino claimed broadcasters had offered FIFA between $1m (£800,000) and $10m (£8m) for the rights, compared with $100m (£80m) to $200m (£160m) for the men's World Cup.
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