BBC Sport women’s sport lead Anna Thompson has pointed to the importance of free-to-air streaming for the growth of women’s sport.
Thompson was speaking at Stats Perform’s Embracing Equity In Sport event, held ahead of International Women’s Day, which featured a group of female leaders in sport speaking about the growth and challenges for women in the industry. She spoke alongside England Rugby women’s game director Alex Teesdale, DAZN VP of production and editorial operations Louise Lawler, and Upshot founder and CEO Preeti Shetty.
