ION is stacking its women’s sports slate, as the Scripps-owned network secured media rights to next year’s FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup in Canada and the US.
All 64 of the 32-team tournament’s matches will air across ION’s platforms in both English and Spanish, with the event doubling as a 2028 Olympic qualifier for the top three not-yet-qualified national teams.
“This agreement represents an unprecedented level of US distribution for the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup and a defining moment for the sport,” said 2027 World Cup CEO Craig Thompson.
The acquisition deepens the network’s growing women’s sports bill, after ION signed media deals with the WNBA, NWSL, and PWHL.
The FIVB Women’s World Cup hits the court in August 2027, live on ION.
