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Title: Disney+ will reportedly stream Women's Champions League soccer matches
across much of Europe

Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 15:58:56 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/stream...

Disney has taken another step into the hyper-competitive world of live sports
broadcasting. According to The Guardian, the entertainment conglomerate has
secured a five-year deal to broadcast live WomenΓÇÖs Champions League soccer
matches on Disney+ across multiple European broadcast territories, including
the United Kingdom.

From the NFL on YouTube to the Grammys on Disney+, the broadcast rights to
live events have become a hot commodity as streamers look to make inroads
into one of cable TVΓÇÖs biggest selling points. And in recent years,
broadcast rights for womenΓÇÖs sports leagues have become more competitive as
the categoryΓÇÖs growth in viewership accelerates.

Amazon has been streaming WNBA games since 2021, and last year Netflix
secured the rights to broadcast the FIFA WomenΓÇÖs World Cup. DisneyΓÇÖs
investment in streaming the best in European womenΓÇÖs soccer signals an
important continuation of that trend.

According to the same report by The Guardian, Disney made a ΓÇ£hugely
competitive offerΓÇ¥ for the streaming rights, and is said to be investing
not only in the rights themselves, but in extensive coverage with high-
caliber production. The deal was entered into in agreement with UC3, the
joint venture between UEFA and the European Club Association, which means
club representatives were involved in the discussions.

In the United States, the broadcast rights for the WomenΓÇÖs Champions League
are held exclusively by DAZN; the platform currently streams 19 matches for
free in addition to more for subscribers. YouTube had signed on as a
streaming partner in the US for all games from 2021 to 2023, but didnΓÇÖt
renew that deal when it ended.

The deal reportedly includes some free-to-air coverage of the WomenΓÇÖs
Champions League in the United Kingdom, though there are no details yet on
which games or how many exactly. So if youΓÇÖre in the UK, donΓÇÖt forget to
renew that TV license.

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