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📩Some highlights from this week's newsletter: 5⃣ Irish rugby matches featured in the top 10 most watched programmes in Ireland in 2025 🏴The PREM continues to attract strong viewership figures this season 📺Potential Super Rugby blackout on linear TV
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 24: Rugby Media Rights & TV Guide – Potential Super Rugby Blackout
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-80c
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Ireland XV v England A will be broadcast live on Premier Sports. Kick-off is at 7:15pm on Friday, February 6th.
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🚨Over 46 hours of rugby🚨 Here's your excuse for not leaving the couch this weekend. 📩Weekly newsletter👇
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🌍URC x 8⃣ 🏴PREM x 5⃣ 🇫🇷Top 14 x 4⃣ 🇫🇷Pro D2 x 1⃣ 🏴Champ x 7⃣ 🇯🇵League One x 2⃣ 🌍Super Cup x 2⃣ 🏉Celtic Challenge x 3⃣
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 24: Rugby Media Rights & TV Guide – No Confirmed Broadcaster for Super Rugby in UK or Ireland
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 24: Rugby Media Rights & TV Guide – No Confirmed Broadcaster for Super Rugby in UK or Ireland
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-80c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Breaking: ITV has secured a two-year extension to its broadcast agreement with Prem Rugby: – ITV will continue to broadcast 7 live games per season, including the final – The renewal covers the 2026-2027 & 2027-2028 seasons
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The newsletter and TV guide are both back this week folks 📩
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Premier Sports considering bid for Super Rugby rights according to rugby correspondent Nik Simon
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Less than a month to go until the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season kicks-off and there is no confirmed broadcaster for the UK or Ireland. Sky's deal ended in 2025 and there has been no word on a potential renewal or another broadcaster acquiring the rights.
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✅Free-to-air maintained 📺All Virgin Media TV customers in the UK to gain access to Premier Sports Rugby channel at no extra cost 💶Heineken 0.0 🤝 Premier Sports
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Premier Sports secures non-exclusive rights to Six Nations
Premier Sports expands its rugby portfolio with five 2026 Men’s Six Nations fixtures in the UK
https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/premier-sports-secures-non-exclusive?r=2nk8fv
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BREAKING: Premier Sports will broadcast one live fixture per round in this year's Men's Six Nations in the UK. All games will still be available FTA.
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📈 The PREM continues to post strong viewership figures this season: – Round 8 secured the 4th highest total television audience for a single round – More than 1.2 million viewers tuned into Round 9 – Round 9 also delivered the 2nd highest cumulative peak audience on record
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Apologies for the delay this week folks.
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about 2 months ago
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Mutiple media outlets reporting that ITV has outbid TNT Sports for rights to the new Nations Championship. No more Champions Cup, Challenge Cup, autumn internationals or Champions League (from 2027) on TNT.
about 2 months ago
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📺Here's your rugby TV guide for the weekend🛋️ 🗺️Quilter Nations Series x 1⃣ 🇫🇷Top 14 x 4⃣ 🌍URC x 8⃣ 🏴PREM x 5⃣ 🏴Champ x 7⃣ 🏴PWR x 4⃣ 🏴Scottish Premiership x 1⃣ ☘️ AIL x 3⃣ 🟰over 44 hours of rugby 🏉
about 2 months ago
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 22: Rugby TV Guide & Media Rights News – Leinster v Munster Delivered Strong Viewership on TG4 and Premier Sports in Ireland
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 22: Rugby TV Guide & Media Rights News – Leinster v Munster Delivered Strong Viewership on TG4 and Premier Sports in Ireland
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-dee?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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📈Record rugby audience for TNT 🌍LNR launches Top 14 Rugby TV and confirms 11 new deals ▶️PREM Cup hits YouTube 📺BBC secures URC Welsh derbies 🏆Whisper wins award 🌐TNT tipped for rights to Nations Championship 📺Picture-in-picture ads during Six Nations
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 21: Rugby TV Guide & Media Rights News - Record-Breaking Rugby Viewership on TNT Sports
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-78c?r=2nk8fv
2 months ago
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The Top 14 has launched a global streaming platform and announced 11 international broadcast partnerships – here's everything you need to know 👇
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Top 14 rugby launches global streaming service and announces 11 new broadcast partnerships
