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EBU Members to broadcast extensive free-to-air coverage of UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025-2030 across Europe

28 July 2025
A jubilant women's football team in red and white Arsenal kits celebrates on a stage with confetti falling around them. One player holds the UEFA Women's Champions League trophy aloft, while others cheer and raise their fists in victory. The stage backdrop reads "WINNERS" and "UEFA Women's Champions League Final," with the Arsenal logo visible. All players wear gold medals around their necks.
Arsenal FC v FC Barcelona - UEFA Women's Champions League Final 2025

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is thrilled to announce a landmark agreement with UC3 to acquire comprehensive free-to-air media rights for the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) over the next five years until 2030, spanning 24 territories on behalf of 26 EBU Members.

This agreement follows EBU Members’ extensive coverage of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 and builds on a strong legacy of partnerships between UEFA/UC3, the EBU, and its Members, reflecting the enduring commitment of public service media to promoting women’s sport.

The new agreement includes television, digital, and radio coverage. Select EBU Members will broadcast up to one fixture per matchweek, along with relevant qualified club matches from their respective territories. All EBU Members will broadcast one semi-final in addition to the final  across each of the next five seasons.

Eurovision Sport, the EBU’s premier free streaming platform, will provide complementary coverage of the tournament including highlights on a weekly basis in selected territories. Eurovision News will support EBU Members with a large output of news clips throughout the competition.

EBU Members broadcasting the UEFA Women’s Champions League during the 2025 – 2030 cycle are as follows:  AMPTV (Armenia), ORF (Austria), RTBF/VRT (Belgium), HRT (Croatia), ČT (Czechia), DR (Denmark), YLE (Finland), ZDF (Germany), MTVA (Hungary), RUV (Iceland), RTÉ (Ireland), PBS (Malta), NOS (Netherlands), NRK/TV 2 (Norway), RTP (Portugal), RTS (Serbia), STVR (Slovakia), RTVE (Spain), SRG SSR (Switzerland), TRT (Türkiye), UA:PBC (Ukraine)

The 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League will mark the first season under a new format, featuring an expanded entry system and an 18-team league phase replacing the previous group stage.

Guy-Laurent Epstein, Co-Managing Director, UC3 said: “We are delighted to join forces with the European Broadcasting Union to bring the UEFA Women’s Champions League to free-to-air audiences over the next five years. This partnership reflects UC3’s commitment to making top-tier women’s football accessible to all, and we’re excited to showcase the passion, talent, and drama of the competition as it embarks on a new phase of growth.”

Glen Killane, Executive Director, EBU Sport said: “Following our Members’ standout coverage of an unforgettable UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, we’re proud to continue the momentum by securing rights to the 2025-2030 UEFA Women’s Champions League. Free-to-air access remains one of the most powerful tools for growing the women’s game, and this deal ensures even more fans can follow the action as the competition enters an exciting new era.”

The 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League draw will take place on 19 September with the league phase starting on 7 October.

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Lyndsey Clark

Communications Manager

clark@ebu.ch