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April 1, 2026
ESPN Launches ‘Courtside,’ Its New Women’s Final Four AltCast
ESPN will present some fancy footwork during its telecasts of the Women’s Final Four. For six years, ESPN found success with Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi at the helm of a special ESPN2 “altcast” aimed at providing a different option than traditional game coverage during the college basketball tournament. With those two former players...
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March 30, 2026
ESPN VP reveals 50-50 gender split in women’s sports viewership: ‘Everyone is watching women’s sports’
The reaction to ESPN creating a primetime women’s sports window to replace Sunday Night Baseball starting this summer was predictable. Despite the fact that the WNBA and NWSL are the biggest properties in the ESPN lineup that are in-season during the summer, many attempted to paint the move as anti-men’s sports or...
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March 23, 2026
Scripps Sports Launching FAST Channel Focusing on Women’s Sports With Original Programming
The E.W. Scripps Company is expanding its footprint in the evolving sports media landscape with the launch of a new free streaming destination built around live events and original programming. Scripps Sports Network, a 24/7 FAST channel, will debut Tuesday offering a mix of live games, studio programming, documentaries and acquired content. The network...
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March 16, 2026
Just Women’s Sports Brings Fan Activation And Live Podcast Taping To Women’s Final Four
Just Women's Sports (JWS), the leading multimedia platform dedicated to women's sports, will show up in a big way at the 2026 NCAA Women's Final Four in Phoenix through a fan-focused activation in partnership with Culver's and a live taping of Between the Lines presented by Intuit TurboTax. As part of the event, Culver's,...
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March 12, 2026
ALLY and Scripps Sports Partner With PWHL to Deliver First-Ever Nationally Televised Game in U.S
Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) and Scripps Sports are teaming up with the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) to broadcast its first-ever game on national linear television in the United States. The PWHL Takeover Tour™ game between the New York Sirens and the Montréal Victoire will air on ION, The E.W....
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March 6, 2026
MVP Launches MVPW Women’s Boxing Platform, Signs Multi-Year ESPN Deal Through 2028
Most Valuable Promotions announced on Friday the launch of MVPW, a dedicated women’s boxing platform, alongside a multi-year broadcast agreement with ESPN as the U.S. home for MVPW events through 2028. The announcement was made at a press conference at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The deal returns...
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February 24, 2026
Whoopi Goldberg’s All Women’s Sports Network Debuts Live Boxing
All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) announces the debut of women’s professional boxing on its fast-growing television platform in partnership with Hall of Fame legend Manny Pacquiao’s promotion, live on Sat., Feb. 28, beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. The two-hour “Queen of the...
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November 18, 2025
Professional Women’s Hockey League Skates to Expanded Media Rights for 2025-2026 Season
Amid a boom for women’s sports, the Professional Women’s Hockey League is expanding its TV footprint in the U.S. The upstart league currently only has four teams in the U.S. (and another four in Canada), and has cut deals with regional sports networks including NESN and MSG Networks, as well as...
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October 29, 2025
ESPN and Athletes Unlimited Announce Multi-Year Distribution Deal Covering More Than 50 Nationally Televised Games Annually
Following an incredibly successful inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), ESPN and Athletes Unlimited (AU) today announced a multi-year rights extension that strengthens ESPN’s role as an official broadcast partner for AU’s professional leagues in softball, basketball, and volleyball. ESPN Press Room
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October 8, 2025
WNBA Finals draw most viewers for a Game 1 since the league’s inaugural season
The opening game of the WNBA Finals was the most watched Game 1 since the league's inaugural season. An average of 1.9 million viewers watched Las Vegas edge Phoenix 89-86 on Friday night, according to ESPN. That was up 62% from last season's matchup of New York and Minnesota. The game peaked...
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October 7, 2025
WNBA announces astonishing Game 1 viewership that broke 28-year mark
The Las Vegas Aces came out 89-86 winners in a thrilling Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the Phoenix Mercury. A’ja Wilson topscored with 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Aces’ bench outscored the Mercury’s 41-16 in a game that had a total of 12 lead changes. However, another astonishing...
