With the NRLW set to expand to 12 teams in 2025, NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said the women’s game was a key selling point for the next rights deal.
The NRLW competition will be a key selling point for the National Rugby League’s next media rights deal, according to chief executive Andrew Abdo, following the success of the 2024 women’s State of Origin series which drew more than three million viewers across the three games.before the end of the year, despite its current $400 million a season deal with Foxtel, Nine Entertainment, Sky New Zealand and other partners not due to expire until 2027.
With the NRLW set to expand to 12 teams in 2025 with the introduction of the Warriors and Bulldogs, Abdo said the growth of women’s competition would be an appealing and profitable part of negotiations. “Next year we move from 10 to 12 teams, and the commission has always said that they’re committed to growing and growing sustainably and not compromising quality over quantity,” Abdo said.“But having said that, we have a bold ambition to continue growing the number of women’s teams, and provide all clubs and their communities with the opportunity to complete the pathway, but we will do so sustainably.
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