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Canada: Premier Sports launches rugby streaming service

Premier Sports has announced the launch of a dedicated streaming service in Canada, giving rugby fans across the country access to an array of international and club rugby competitions in one place. The new Premier Sports service will stream every match of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations, U20 Six Nations, the Nations Championship tournaments live […]

January 27, 2026

ITV scores new international rugby deal

ITV has agreed a new deal with Six Nations Rugby to air major rugby competitions free-to-air until 2029, with a minimum of 124 fixtures over the next four years.  ITV and STV will be the exclusive free-to-air home of the Nations Championship for viewers in the UK, for its first two editions, in 2026 and 2028. […]

January 26, 2026

France Télévisions sublicenses Six Nations to TF1

France Télévisions, the French PSB and exclusive rights holder for the rugby Six Nations Championship until 2029, will sublicense part of the rights of the 2026 edition of the men’s tournament to TF1, owing to “strong budgetary constraints”. Following an agreement concluded with the commercial group, France Télévisions is sublicensing nine of the 15 matches, […]

January 7, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Premier Sports to broadcast live Six Nations

Premier Sports has announced it will broadcast five live matches from the 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship, one from each round. The newly acquired rights will see Premier Sports deliver live coverage of key Championship fixtures involving Scotland and Wales. Premier Sports becomes part of the UK broadcast partnership for Guinness Men’s Six Nations […]

January 7, 2026

Six Nations extends FTA deal in Ireland

Starting in 2026, RTÉ and Virgin Media Television will share coverage of the Men’s, Women’s and U20 Six Nations in Ireland. The new long-term partnership that means rugby fans in Ireland will have to those competitions free-to-air until 2029. RTÉ and Virgin Media are longstanding supporters of rugby and have shared coverage of the Six […]

September 2, 2025

O-RAN tech successfully showcased during Six Nations

The government-backed 5G MoDE (Mobile O-RAN for Highly Dense Environments) project has successfully delivered a temporary O-RAN Cell on Wheels at the O2 Blueroom, located outside the Allianz Stadium. The trial, which has been delivered by Virgin Media O2 and Mavenir, took place during the England vs Italy Six Nations fixture earlier this March and […]

March 21, 2025

BBC, ITV extend Six Nations rights

Ahead of the final weekend of the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship, BBC Sport and ITV have agreed a new four-year partnership for the live, free-to-air rights for the annual international rugby union competition, which will run concurrently from 2026 to 2029. ITV will broadcast ten live matches each season – including every England […]

March 14, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Solarflare Studio creates VR experiences for Seat Unique

Creative technology agency, Solarflare Studio, has created a series of immersive VR experiences that capture the experience of live events and exclusivity of VIP hospitality packages. Accessible through Meta Quest 3 headsets, VR users are able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Welsh rugby squad as they sing the national anthem on the pitch. […]

February 18, 2025

ITV: Peak 6m watch Six Nations England vs France

ITV1’s coverage of the SIx Nations rugby match between England and France on February 8th was watched by a peak of 6 million across all devices, giving ITV1 its biggest peak audience of the year so far and helping secure ITV’s most watched weekend since Euro 2024. The England vs France coverage averaged 4.3 million […]

February 10, 2025

ITV: Peak 5.2m watch Ireland vs England in 6 Nations

ITV1’s coverage of Ireland vs England in the Guinness Men’s 6 Nations Championship on February 1st was watched by a peak of 5.2 million across all devices, giving ITV1 its biggest overnight TV peak audience of the year so far. The match averaged 3.6 million viewers across all devices, with the match itself averaging 4.4 […]

February 4, 2025