Sky Sports Scores Netball World Cup Broadcasting Rights
Sky Sports has secured the UK broadcasts rights to the Vitality Netball World Cup.
The tournament, hosted in Cape Town, will span from Friday 28th July to Sunday 6th August.
As per the deal, Sky Sports will show every match live across its channels, and on NOW. Additionally, one match per day will be available outside of the Sky subscription model on the Sky Sports YouTube channel.
The competition, which is made up of sixteen teams across the five World Netball regions, will see England aim to end the dominance of the Australasian nations after finishing third in the last three Netball World Cups.
Helen Falkus, Director of Multi Sports at Sky Sports, said, “The Netball World Cup is the pinnacle in the international calendar and we can’t wait to showcase all of the action live for Sky Sports subscribers. We’ll also stream selected matches live on the Sky Sports YouTube channel, making action from the tournament available to all.”
Clare Briegal, Chief Executive Officer of World Netball, added, “We are thrilled to announce that Sky Sports will be showing every game of the Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 live from Cape Town to our audience in the UK and Ireland.
“Under our core strategy Grow, we made it our aim to bring more netball, to more people, more often by developing our broadcast and digital media strategy and in turn increasing revenue and expanding the reach and profile of netball. This is a clear example of how we are achieving that.
“The Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 is our opportunity to demonstrate the skills of our amazing international netball athletes on the world stage and we thank Sky Sports for being part of this.”
