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BT Sport to air all Gallagher Premiership Rugby

All Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches played behind closed doors in the upcoming 2020/21 season will be broadcast live on BT Sport. BT Sport subscribers will be able to follow all six games each weekend live. Once crowds can safely return to stadia, BT Sport will revert to the usual broadcast schedule. Through an agreement between […]

November 18, 2020

ROI: Premier Sports scores rights to Autumn Nations Cup

Premier Sports has announced 12 live and exclusive Autumn Nations Cup fixtures will be broadcast this November and December in the Republic of Ireland. The inaugural tournament is in place of the usual Autumn internationals series so teams can avoid extended travel due to Covid-19 with eight teams participating – Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, France, […]

November 4, 2020

Premier Sports readies Asia launch

Premier Sports has acquired rights to the Guinness Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup and is set to launch in twenty-two Asian countries this weekend. The ‘Premier Player Asia’ will broadcast solely via an OTT platform, similar to the Premier Player that is already in the UK market. The new streaming platform will broadcast the […]

October 21, 2020

Autumn Nations Cup on Prime Video, C4

Amazon has announced that, this November and December, live international Rugby Union will be coming to Prime Video in the UK for a new tournament – the Autumn Nations Cup. The Autumn Nations Cup will be the first competitive Autumn international tournament and the first full tournament after a six month break for international rugby. […]

September 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Sky Sports scores Lions tour of South Africa

Sky Sports will exclusively show the British & Irish Lions’ three-Test series against the Springboks in South Africa in 2021, as well as their five warm-up matches. This agreement means Sky Sports will show its seventh successive Lions tour, a partnership that will enter its 25th year in 2021. The Lions will face the Springboks in […]

July 15, 2020

Dalet, Bitmovin deliver Australia’s NRL

Dalet and Bitmovin have announced a new collaboration that they say improves preparation and accelerates delivery of OTT content for broadcasters, sports leagues and teams, brands, and other media-rich companies. The first organisation to take advantage of the new technology partnership is Australia’s National Rugby League (the NRL). The workflow integration, which features the advanced […]

June 15, 2020