United Rugby Championship

Greater media rights revenue is likely to be the key factor determining whether a merger between Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship (URC) would be a viable option for both properties.

Sky Italia, the pay-television broadcaster, is to show the United Rugby Championship for the first time, after picking up rights for the next two seasons

The United Rugby Championship, the rebranded cross-border tournament previously known as Pro14, has officially launched its URC TV global streaming service through a collaboration with Irish public-service…

Rugby union’s cross-border United Rugby Championship will be showcased on free-to-air television in Italy thanks to an agreement announced this afternoon (Tuesday) with commercial broadcaster Mediaset.

The United Rugby Championship, the rebranded tournament previously known as Pro14, has agreed a deal for UK public-service broadcaster the BBC to show the tournament in Wales and Northern Ireland, as well…

The United Rugby Championship will increase its annual media rights income by about 30 per cent in its new four-season media rights cycle, despite a dramatic shift toward free-to-air broadcasters in key markets.