Rugby Union
LNR looks set to improve on big C+ Top 14 offer
Canal Plus offers more than double but it's still not enough to hang on to Top 14
World Cup bidding war ‘unlikely’
Sky poised to land all 2015 Rugby World Cup rights in New Zealand, experts say
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby cancels Canal Plus rights deal
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby, the league body that operates the country's top-tier Top 14 and second-tier ProD2 rugby union divisions, has curtailed a rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and announced the launch of a new domestic rights tender.
ARU seeks Fox Sports deal for new rugby competition
The Australian Rugby Union will meet with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports this week in a bid to finalise a rights deal for its proposed National Rugby Championship, according to The Australian newspaper.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 7-20 November
Media rights clips from 7 to 20 November
France keeps 2015 on course to be richest World Cup
TF1 deal keeps IRB on course for 'richest World Cup ever' in 2015
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 24 to November 6
Media rights clips from 24 October 6 November
TF1 strikes Rugby World Cup deal
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired rights for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, which will take place in England.
BeIN Sport serves up package of autumn international rugby
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights to a host of rugby union games during the autumn internationals season.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 10 to October 23
Media rights clips from 10 October 23 October
NZRU pleased with YouTube experiment
The New Zealand Rugby Union has declared itself satisfied with the broadcast of Saturday’s Test match between the All Blacks and Australia on video-sharing website YouTube, despite only 22,000 viewers tuning into the live stream.
BeIN Sport states interest in Top 14 rights
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has said it would be interested in acquiring the rights to the Top 14, France’s top-tier rugby union club competition.
LNR sets date for Canal Plus decision
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby, which operates the domestic top-tier Top 14 rugby union club competition, has said it will make a decision over its future broadcast rights strategy at a meeting on December 3.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 26 to October 9
Media rights clips from 26 September to 9 October
Watching Brief (Vol.64) Special Focus: BT Sport
IRB opens Sevens World Series up to live streaming
The International Rugby Board has announced that this season’s Sevens World Series will be streamed live online in its entirety for the first time.
Canal Plus acquires rugby sevens rights
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the 2013-14 season of the Sevens World Series rugby union competition.
Fox Sports converts rights to USA Rugby showpiece game
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has agreed a deal with USA Rugby for the rights to the United States’ game against the New Zealand Maori All Blacks, which will be played in Philadelphia on November 9.