04-03-2024, 03:05 PM
TNT Sports are set to secure a two year deal to broadcast rugby's Autumn Internationals.
Unsurprisingly giving their lesser coverage last summer and their gaining of UCL rights, Amazon are not believed to be bidding. Apart from a few one-off games, this will be the first time BT/TNT will seriously air international rugby. Their coverage is usually quite good, and it shares many on-air talent with Amazon (and ITV and BBC), but the rise in cost for something that was primarily FTA six years is steep. All Welsh Champions Cup games are shown on S4C and TNT, so there is a hope there for Welsh viewers, but for the others the number of viewers and interest will surely be less.
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Unsurprisingly giving their lesser coverage last summer and their gaining of UCL rights, Amazon are not believed to be bidding. Apart from a few one-off games, this will be the first time BT/TNT will seriously air international rugby. Their coverage is usually quite good, and it shares many on-air talent with Amazon (and ITV and BBC), but the rise in cost for something that was primarily FTA six years is steep. All Welsh Champions Cup games are shown on S4C and TNT, so there is a hope there for Welsh viewers, but for the others the number of viewers and interest will surely be less.
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