Rugby Union
Watching Brief (Vol.99) Special Focus: Rugby Union – Six Nations Championship
IEC and RDA join forces to market World Rugby rights
World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union, has appointed the RDA TV and IEC in Sports agencies to market the global television rights to its Sevens and Under 20 Championships.
IRFU chief warns over changes to Six Nations listing
Irish Rugby Football Union chief executive Philip Browne has warned against any move to change the listing of Six Nations matches in the country, stating such a decision could have a “significant impact” on the sport.
Eurosport adds Pro D2’s international rights to domestic deal
Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive international media rights to the Pro D2, the second division of French club rugby union.
Rugby World Cup rights awarded in Latin America
International pay-television broadcaster ESPN Latin America and sister broadcaster ESPN Brasil have acquired exclusive media rights in Latin America for the Rugby World Cup, rugby union’s top national team tournament.
LNR secures six-fold increase through new Pro D2 rights deals
The French division of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions have acquired rights to domestic rugby union league the Pro D2 under five-year deals.
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.
BT Sport renews with Premiership Rugby in pre-emptive strike to keep out Sky
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport renewed its rights to English Premiership Rugby last week, paying a strong increase in rights fee.
England games on the market
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky this month tendered rights to England autumn internationals outside the UK, TV Sports Markets understands.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 12 to 25
Media rights clips From March 12 to 25
Dominic Hayes, commercial director, Premiership Rugby
Interview with Dominic Hayes, commercial director at Premiership Rugby, on the league’s six-season media rights deal with UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport
S4C acquires Rugby World Cup rights
Welsh public-service television channel S4C has acquired rights for the 2015 Rugby World Cup national rugby union team tournament.
Premiership Rugby extends BT Sport ties
Premiership Rugby, which organises English club rugby union’s top-tier Premiership, has agreed a four-year extension to its exclusive rights deal with UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
World Sport Group takes on B4’s Asian rights portfolio
World Sport Group has entered into an agreement with B4 Capital to acquire its fellow agency’s Asian media rights across the entire portfolio of European football and Italian rugby union.
Top 14 final sale reaps dividends
The domestic media rights value of French rugby union’s Top 14 final increased strongly in new deals agreed last week.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 26 to March 11
Media rights clips from February 26 to March 11
Fox Sports to renew National Rugby Championship rights, report says
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will take up the option of extending a media rights deal for the country’s National Rugby Championship.
LNR awards Top 14 final rights
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions have acquired rights for the final of the domestic rugby union Top 14 tournament for four seasons, from 2015-16 to 2018-19.