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<p>Coverage of women’s professional sport on free to air television has improved significantly
in the last ten years, with the FIFA Women’s World Cup and Euro Championships, Women’s
Rugby World Cup, cycling and tennis being regular fixtures on the BBC and ITV.</p><p>
</p><p>We know that more can be done to improve equality in sports broadcasting. That
is why we have just announced our proposal to add the Paralympic Games to the list
and we have started the statutory consultation process to do that. We are also considering
the addition of women’s only sporting events where the equivalent men’s only tournaments
are currently listed, which we plan to consult on later in the year. This is to give
equal recognition to disabled and women’s sports.</p>
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