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Airdate: Netball World Cup 2023

VICELAND to screen Semi Finals and Final from Cape Town, South Africa, Live in August.

SBS VICELAND will broadcast the Semi Finals and Final of the Netball World Cup 2023 from Cape Town, South Africa, Live in August.

This comes after SBS was awarded the rights facilitated by the world governing bodies international broadcast agency, SPORTFIVE.

SBS Director of Sport, Ken Shipp said: “We’re pleased to be able to broadcast the Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 finals matches exclusive and free-to-air for Australians on SBS and SBS On Demand. Netball has a fantastic grassroots following in Australia, and we’re strong supporters of women’s sport. With the Aussie side in great form and looking to take home the win after 2019’s narrow miss, it’s sure to be an exciting competition.”

SPORTFIVE’s Malcolm Thorpe said: “We are delighted to help bring about this partnership between World Netball and SBS. The Netball World Cup is the pinnacle event in the international netball calendar and we are pleased to help grow netball’s reach to more audiences through SBS channels.”

World Netball CEO, Clare Briegal, added: “We are thrilled that our ever-growing and passionate Netball Family in Australia will be able to watch the Semi-Finals and Final live and free on SBS. This is a fantastic opportunity to inspire the next generation and grow our audience, but also to bring the amazing netball family we already have the high-quality broadcast they deserve. Thank you to the SBS for helping us on our journey to achieve two of our core strategies; Grow and Inspire.”

Runners up in the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 in Liverpool, and on the back of their recent Quad Series victory, our Australian Diamonds will have their sights firmly set on taking back the crown from current Netball World Cup holders, the New Zealand Silver Ferns. Australia won the previous three Netball World Cups in 2015, 2011 and 2007. Out of the 16 nations competing in the tournament, strong contenders, South Africa and England as well as the rising netball nations of Malawi and Jamaica will be sure to test the Diamonds for the honour of raising the Netball World Cup – the ultimate prize in World Netball.

Saturday, August 5
Netball World Cup 2023 Semi Final 1
1900 – 2100 (AEST)
Live on SBS VICELAND and via SBS on Demand

Saturday, August 5
Netball World Cup 2o03 Semi Final 2
2400 – 2600 AEST
Live on SBS VICELAND and via SBS on Demand

Sunday August 6 (overnight Sunday into Monday)
Netball World Cup 2023 Final
0200 – 0400 AEST
Or
0400 – 0600 AEST
Live on SBS VICELAND and via SBS on Demand

One Response

  1. If SBS are such “strong supporters of women’s sport” and are so “pleased” to be broadcasting the Netball WC finals, then why don’t they broadcast the group matches as well? They are not even broadcasting the Australian group matches.

    IMHO, SBS’s “pleasure” is so disingenuous.

    “… finals matches exclusive and free-to-air for Australians on SBS and SBS On Demand.”

    Exclusive FTA … yes, but “exclusive” … No.

    As per Foxtel’s announcement 2 days ago, All of the Australian Netball WC group matches are free to stream live or on replay via Kaya Freebies. And as per the current sports broadcast rules, all of the Netball WC finals; whether or not that includes Australia, are also free to stream live or on replay via Kayo Freebies.

    PS. I’m No supporter of News Corp/Foxtel, I hate even paying 1c to them but as things stand today I have little choice.

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