RFL and Super League extend Stats Perform alliance
The Super League and the Rugby Football League (RFL) have extended their existing partnership with Stats Perform in a new multi-year deal which will...
Digital publisher RugbyPass acquires Sports Analytics
Global digital rugby publisher, RugbyPass, has acquired sports data and analytics company, Sports Analytics.Using proprietary data capture and visualisation techniques to feed analytics platforms,...
Sportradar and WSC Sports unveil live video notification service
Video production specialist WSC Sports has linked up with Sportradar to launch the industry’s first ‘Live Video Notification’ push service.Delivering real-time highlights, the live...
Stan Sport locks down Lions’ South Africa series
Australian streaming service Stan Sport has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights for the British and Irish Lions’ upcoming tour of South Africa.Under the terms...
Six Nations reaches principal BBC and ITV rights renewal
Six Nations Rugby has reached a deal in principle with BBC and ITV for the renewal of the rights to the annual rugby union...
Australia launches 2027 Rugby World Cup hosting bid
Rugby Australia (RA) has formally launched a bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, officially unveiling its ‘Game On’ campaign in Sydney on...
RugbyPass to stream Super Rugby Trans-Tasman tournament
Digital media platform RugbyPass has agreed a deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA) to stream the 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman...
British and Irish Lions make terrestrial return on Channel 4
Coverage of The British and Irish Lions will return to UK terrestrial television for the first time since 1993 after commercial broadcaster Channel 4...
RLWC2021 inks ‘historic’ National Lottery collaboration
The organisers of the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) have announced a ‘historic partnership’ with the National Lottery, as part of an initiative...
Motorsport Network recruits Simon Danker as Motorsport.tv CEO
The Motorsport Network has named Simon Danker as the new CEO of its over-the-top (OTT) operation, Motorsport.tv.As CEO of the platform, Danker will draw...