Barclays Women's Super League 2025-2026 International Broadcast Partners Confirmed
Fans around the world will have even greater access to their favourite clubs and international stars from the Barclays Women’s Super League (BWSL) as new international broadcast partners are confirmed for the 2025-26 season. The deals were facilitated in partnership with global sports marketing agency IMG, which has been appointed WSL Football's exclusive international media rights representative for its leagues in a new multi-year partnership.
The global game continues to evolve with international audience growth evident across the BWSL and BWSL2 last season. According to YouGov, the leagues reached a combined global audience of 72.1 million in the 2024-25 season—underscoring the surging international appetite for elite women’s football.
Additionally, as a clear indicator of the sport’s expanding global footprint, 76% of the total 24/25 broadcast audience came from outside of the UK.
To meet this growing demand, 13 new international broadcasters have joined WSL Football’s global broadcast family for 2025-25, including Stan Sport in Australia, Migu, Hayu and iQiyi in China, Dubai TV in MENA, beIN Sports in Southeast Asia and Movistar in Spain.
For BWSL territories not listed below and for fans of the BWSL2, fixtures will be broadcast globally via the leagues dedicated YouTube channel, featuring upgraded camera set-ups to enhance the viewing experience for all fans.
The list of broadcasters per territory in their entirety are outlined below:
Australia – Stan Sport/Nine
Belgium – RTL
Brazil – GOAT and X-Sports
Canada – Rogers
China – Migu, Hayu and iQiyi
Croatia & Slovenia - SportKlub
Israel – Charlton
Italy – Sky Italia (highlights only)
Japan – U-Next
MENA – Dubai TV
Mexico & Central America – Fox
Netherlands – Ziggo
Norway – VG
Pan Regional – W-Sport
South East Asia – beIN Sports
Spain – Movistar
Sub Saharan Africa – Azam TV
Details of which individual games will be shown by each broadcaster will be shared on wslfootball.com ahead of each match weekend in a Where To Watch story.
All games not selected for broadcast alongside territories without a broadcast partner will be able to watch games live on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel.
In the United Kingdom meanwhile, for the first time, fans can watch every match from the top two tiers of women’s professional football in England live.
2025-26 marks the start of a new five-year broadcast partnership with Sky Sports and BBC Sport, with every BWSL match available on either Sky Sports or the BBC.
Sky Sports are set to show up to 118 matches, with 78 fixtures shown exclusively across Sky and Sky Sports channels including all matches from the closing weekend of the season.
The remaining 34 games will be shared non-exclusively between Sky Sports and the Barclays WSL YouTube channel – which will continue to stream selected matches each weekend with an uplifted four camera set-up – while an additional seven matches will be broadcast on both Sky Sports and BBC Sport.
The BBC meanwhile will show 21 matches, including 14 exclusive matches on BBC TV and seven shared on BBC iPlayer and BBC Digital Platforms.
