Baroness Campbell, the Football Association’s director of women’s football, told the Culture, Media and Sport committee in July that various options are being looked at to maximise coverage of the women’s game on the back of the England team’s recent success. Niall Sloane, ITV’s director of sport, told the same committee: “I think the three o’clock space is one that should be utilised, because where else can women’s football fit into a weekend? If that was preserved for women’s football I don’t think it’s going to impact the Premier League, the EFL. Sloane’s counterpart at the BBC, Barbara Slater, told the committee: “One thing that is really important is scheduling and giving women’s sports some space. “A couple of things to think about, as well as scheduling, is facilities,” he said.

Source: BBC November 22, 2023 16:00 UTC