Fox League announces launch of NRLW on Fox hosted by Lara Pitt

Fox League has announced the launch of a new Thursday night show to help unpack and analyse a huge 2023 NRL Telstra Women’s Premiership season.

NRLW on Fox is a 30-minute program hosted by Lara Pitt that will focus on NRLW players and their stories, giving great access and insight to fans.

The debut episode of NRLW on Fox will air on July 20 and will feature superstar players and Fox Sports ambassadors Tiana Penitani and Jessica Sergis.

The first match of the season kicks off on Saturday, July 22, with a new Queensland derby between the Titans and competition newcomers the Cowboys before 2022 premiers Newcastle take on St George Illawarra.

NRLW will look different this year, with nine rounds and doubleheaders each week.

Tiana Penitani and Jessica Sergis - Fox League

Fox League, available to watch on Foxtel and stream on Kayo Sports, is the home of Rugby League, with every game of the 2023 NRL Telstra Women’s Premiership season, including the Finals and Grand Final, available LIVE and ad-break-free during play.

The 2023 NRL Telstra Women’s Premiership Grand Final will be played before the men's decider on Sunday, October 1.

The launch of NRLW on Fox comes after Medianet uncovered interesting data on the sports media industry and the women working in it based on a month-long analysis of the sports media landscape during January 2023.

The research from the media company provided a snapshot of the time that aimed to identify the number of women reporting in the sports industry and the frequency of female sports coverage. 

Medianet found that of the female journalists in Australian mainstream sports media 17.4% were female in contrast to 82.6% male journalists. Meanwhile of the sport articles, 15.1% were written by female journalists while 84.9% were written by male journalists.

See also: Medianet reveals less than 20% of sports journalists in Australian mainstream media are women

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Top image: Lara Pitt