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Podcast: Leaders Worth Knowing Podcast
Episode: Inside WSL’s transformative broadcast rights negotiation
Description: Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan share what’s worth knowing in the global sports industry this week. They’re joined by Rachel Knight, Co-Managing Director of Women’s Sports Group. She details the ins and outs of the media rights process WSG ran for the Women’s Super League, which resulted in October’s landmark deal which will see the BBC and Sky Sports paying a reported £65 million for the next five seasons of live coverage. She reflects on the marketplace dynamics that impacted the lengthy...