BBC Sport has signed its first two-year deal with England Netball to broadcast live coverage of the Netball Super League for free. The new deal will see one live game per week streamed on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app throughout the regular season, starting Saturday 24 February.
The 2024 season begins on Saturday 17th February with BBC Sport beginning live and on-demand coverage of the match from Saturday 24th February, with 2023 champions Loughborough Lightning taking on Team Bath.
BBC Sport has played a fundamental role in raising the profile of the game and reaching a large audience. Most recently, BBC Sport broadcast the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town, with England national team Roses up to an exhilarating final against 12-time champions Australian Diamonds. I won.
BBC Sport's coverage of netball has been available to viewers since its official debut at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. He has also recently provided viewers with the 2019 and his 2023 Netball World Cups. The England netball team also achieved a double win in the 2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, winning both Team of the Year and Greatest Sporting Moment, as well as winning a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Philip Varney, Interim Director of BBC Sport, said: “Our live netball coverage is becoming increasingly popular with viewers and now you can follow the excitement of every week's NSL game all season long, free, live and on-demand. BBC Following the success of the 2023 Netball World Cup Final, which attracted 1.3 million viewers, fans will now enjoy even more live coverage as we continue to broadcast all the match action to a wider audience. Now you can.”
Claire Nelson, NSL Managing Director, said: “This is a hugely important milestone that will allow us to introduce our sport to a wider audience than ever before, and is a great opportunity for the league, clubs and players to fulfill what we know is the desire there.” for. “
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The following matches from the regular first nine rounds will be broadcast on the BBC: Games 10-18 will be announced soon.
- Round 2: Saturday 24th February – Loughborough Lightning v Team Bath
- Round 3: Friday 1st March – Team Bath vs Severn Stars
- Round 4: Saturday 9th March – Surrey Storm v Cardiff Dragons
- Round 5: Saturday 16th March – Loughborough Lightning v Leeds Rhinos
- Round 6: Saturday 23rd March – Manchester Thunder vs Loughborough Lightning
- Round 7: Saturday 30th March – Cardiff Dragons vs London Pulse
- Round 8: Friday 5th April – London Pulse vs Strathclyde Sirens
- Round 9: Saturday 13th April – Manchester Thunder vs Leeds Rhinos
