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NHL grows short-term rights value in DACH but strives for more
The National Hockey League boosted the value of its rights in Germany and Austria in its latest sales round. But it only agreed one-season deals with its primary pay-television broadcasters after bidders failed to meet its longer-term valuation.
NZR, RugbyPass deal illustrates tricky Sanzaar international sales process
An experimental deal between New Zealand Rugby and digital platform RugbyPass has underscored the difficulty the Sanzaar alliance and its member rugby unions have had selling international rights for the 2021-25 cycle.
FreeSports focuses on low-cost cricket in Afghanistan, Zimbabwe deals
FreeSports is hoping its two-year deal for exclusive rights to the Afghanistan and Zimbabwe national cricket teams’ home matches will help create a unique identity for the channel, which has long acted as a shop window for sister broadcaster Premier Sports.
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Sky secures rights to Ireland’s Rugby World Cup warm-ups
UK and Ireland pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired exclusive live rights to Ireland’s Rugby World Cup warm-up matches against Scotland and Wales, according to multiple reports in the Irish media.
RTÉ retains rights to Ireland’s autumn internationals
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has renewed a deal for rights to Ireland’s autumn international rugby union fixtures.
Six Nations member unions centralise autumn international TV rights
The member unions of the Six Nations rugby union tournament have agreed to pool their media rights, including autumn internationals and other test matches, ahead of the anticipated investment from CVC…
EPCR targets new Champions Cup rights model in Ireland
European Professional Club Rugby, the organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions, has said it will seek to strike a free-to-air rights deal in Ireland after conceding that the current broadcast model is not “working very well”.