Rugby Union
Premiership Rugby secures live free-to-air platform with ITV deal
The top tier of English club rugby union will return to free-to-air television after Premiership Rugby agreed a new rights deal with commercial broadcaster ITV
RTÉ, Virgin sign off on Six Nations in Ireland as match split revealed
Public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Virgin Media Television, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster, have signed off on their deal to show rugby union’s Six Nations Championship in Ireland.
Stan Sport adds exclusive Six Nations rights to rugby line-up
Australian streaming service Stan Sport has secured exclusive multi-year rights to rugby union’s Six Nations.
Under the deal, Stan will also broadcast the Autumn Nations Series later this year.
JRFU readies NTT League One launch
The Japan Rugby Football Union is preparing to usher in a new, more professional era of Japanese rugby union with the launch of the NTT League One on January 7
Stan Sport renews exclusive rights to Japan’s leading rugby competition
Stan Sport, the streaming platform of Australia's Nine Network, has renewed its exclusive rights to Japan's premier rugby union competition, now called the Japan Rugby League One
Ex-RMC Sport chief Pesenti joins Top 14’s Toulon
François Pesenti, the former head of French subscription broadcaster RMC Sport, has joined Top 14 rugby union side Toulon in a role heading up strategic development and marketing.
Ofcom ‘provisionally minded’ to back exclusive Six Nations on BBC, ITV
UK media watchdog Ofcom is consulting on requests from public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV for approval to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the Six Nations rugby union…
RugbyPass delves into NFTs with ASX Sports
RugbyPass, the global digital rugby union platform owned by pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand, has agreed an exclusive long-term deal with virtual sports exchange ASX Sports that will bring NFT-enabled…
Top 14 lands Japanese exposure with TV Asahi
Commercial broadcaster TV Asahi has acquired rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 until the end of the season.
DAZN retains Six Nations rights in Canada
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has extended an agreement in Canada for rights to the men’s and women’s Six Nations rugby union competitions.
BeIN and Stan acquire Autumn Nations Series rights in Australia
BeIN Sports and Stan Sport have both acquired non-exclusive media rights in Australia covering all matches from the upcoming Autumn Nations Series of rugby union test matches
Pitch to sell wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package after retaining Six Nations
Pitch International will continue to sell the Six Nations’ international media rights in a new deal that allows the agency to take a wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package to the market for the first t…
L’Équipe picks up rights to 27 international test matches
L’Équipe, the French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel and streaming platform, has today (Monday) announced the acquisition of rights to 27 international rugby union test matches between now and th…
BBC retains Six Nations radio rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a four-year extension to its radio rights deal for the Six Nations rugby union championship
BBC to show England women’s rugby autumn internationals
The England’s women’s rugby team’s four internationals this autumn will be broadcast live on BBC 2 on primetime Sunday afternoon slots.
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Rugby union returns to Spark Sport with URC deal
Rugby union will return to the schedules of New Zealand streaming service Spark Sport after it acquired rights to club competition the United Rugby Championship
Premiership Rugby outlines Pitch-aided international distribution, including Stan Sport deal
Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired rights to the English Premiership rugby union club competition
URC and rights-holder RTÉ unveil global streaming service
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…