Rugby Union
Eurosport, France Télévisions secure rights to Women’s Rugby World Cup
Twitter adds to sports-rights portfolio with Six Nations deal
Women’s Rugby World Cup rights assigned in host nation
ITV seals Rugby World Cup rights extension
Eleven Sports converts Six Nations rights deal
Sky picks up rights for Women’s Six Nations
France Télévisions to broadcast Women’s Rugby World Cup
FFR and LNR agree to shift televised Top 14 Sunday game
FFR awards Top 8 women’s rugby rights
Pro12 appoints RTÉ executive as commercial director
Premiership Rugby converts GEE distribution partnership
World Rugby details new rights partners for Sevens Series
ITV signs up for two World Cups as new deals start to roll in
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has bought rights to the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cups, while deals have also been struck in Japan and sub-Saharan Africa, TV Sports Markets understands.
Eurosport ends wait for Pro12 coverage in Italy
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive rights in Italy for the Pro12 European club rugby union championship.
SBS picks up FTA rights to Australia’s Autumn International games
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to two of Australia’s matches in the 2016 Autumn Internationals rugby union series.
BT Sport converts rights to Italy’s autumn internationals
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the Italian rugby union team’s upcoming autumn international Test matches.
BeIN Sports snaps up remaining Australian rugby tour matches
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights for Australia’s upcoming rugby union games against France and England.
Scottish Rugby renews Pitch distribution deal without tender
Scottish Rugby earned an increase of more than 70 per cent by selling international rights to its autumn Test matches directly to the Pitch International agency, without offering them to the market.