Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) has unveiled the 2025 cohort currently taking part in the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab, sponsored by Diageo. Now underway at The Hurst in Shropshire – the former home of playwright John Osborne and base of the Arvon Foundation – this week-long, fully funded programme offers a unique […]
Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) is continuing its commitment to female leadership with the launch of the 2025 Fast Track to Fearless Leadership Programme. The programme for women in leadership roles, in partnership with Sunbelt Rentals, equips female leaders with the skills, agility, and vision to reshape the future of film, television, screen […]
BBC Sport has reported a record-breaking peak audience of 5.8 million viewers tuning in across TV and streaming to watch the Red Roses’ 33-13 victory over Canada in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final on September 27th. The final was the most-watched women’s rugby union match ever on UK television, and also the most-watched […]
BBC Sport has reported that its coverage of the England vs France Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on September 20th drew a record-breaking peak audience of 3.3 million across BBC TV and digital platforms – the highest ever for a women’s rugby union match on UK television. The match also drove a further 2.4 million […]
Girls in the UK are missing out on 280 million hours of sport every year – a gap that, if closed, could unlock £6.5 billion (€7.5bn) in economic and health benefits by 2035, according to a report from Public First, commissioned by Sky. Featuring contributions from leading voices in sport and advocacy, including Judy Murray, […]
The clash between England and the USA at the Women’s Rugby World Cup on August 22nd, which ended in an emphatic 69-7 victory for England, drew a peak audience of 2.4 million on BBC One and 600,000 on iPlayer. The weekend saw 2.1 million streams overall across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website/app. In […]
Trailblazing Sports Group, a deal marketplace and expert consultancy for brand partnerships for women’s sports properties and athletes, has announced the launch of Trailblazing Moments, a net new inventory solution allowing brands to align with the biggest moments in women’s sports. Trailblazing Moments, powered by Transmit, addresses the key challenge brands and agencies face today: […]
Pluto TV, the FAST platform, and All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), the global sports television network dedicated to women’s sports, have announced a content partnership to make women’s sports freely accessible to viewers globally. AWSN is available now exclusively on Pluto TV in the UK, Canada and the Nordics, with a simultaneous launch in the […]
BBC Sport has secured the rights to show the Tour of Britain Women. The event, which will run from June 5th to 8th, will see a record number of 18 teams compete across four stages; starting in the Tees Valley and concluding in Glasgow. BBC Sport will stream every stage live across all four days […]
Three new, short documentaries will debut on TNT Sports and discovery+ on May 31st, commissioned by WBD Access and TNT Sports as part of Reframe the Game – a programme that aims to tell untold stories from across women’s sport. First up is The Long Away Game, directed by Hannah Congdon. This is the story of […]