At a glance
https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/top-14-rugby-launches-global-streaming?r=2nk8fv
2 months ago
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📺Here's your rugby TV guide for the weekend🛋️ 🗺️Quilter Nations Series x 6⃣ 🇫🇷Top 14 x 4⃣ 🏴PREM Rugby Cup x 1⃣ 🏴Super Rugby Cymru x 1⃣ 🗺️Other internationals x 4⃣ 🏴Harlequins v Scarlets 🏴 🟰over 22 hours of rugby 🏉
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 21: Rugby TV Guide & Media Rights News - Record-Breaking Rugby Viewership on TNT Sports
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 21: Rugby TV Guide & Media Rights News - Record-Breaking Rugby Viewership on TNT Sports
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-78c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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"We are not comfortable incurring significant deficits but had been prepared to do so in the expectation of material improvements in future broadcasting renewals. Such improvements have not occurred thus far"
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Irish Rugby | Irish Rugby Reports Improved Financial Performance And Strong Cash Position From Season 2024/25
https://www.irishrugby.ie/2025/11/19/irish-rugby-reports-improved-financial-performance-and-strong-cash-position-from-season-2024-25/
2 months ago
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England v New Zealand attracts "best-ever rugby audience on TNT Sports and discovery+" 📈Audiences peaked for George Ford’s 75th minute penalty, surpassing last year’s high and marking a 27% increase in viewers 📈No single rugby fixture has reached a wider audience on TNT Sports
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LNR has launched a new global streaming service Top 14 Rugby TV. The service is available primarily in territories without a local broadcaster, such as South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
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Reached a small milestone of over 200 subscribers for the newsletter over the weekend. A massive thanks to you all ❤️
2 months ago
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2 months ago
30,000 people in the stands, btw!
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Gentle reminder that there's free live Pro D2 coverage tonight as Vannes take on Grenoble👇
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SUNDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! | LIVE PRO D2 | Vannes v Genoble
YouTube video by FR-UK Rugby
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Picture-in-picture adverts are coming to ITV's Six Nations rugby coverage for the first time next year. There will be one in each half "when there's a break in the action just before a scrum." (via
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The ITV Palooza 2025 | ITV Media
https://www.itvmedia.co.uk/catch-the-latest/the-itv-palooza-2025
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🚨Over 40 hours of rugby🚨 🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
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🇫🇷Sunday Night Pro D2 🌐Quilter Nations Series ➕much more
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2 months ago
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BBC Cymru Wales agree BKT URC rights for Welsh Christmas derbies
It promises to be a Christmas cracker for rugby fans as BBC Cymru Wales agree free-to-air rights for three Welsh United Rugby Championship matches
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/bbc-cymru-wales-agree-bkt-urc-rights-christmas-derbies
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 20: Rugby TV Guide & Media Rights News - 246.7% Increase In FR-UK Subscribers
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 20: Rugby TV Guide & Media Rights News - 246.7% Increase In FR-UK Subscribers
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-d8d?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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3 months ago
6.24 million people watched
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on French TV on Saturday, 34.6% of the audience share
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🚨Over 42 hours of rugby🚨 🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
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🗺️Quilter Nations Series 🏆RWC 2027 Qualifiers 🏉Internationals 🇫🇷Pro D2 🇫🇷Top 14 🏴Champ Round 6 🏴PWR Round 3 🏉The 745 Game 🏉Rugby Europe Conference & Trophy
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3 months ago
The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 19: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 19: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-e5c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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BT Sport paid €13 million more for Premiership Rugby media rights compared to what Canal+ paid for Top 14 rights in the 2013-2014 season. From the 2027-2028 season Canal+ will pay €82 million more per season for the Top 14 rights compared to the average amount that PREM Rugby will earn per season.
