National Women's Soccer League president Amanda Duffy already has her sights set on a new broadcast deal. The league's contract with A&E Networks is entering its final season, and Duffy is in talks to renew the partnership.
Lifetime television channel is part of A&E Network, which is an equity partner of the NWSL. Lifetime broadcasts the NWSL Game of the Week, though ESPNews took over six of the broadcasts during the second half of last season.
Duffy said the league's partnership with A&E hasn't hindered it from seeking other broadcast deals.
Duffy told Pro Soccer USA in November the partnership also allows NWSL to experiment and collect more information on its broadcasts that will be useful as the league continues to grow.
The partnership with Lifetime was announced ahead of the 2017 season. NWSL Media, which oversees the live streaming of all the league's matches and runs NWSLSoccer.com and the league's social media accounts, is a joint venture between NWSL and A+E that was launched two years ago.
Duffy said 2019 games will be streamed on Yahoo! Sports after Verizon's g090 platform was shut down midway through last season. She added more details "beyond that" will be released when the 2019 schedule is unveiled. Preseason is set to start March 4 and the league's seventh regular season will start April 13.