Rugby
Eir Sport seals Irish rights to Pro14
Pay-television broadcaster Eir Sport has today (Thursday) become the new home of the Pro14 in Ireland, with the cross-border rugby union league stating the three-season deal represents a “quantum leap” for the competition.
Discovery remains home of Six Nations in Italy
US media company Discovery Communications has extended its deal for exclusive Italian rights to the Six Nations national team rugby union tournament.
RFU keen to maintain balance
The Rugby Football Union is keen to maintain a balance in offering coverage of the England national rugby union team via free-to-air and pay-television platforms, according to chief executive Steve Brown.
Varsity Match signs live streaming deal
UK-based online news and entertainment company Unilad has agreed a deal to stream live coverage of the 2017 Varsity Match rugby union series between the universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the UK.
Spark, TVNZ linked with joint bid for New Zealand rugby rights
New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ and telecommunications company Spark have been linked with a possible joint bid for the domestic rights to games organised by New Zealand Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country.
Premiership Rugby expands into Sweden with C More
Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More Entertainment has agreed a deal to show live coverage of Premiership Rugby, England’s top division of club rugby union, in the Scandinavian country for the first time.
BBC, BT Sport to show Scotland’s autumn Tests
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and pay-television broadcaster BT Sport have acquired live, non-exclusive rights to the Scotland national rugby union team’s 2017 autumn Test matches.
BT Sport adds rugby union to social media streaming initiative
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed to stream part of its ‘Rugby Tonight’ rugby union magazine programme on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.
Premier Sports lands International Champions Cup, Irish rugby rights
Brazilian rugby body partners with Esporte Interativo
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Sky takes clips claim to New Zealand’s High Court
Sky has filed a lawsuit in New Zealand’s High Court against media companies Fairfax, NZME and TVNZ, claiming that they breached copyright regulations in posting clips of the pay-television broadcaster’s rugby coverage on their websites.
SFR Sport confirms English Premiership coverage deal
French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable, through its Altice Media Group France division, has confirmed a deal to acquire rights for the Premiership, the top division of rugby union in England.
The Rugby Channel scores digital carriage deals
The Rugby International Marketing arm of national governing body USA Rugby has secured a number of carriage deals for its new OTT platform, the Rugby Channel.
Discovery snaps up minority stake in Rugby Pass
International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has acquired a minority stake in Rugby Pass, an online sports platform available in 23 Asian countries.
Coliseum opts for OTT in Asia and quits New Zealand
New media player Coliseum has developed into a pan-Asian service and will wind down operations in its home market of New Zealand.