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Free-to-air commercial broadcaster Channel Seven has locked in exclusive broadcast and digital streaming rights for the high-stakes 2026 Rugby League World Cup semi-final clash between defending champions Australia and Samoa.
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and DAZN have entered a multi-territory broadcast agreement covering the 2026/27 and 2027/28 seasons of the Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. The partnership allows
North America’s premier rugby competition has secured a media extension, announcing that its broadcast and streaming partnership with ESPN has been officially prolonged through the 2027 Major League Rugby season.
Sports Entertainment Network has announced a multi-platform broadcast schedule for the 2026 National Rugby League and National Rugby League Women’s Grand Finals, delivering over eleven hours of live programming direct
For the next nine months, TNT Sports will build on its rugby coverage, combining world-class live sport with innovative storytelling, immersive production and unrivalled access to the biggest names in
Every men’s and women’s BUCS Super Rugby match will be streamed live in 2026/27 under a new three-year partnership between British Universities & Colleges Sport and Clubber TV. The agreement represents a major expansion of the competition’s media coverage, increasing the proportion of matches…
Advanced athlete intelligence platform Athoz has officially announced its expansion into the Australian sports market, securing an agreements across the National Rugby League, National Basketball League, and Australian Football League.
Game On Live Studio produced and streamed every match of the 2026 Tropical 7s youth rugby tournament using a Blackmagic Design-based workflow spanning 15 fields over four days. The Tampa-based
Hong Kong China Rugby (HKCR) has partnered with Tixserve and Tradable Bits to launch a mobile-first connected fan experience for the 50th Anniversary Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens tournament 2026, bringing together secure digital ticket fulfilment, fan engagement and first-party fan data in a…
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has announced a seven-year media rights agreement with Foxtel Group, Nine, and Sky NZ valued at $5.3 billion, beginning in 2028. The deal represents
The 2025/26 European rugby season saw more than one million fans attend Champions Cup matches across the campaign, while over 52,000 filled San Mamés Stadium for the final in Bilbao. And, while live attendance remains central to rugby’s success, it is no longer the only way supporters engage with…
Rugby Australia has appointed Komo as its official fan and member engagement platform, embedding the Australian-built technology across its entire national ecosystem.
World Rugby and IMG have announced a long-term media rights partnership focused on growing rugby in the United States ahead of the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups in 2031
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has announced a media rights partnership with All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) to broadcast the Women’s Championship matches from the 2026 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) National
The 4,000-sq.-ft. space in Frisco, TX, has produced live and packaged programming for the Big 12 Conference, Dallas Stars, Major League Rugby The PGA of America’s two-year-old production studio inside
Eluvio and the United Rugby Championship (URC) have announced first-year results for URC TV, the league’s streaming platform powered by Eluvio’s Content Fabric platform. The United Rugby Championship is a
It made a controversial splash at this year's AO, and now supports Aussie AFL and NRL athletes. Whoop wearables are making their mark in Australia, as the Boston-based company reaches decacorn status.
Jill Douglas and Mark Pougatch led ITV’s coverage of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship across ten live matches on ITV1 and ITVX, with ITV broadcasting all England matches for
The 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Rugby Championship ran from Feb. 7 to March 14 and featured England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales in a tighter, five-week schedule. The
The 9Network has announced a partnership with Hello Sport for the 2026 NRL season. The collaboration will see one of the nation's most influential sports podcasts embedded into the heart of Nine’s rugby league coverage, reflecting a broader industry shift toward multi-platform engagement and…
