Netflix just won the U.S. broadcasting rights to one of soccer's premiere tournaments: the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Confirmed by the sports federation on Loyalty Test (2024) Hindi Web SeriesDec. 20, the streamer giant will be hedging its next live sports bet on the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments, with Netflix obtaining U.S. rights to air the competition in its first-ever full acquisition of the competition and the World Cup's first appearance on streaming.
SEE ALSO: NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 21In addition to dual English and Spanish telecasts, Netflix said it will debut exclusive documentary programming highlighting the teams and players in the lead-up to the tournament. "Our record-breaking success with Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor demonstrated the massive appetite for women’s sports and live programming," wrote Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria.
"I’ve seen the fandom for the FIFA Women’s World Cup grow tremendously — from the electric atmosphere in France in 2019, and most recently, the incredible energy across Australia and New Zealand in 2023. Bringing this iconic tournament to Netflix is not just about streaming matches — it’s about celebrating the players, the culture, and the passion driving the global rise of women’s sports."
The decision is a departure from FIFA's normal live-to-air strategy for the global games and is a potential gamble for audiences. But the Netflix deal could be the best option for the Women's World Cup, according to FIFA, with the organization citing increasingly lower bids from broadcasters ahead of the 2023 face-off. And it could pay off for Netflix, as well, with the games drawing in more than a billion viewers in 2019.
Broadly, FIFA has faced ongoing criticism for further entrenching gender inequity across the sport. In 2023, the body announced it would be tripling the prize money for the women's World Cup to $150 million— part of a three-year gender equity plan that also pledged to increase the number of women in coaching and administrative roles at FIFA and a partnership with UN Women.
"This agreement sends a strong message about the real value of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the global women’s game," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. "FIFA and Netflix partnering together makes this a truly historic day for broadcasting and for women’s football."
Topics Netflix Social Good Sports
Acupuncture for pets is on the rise
The Review’s Review: Social Media in Reverse by The Paris Review
A Swift Arrow’s Flight by Susan Choi
Best wildlife spotting deal: Get the Birdfy Feeder for under $150
Norrie vs. Diallo 2025 livestream: Watch Madrid Open for free
Notes on Chuck Close in Rome by Henri Cole
The Review’s Review: A Germ of Rage by The Paris Review
Best earbuds deal: Get the Soundcore by Anker P20i earbuds for under $20 at Amazon.
Adrien Brody wins Best Actor for 'The Brutalist' at the 2025 Oscars
Remember Me and You by Lizzy Stewart
Nvidia Pascal Goes Mobile: GeForce GTX 1080, 1070 & 1060 Preview
Unbearable Reading: An Interview with Anuk Arudpragasam by Mira Braneck
Staff Picks: Melancholia, Music, and Meaning by The Paris Review
Substack adds 'report' button to app amid moderation controversies
The cicadas aren't invading the U.S.
Ai Weiwei asks AI 81 major questions about tech, life, and us
Oranges by Jordan Kisner
Redux: Anyothertime, Anyotherplace by The Paris Review
EPA's leader is open to reconsidering crucial climate assessment
Poetry Is Doing Great: An Interview with Kaveh Akbar by Craig Morgan Teicher
Translating Adonis’s “Elegy for the Times”Last Exit: Luc Sante Moves OutPoem: “Paris by Moonlight,” by Mary RuefleThe Rise of the Spoiler AlertWhat Our Contributors Are Reading This SummerNathaniel Mackey & Cathy Park Hong with NYC HighAirship: Photos from GuyanaArt for Art, Blast Furnaces for Truth, and Other News by Robert P. BairdWhat Does an Italo Calvino Look Like as a Building?How the Internet Makes Memoirists of Us AllStaff Picks: John Aubrey, Leopoldine Core, Jennifer GrotzElie Wiesel, 1928–2016Brushes with Greatness: My Inconsequential Encounters with CelebsRalph Ellison and Gordon Parks’s Forgotten Photo EssayThomas Hardy’s Letters Will Ruin Your DayHow Old Issues of Wired Show Changes in the Tech IndustryIs This the Ugliest Color in the World?One Night Only! The Implosion of the Riviera, Monaco TowerNathaniel Mackey & Cathy Park Hong with NYC HighGeorge Plimpton on Muhammad Ali (The Poet) 'Ghost Recon: Wildlands' PvP deathmatch mode coming later this year GM will allow developers to test their apps in real cars Game of Thrones opening credits change to possible clue Microsoft's chatbot Zo doesn't really like Windows Google finally releases GIF Sears was the Amazon of its heyday. Now it's a zombie. The airports of the future are here This trans student's school tried to censor his artwork. Now it's going viral. Kid fresh out of wisdom teeth surgery just misses his girlfriend so damn much Watch 'Supernatural' surprise Hall H with Kansas performance Sigh: Yes, Marvel's 'Iron Fist' is coming back for a season 2 Marvel's 'Punisher' clip debuts at Comic John Heard, beloved 'Home Alone' dad, is dead at 72 Shark Week: a brief history Top 5 Chinese LGBTQ apps in 2022 · TechNode A flood of (bad) advertising is coming for your Snapchat—and that might be ok Warner Bros. has NINE DC superhero movies coming in the next few years Here's what comic book nerds think of 'Spider YouTube discontinues its Video Editor and Photo slideshow tools 'Avengers: Infinity War' concept art poster
2.0664s , 8226.8828125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Loyalty Test (2024) Hindi Web Series】,Unobstructed Information Network