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How to watch every international rugby fixture this Autumn: - Quilter Nations Series - RWC 2027 Qualifiers - Ireland A and England A - Other internationals
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How to watch the Autumn internationals 2025 in the UK & Ireland - streaming, channels & kick-off times
How to watch Autumn internationals 2025
https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/how-to-watch-the-2025-autumn-internationals?r=2nk8fv
3 months ago
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🚨The A̶u̶t̶u̶m̶n̶ Quilter Nations Series is back🚨 🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
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🌍Quilter Nations Series 🏆Gallagher Cup 🏴Champ Round 5 🇫🇷Top 14 Round 9 🏴PWR Round 2 ☘️AIL 🇪🇺RE Conference & Trophy 🏉Friendlies
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 18: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 18: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-c51?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Select November fixtures picked up by Premier Sports
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Premier Sports to broadcast three international rugby fixtures in early November
Coverage includes South Africa v Japan on Saturday
https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/premier-sports-to-broadcast-three?r=2nk8fv
3 months ago
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Munster have confirmed that this weekend's fixture against Argentina XV will be shown exclusively on Access Munster📺 ⏰Kick-off is at 5:00pm on Saturday
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3 months ago
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🚨Over 53 hours of rugby🚨 🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
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🌍URC Round 5 🏴PREM Round 5 🏴Champ Round 4 🇫🇷Top 14 Round 8 🇳🇿NPC Final 🏴PWR is back ☘️AIL 🇪🇺Rugby Europe Conference & Trophy 🏆Rugby Europe Super Cup 🇯🇵🇭🇰Friendly
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🚨Here's your broadcast & kick-off guide for this weekend's URC, PREM and Top 14 action🚨 Guide and rugby media rights update👉
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Full guide will be out shortly.
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 17: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 17: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-269?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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🚨Over 45 hours of rugby🚨 Weekly newsletter👉
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🌍URC 🏴PREM 🏴Champ 🇫🇷Top 14 🇫🇷Pro D2 🇳🇿NPC SFs ☘️Interpro Series 🏴Super Rugby Cymru 🇪🇺Rugby Europe Conference 🏆Rugby Europe Super Cup
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3 months ago
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 16: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 16: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-bf7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Now confirmed by the IRFU: Virgin Media and RTÉ to provide free-to-air coverage of the Ireland's Autumn Nations Series campaign.
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3 months ago
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S4C and Six Nations have signed a new 4-year deal: - Live coverage of all Wales matches in the Men’s & U20 Six Nations - Extended highlights of every Wales Women’s Six Nations game
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Virgin Media to broadcast Ireland v New Zealand in November and RTÉ is likely to show Ireland’s remaining Autumn Nations Series fixtures
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Autumn Nations Series: Virgin Media confirmed for Ireland v New Zealand, RTÉ likely to show Ireland's remaining fixtures
At a glance
https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/autumn-nations-series-virgin-media?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
3 months ago
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"Since we acquired the rights for the Investec Champions Cup, our audience figures have doubled for URC" -Premier Sports' CEO Richard Sweeney
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Apologies, no graphics this week folks but you can find the guide here
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The Rugby Broadcast Report Issue 15: TV Guide and Rugby Media Rights Update
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https://www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-broadcast-report-issue-5f4?r=2nk8fv
4 months ago
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4 months ago
PWR Announces Groundbreaking Four-Year Broadcast Partnership with LIMITLESS
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PWR Announces Groundbreaking Four-Year Broadcast Partnership with LIMITLESS | Premiership Women's Rugby
PWR - Premiership Woman's Rugby
https://www.thepwr.com/news/pwr-announces-groundbreaking-four-year-broadcast-partnership-with-limitless-productions
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🚨Over 46 hours of rugby🚨 🛋️Here's your excuse for not leaving the couch this weekend Weekly newsletter👉
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🌍URC 🏴PREM 🏴Champ 🇫🇷Top 14 🇫🇷Pro D2 🌐Rugby Europe Conference 🌐Rugby Championship 🏴Super Rugby Cymru 🇦🇺Super Rugby Australia 🇳🇿NPC ☘️AIL
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