Rugby Union
MEDIA RIGHTS: From June 12 to June 25
Media rights clips from June 12 to June 25
IMG rugby snatch confirmed
IMG Media’s acquisition of the international rights to European club rugby was due to be confirmed late this week. The deal was reported exclusively in the last issue of TV Sports Markets.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 29 to June 11
Media rights clips from May 29 to June 11
IMG Media converts global rights to new European rugby competition
European Professional Club Rugby, the governing body of the new European club rugby union competitions, has awarded global television broadcast rights for the events to the IMG Media agency in a four-year deal commencing from the 2014-15 season.
RDA and IEC to market rights for showpiece USA Rugby games
The RDA Television and IEC in Sports agencies have secured a deal with USA Rugby to jointly market the global media rights for the US national team’s matches against New Zealand and Scotland.
EPCR launches French tender for European competitions
European Professional Club Rugby, the new European governing body for club rugby, has launched a tender for the broadcast rights to the new Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions in France.
Clubs double their money as the ‘new’ IMG shows its teeth
The IMG Media agency today (June 13, 2014) confirmed a deal to distribute global media rights to European club rugby's new elite tournaments, run by European Professional Club Rugby.
Read here TV Sports Markets' report from two weeks ago on how IMG won the bidding war with rival agencies to land the rights.
Premiership Rugby buoyed by BT Sport audience boost
Premiership Rugby has reported a 40 per cent increase in UK television audiences following the first year of the English Premiership rugby union league being shown live by pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
IMG set to challenge Pitch for European club rugby
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.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 1 to May 14
Media rights clips from May 1 to May 14
IEC in Sports expand rugby union portfolio
The IEC in Sports agency has struck rugby union rights distribution deals with the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) and the J Sports media company.
Rugby World Cup organisers shift kick-off times for broadcasters
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.
Sky turns the tables on BT with big bid for Top 14 rights
The UK rights to the Top 14, French rugby union’s top league, enjoyed a strong increase in value in last week’s deal with pay-television broadcaster BSkyB.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From April 10 to April 30
Media rights clips from April 10 to April 30
Top 14 rights switch from BT Sport to Sky
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired rights to the Top 14, France’s top-tier rugby union club competition.
Dailymotion expands into English Premiership with Wasps deal
Video-sharing website Dailymotion has expanded its sports content portfolio after agreeing a partnership with English Premiership rugby union club London Wasps.
French tender for European rugby competitions set for May launch
A tender for the French broadcast rights to the new European club rugby union competitions will be launched next month, according to Paul Goze, president of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, which operates the domestic top-tier Top 14 competition.
RWCL signs off on TV3 World Cup rights deal
Commercial broadcaster TV3 has acquired the Irish rights to the 2015 Rugby World Cup national team tournament, it was confirmed today.