World Netball, also known as International Netball Federation and International Federation of Netball Associations, is a privately owned organization headquartered in the United Kingdom. Established in 1960, with approximately 20 employees, the organization focuses on ball sports and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in being the worldwide governing body for Netball, responsible for world rankings, maintaining the rules for netball, and organising the Netball World Cup and Netball at the Commonwealth Games.
World Netball appointed Lisa Pearce MBA as its new Chief Executive Officer on April 30, 2026, with Pearce expected to join the organization in June, moving from Pilotlight. This appointment follows the governing body's initiation of a search for a new chief executive on January 5, 2026. Previously, on March 23, 2026, World Netball announced nine changes to its International Netball Umpire Award (INUA) Testing Panel (ITP) and ITP Cadet statuses, extending the ITP status for eight individuals including Judith Groves and Anne Abraitis until January 2029. Earlier, on December 3, 2025, World Netball updated its World Rankings to include results up to December 1, 2025, which determined the top six teams qualifying for the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney. On November 25, 2025, Commonwealth Sport announced Ahmedabad, India, as the host for the Commonwealth Games 2030, with netball included among the initial eight sports.
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World Netball offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. World Netball's product portfolio comprises of ball sports and media and TV services.
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World Netball sells broadcasting rights of its 2 netball competitions to 15 companies globally, covering 6 countries. World Netball's rights holders include BBC. World Netball currently holds 5 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including netball.
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