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September 15, 2025
WNBA Ratings Rise 3% in 2025 Despite Clark’s Absence
Following a historic 2024 season, the WNBA delivered a slight viewership increase. The 2025 WNBA season averaged 969,000 viewers across ESPN networks, Ion, and CBS, a 3% increase in viewership relative to last year, according to Sports Media Watch. FRONT OFFICE SPORTS
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September 12, 2025
Saudi Arabia to welcome women’s nonstop action sports channel
All Women's Sports Network (AWSN) will launch a dedicated women's sports channel in Saudi Arabia on Friday in partnership with the country's football federation and national broadcaster Saudi Sports Company. Co-founded by Oscar-winning actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg, AWSN was launched late last year as the first global media channel...
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September 1, 2025
ESPN talent says network rejected several pitches for women’s sports show
ESPN has been airing women's sports for decades now. The company has been carrying the WNBA since its inception and airs many of the NCAA women's sports through its different networks, including ESPN2, ESPN3, and ESPNU. However, considering the mass interest that women's basketball has gained just this year, ESPN...
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August 11, 2025
Netflix Inks Rights Deal in Canada for FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031
In addition to its previously announced exclusive US rights, Netflix has now secured the official broadcasting rights in Canada for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031, the streamer announced on Friday. SVG News
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August 5, 2025
ESPN Unveils Expansive 2025 Women’s Collegiate Soccer Schedule Featuring More Than 1,980 Matches Across Platforms
ESPN platforms will present more than 1,980 women’s college soccer matches during the 2025 season this fall, including 64 regular-season matchups across ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN), and ACC Network (ACCN) –. In the season’s opening match, defending national champion and No. 1 North Carolina opens play at Tennessee on Thursday,...
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July 15, 2025
‘Good Morning America’ Will Air From WNBA All-Star in First
Over the last five years, the WNBA All-Star game has served as a marker of the league’s rise in cultural relevance. The weekend, which was at one point an uninspired marker of the midway point in the season, has evolved into a can’t-miss event, complete with hard-to-get-in parties, top-tier sponsor...
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July 8, 2025
Women’s March Madness Expansion Wouldn’t Yield More ESPN Money
The terms of the NCAA’s media contract with Disney for the women’s tournament stipulates that ESPN is not required to pay extra if women’s March Madness expands, sources told Front Office Sports. FRON OFFICE SPORTS
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June 25, 2025
ESPN bets big on women’s sports with Women’s Lacrosse League media deal
ESPN and the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) have announced a new five-year media rights agreement that will begin in 2026 and includes a three percent investment stake in the PLL for ESPN. CLUTCH POINTS
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June 24, 2025
ESPN Reaches Agreement with UEFA for Exclusive Rights to the 2025 UEFA European Women’s Championship Across Spanish-Speaking Latin America
ESPN has acquired exclusive media rights to the 2025 UEFA European Women’s Championship across Spanish-speaking Latin America as part of a new agreement with UEFA. The deal also includes rights to UEFA’s men’s and women’s youth and futsal competitions through 2028. ESPN Press Room
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June 17, 2025
Tubi Acquires Naomi Osaka Tennis Doc ‘The Second Set’ (Exclusive)
Naomi Osaka‘s return to pro tennis after a break to give birth to her child will be captured in The Second Set, a documentary picked up by Tubi. THE Hollywood REPORTER
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June 16, 2025
Next Is Now Gives Women’s Basketball Docuseries a Date and Brand Backers
The first Next Is Now project, the Fastest Six Weeks in Sports docuseries—which examines the span between the end of NCAA Women’s March Madness and the beginning of the WNBA Season. ADWEEK
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June 9, 2025
Broadcasting All Women’s Sports Network launches FAST channel
The All Women’s Sports Network has launched a FAST channel on Pluto TV in the UK, US, Canada, and Nordics. Co-founded by Whoopi Goldberg and Jungo TV, the All Women’s Sports Network aims to give a platform to women athletes around the globe. The FAST channel will feature a 24/7 linear...
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June 4, 2025
Lisa Leslie partners with Just Women’s Sports to reimagine WNBA coverage
Teaming up with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, Just Women’s Sports (JWS) announced on Wednesday that it’s launching Between the Lines with Lisa Leslie, a new video series, as well as JWS Playmakers. This creator-driven content studio spotlights authentic voices in women’s basketball. The first episode of Between the Lines will be released...
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May 31, 2025
CBS Sports acquires the rights to air Women’s Champions League matches
CBS Sports has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights for the UEFA Women’s Champions League through the 2029-30 season, the network announced Saturday. The Free Press
