Women's Rugby World Cup

Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast production company, will continue to produce the host broadcast for all Rugby World Cups through to 2029

Women’s rugby union is set to earn a viewership boost for the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup, with all matches available exclusively on BBC platforms. 

World Rugby is increasingly looking to unbundle commercial rights to the women’s game, following similar steps taken by Fifa and Uefa in recent years, but believes that bundled rights deals “still make sense” in certain markets.

Nine secured rights to the 2023 Men’s Rugby World Cup and the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup at a slight decrease, reflecting of the waning popularity of rugby union in the country.

New Zealand telecoms operator Spark has finalised a deal with media company Warner Bros