Uefa Women's Champions League
EXCLUSIVE: CBS Sports set for UWCL rights
CBS Sports is poised to become the new US broadcaster of the Uefa Women’s Champions League from 2025-26, SportBusiness understands.
Free UWCL in 30 countries adds to Disney+ output
Deals covering around 30 countries with EBU members and non-members alike will ensure that top Uefa Women’s Champions League matches are shown free-to-air, complementing the Disney+ offering.
Disney+, EBU land UWCL rights deals in Europe
The Uefa Women’s Champions League will be streamed across Europe to Disney+ subscribers during the 2025-30 cycle, while a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) deal will ensure a level of free-to-air exposure, SportBusiness understands.
BeIN renews UWCL as part of men’s club rights deal
The Uefa Women's Champions League (UWCL) will continue to be shown across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and Asia by beIN Media Group until 2027.
PepsiCo kicks off Uefa women’s football cycle
PepsiCo has renewed its Uefa women’s football sponsorship until 2030, providing the food and beverage group with rights across elite women’s club and national teams competitions.
UWCL nets sponsor uplift, still needs €10m underpin
Centralised sponsorship revenue from the Uefa Women’s Champions League reached nearly €9.8m ($10.8m) last season but the competition still relied on €10m of “cross-financing” from the men’s clubs competitions.
Two Circles’ UWCL media rights sales set for launch
The media rights sales process for the new Uefa Women's Champions League cycle will begin on January 3, the first to be run by Two Circles and with bids for five seasons invited.
Uefa commits €1bn to women’s football
Uefa has committed to investing €1bn ($1.1bn) in women’s football until 2030 as part of its new ‘Unstoppable’ strategy, with plans to launch a second club competition and a new commercial concept for the Women’s Champions League.
New UWCL era to kick off with Two Circles in commercial box seat
The Two Circles agency and Uefa have finalised contracts for the global broadcast and sponsorship rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League.
Has women’s club football lost its media rights momentum?
Experts polled by SportBusiness say there is a growing disparity between how buyers and sellers value women's football media rights, resulting in stalemates at negotiating tables and leaving the sector at significant risk of plateau.
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles set for UWCL commercial rights sales contract
The Two Circles agency has been identified as the winning bidder for global broadcast and sponsorship rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League, SportBusiness understands.
Uefa awaits news on fate of iconic San Siro before 2027 Champions League decision
Growing uncertainty over the future of Milan's San Siro stadium has forced Uefa to delay a decision on the host of its showpiece Champions League final in 2027.
Uefa issues separate tender for women’s competitions ball, apparel supplier
Two months after launching a general tender for sponsorship rights to its women's football properties, Uefa today announced a separate bidding process for prospective apparel and match ball suppliers.
Uefa to invite UWCL media, sponsorship rights bids over five seasons
Uefa has decided to sell global commercial rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League over a five-year cycle, from 2025-26 to 2029-30, with sponsorship rights to women’s national team events over the…
DAZN drops women’s football paywall in latest pivot towards freemium
DAZN is to drop its paywall for the bulk of its women’s football coverage worldwide to create what it describes as the “new global home for women’s football” in the broadcaster’s latest move to open u…
NRK, TV2 split free-to-air UWCL coverage in Norway
A selection of Uefa Women's Champions League matches, including the showpiece final, are to be shown on free-to-air television in Norway
TNT Sports sublicenses top women’s football rights from DAZN
Pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has sublicensed rights in the UK and Ireland to selected matches from the Uefa Women’s Champions League and the top-tier domestic women’s leagues of France, Spain and…
DAZN, Uefa opt against paywall for UWCL
All matches from the group stages of this season’s Uefa Women’s Champions League will remain free to watch in most global markets despite initial plans by DAZN to move fixtures exclusively behind a pay…