Alex Cracknell

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Netball is finally going global thanks to Whoopi Goldberg!

Netball is finally going global thanks to Whoopi Goldberg!

In a landmark moment for women’s sport, Hollywood icon Whoopi Goldberg has teamed up with Netball Australia to showcase Super Netball to a global audience of more than two billion people.

The Sister Act star has signed a multi-year deal through her newly launched All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), bringing Australia’s premier netball competition to fans in over 65 countries. Under the agreement, 41 matches each season – including finals – will be broadcast free worldwide via AWSN’s partnership with Jungo TV and Pluto TV’s streaming platform through to 2027.

“NETBALL GOES GLOBAL!!! Oh yes it does!” an elated Liz Ellis posted on Instagram, thanking Goldberg and AWSN for “seeing the value in our sport”.

Goldberg, a passionate supporter of women’s sport, said she was thrilled to welcome Super Netball to the network. “I see that your fans are really loving you, so we want to make sure that we put you everywhere in the world so that everybody knows about you,” she said during Friday’s announcement.

 
 
 
 
 
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Netball Australia CEO Stacey West hailed the partnership as a bold step in netball’s international journey. “This breakthrough deal puts netball on screens across the globe and cements our place at the forefront of women’s sport,” she said. “We’re not waiting for permission to take the global stage – we’re claiming it.”

AWSN will also spotlight women’s soccer, basketball, tennis, cricket, curling, and more, with Goldberg saying, “If a woman is playing it, we’re showing it.”

For Aussie fans, Super Netball will remain available on all the usual channels (Kayo Sports, Foxtel and Binge) . . . but now, the world will be watching too.

Images: AWSN / Instagram

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