CBS Sports has officially announced that they are expanding their broadcasting partnership with the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The division previously revealed a new four-year deal with ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon, and Scripps ahead of the 2024 season.
The agreement spread across the four providers will pocket the league $10 million per season. This is a massive increase compared their their previous deal with CBS Sports/Paramount+. In fact, the outgoing agreement only netted the NWSL $1.5 million each season.
Along with the four broadcasters, NWSL matches can also be found on the league’s streaming service, NWSL+. While a bit confusing, NWSL+ is a free service that has coverage for many American women’s league matches. The new updated broadcasting schedule, however, has seen CBS Sports share some of these matches initially expected to be solely available on NWSL+.
CBS Sports picks up 20 extra NWSL matches during the 2024 season
CBS Sports will now handle 20 additional regular season NWSL games throughout the 2024 season. The network had already nailed down television rights to air the semifinals and final of playoffs at the end of the campaign. These extra games are set to be available to stream live on Paramount+ and the CBS Sports Golazo Network.
The next NWSL matchup set to hit CBS Sports is between the Chicago Red Stars and the Utah Royals. This particular fixture can be found on the CBS Sports Golazo Network on Sunday, May 12th at 5:30 PM (ET). The game happens to land on Mother’s Day here in the United States.
Chicago will then face NJ/NY Gotham FC a week later on May 19th at 5 PM (ET) on Paramount+. An hour later, the Seattle Reign is scheduled to play the Orlando Pride. This matchup will be available for fans via Paramount+ and the CBS Sports Golazo Network. Seven more NWSL matches are then scheduled to be on the CBS Sports family of networks throughout June. The broadcaster also has 10 more league games set to…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-05-10 17:00:08
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