Fifa threatens Women's World Cup European broadcast blackout
that the BBC and ITV will share broadcasting rights for this summer's tournament, although no announcement has been made.Last year the Women's World Cup and European Championship were both added to the 'crown jewels' of British sporting events, which require free-to-air coverage.
Infantino added that Fifa had trebled the total prize money to $152m compared with the 2019 tournament in France and reiterated the organisation's desire to have equal pay for the men's and women's World Cups by 2026 and 2027,According to Fifa's data, 1.12 billion people watched the 2019 Women's World Cup in France - the most watched women's tournament ever.
That could be partly attributed to the favourable time zone and that seven of the eight quarter-finalists were European, with EnglandKick-off times for the 2023 World Cup are less favourable, ranging from 01:00 to 12:00 BST, though England's three group games start between 09:30 and 12:00 and the final is scheduled to kick off at 11:00.
Domestically, the Lionesses' triumph was watched by a peak BBC One television audience of 17.4 million, making it the most-watched women's football game on UK television. There were a further 5.9 million streams of the game on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
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