With less than one year to go until the tournament kicks off in Switzerland, BBC Sport and ITV have agreed a deal for live coverage of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. Alongside live TV coverage and highlights across the BBC and iPlayer, live audio commentary will be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra. Audiences will be able to listen to 5 live coverage on BBC Sounds, DAB radio and the BBC Sport website.
The BBC and ITV have partnered with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to secure the broadcast rights to the tournament. The EBU is the world’s leading alliance of public service media, representing over a hundred organizations worldwide.
The 16-team tournament will kick off on July 2 with every match broadcast in the UK on either the BBC or ITV, except for the final, which will be shown on both the BBC and ITV. The BBC will show half of the matches across BBC TV and iPlayer, with highlights and clips also shown on the BBC Sport website, app and social media platforms. ITV will show coverage of the other half across ITV1 and ITV4, with simulcast and catch up on ITVX. Match highlights will also be on ITVX, as well as ITV's social media platforms.
As current holders, and having recently qualified, England will be hoping to repeat their 2022 heroics where they clinched a major tournament trophy for the first time since 1966. The 2022 tournament overall saw total TV reach of 27.4m (15 mins or more) and was streamed 18m times across BBC iPlayer plus the BBC Sport website and app, with over 17 million watching the final on BBC One.
The other home nations, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will be competing for remaining places via the play-offs which resume in October.
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, said: “BBC Sport has been a long-time supporter of the women’s game and the BBC is committed to bringing the nation together for the biggest sporting moments. We’re excited that we can bring another major tournament to audiences next summer across the BBC.”
Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, added: “Following the success of the Women’s World Cup last year, which drew big audiences to ITV across the tournament, we are looking forward to showcasing next year’s UEFA Women’s EURO. Viewers who follow ITV’s coverage of England Women can now expect to see live, free to air action and analysis on our platforms next summer.”
BBC Sport’s rights portfolio also includes the UEFA Men’s EURO, Women’s Super League, the Premier League, the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, the Olympic Games, Wimbledon Championships, Men’s and Women’s Six Nations, World Athletics and Snooker Championships, Test Cricket and the Hundred, Rugby League Challenge Cup and Super League and the Open.
ITV’s portfolio of sport events also includes the UEFA Men’s EURO, England Men football international qualifiers, UEFA Nations League and friendly matches, England Women football matches, the FA Cup, EFL highlights including the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Carabao Cup and the EFL Trophy, La Liga, Six Nations rugby, the Tour de France, the NFL, the Investec Champions Cup, Gallagher Premiership Rugby and, in motorsport, Extreme E, British Touring Car Championships and MotoGP, SailGP, plus major competitions in snooker and darts.
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