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Italian public broadcaster Rai acquired the exclusive rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan at a two-thirds reduction in value from the previous edition after a long stand-off between the company’s internal departments.
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Telco Spark acquired rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup last week, outbidding Sky New Zealand in a deal which could shake up the country’s media-rights market.

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French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup after taking up an option in its deal for the 2015 tournament, TV Sports Markets understands.

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Federal television channel Peretz has acquired rights in Russia to the 2015 Rugby World Cup national team tournament.

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Sky Italia’s acquisition last week of the rights to this year’s Rugby World Cup will give the broadcaster a second high-profile, low-cost sports event around which it can build a marketing campaign in late summer.

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French commercial broadcaster TF1 has issued a tender to pay-television operators for the sublicensing of a rights package to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, according to L’Equipe.

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The bidding for the rights for the competitions of European Professional Club Rugby, the new European governing body for club rugby, is set to be a battle between incumbent rights-holders Pitch International and the IMG Media agency.

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Kick-off times for matches during the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England have been rescheduled in order to tap into a broader global television audience, organisers of the international rugby union tournament have confirmed.

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Commercial broadcaster TV3 has acquired the Irish rights to the 2015 Rugby World Cup national team tournament, it was confirmed today.

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TF1 deal keeps IRB on course for 'richest World Cup ever' in 2015