CVC complete deal for share in Six Nations

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 islander wrote:

 Steve@Mose wrote:

SIX NATIONS ENTERS LONG FORM DISCUSSIONS WITH VIRGIN MEDIA AND RTÉ FOR ALL SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS

 It is planned that an agreement will ensure all three Six Nations Championships (Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under 20’s tournaments) enjoy unprecedented coverage in the Republic of Ireland, benefiting from a first partnership of its kind between the two broadcasters.

Subject to final contractual agreements, it is envisaged that all three Championships will be shared in a balanced way which will see RTÉ again broadcast games from the Men’s Guinness Six Nations, while Virgin Media Television will diversify its coverage to include the Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under 20’s Championships for the first time.

Commenting on the agreement, Mick McCaffrey, Head of News and Sport at Virgin Media Television said, “Virgin Media Television are very excited about this historic agreement which guarantees that the Six Nations Men’s, Women’s and Under 20s competitions will continue to be available to Irish rugby fans on Free-to-Air Television. The rapidly evolving sports landscape means it is by no means a given that world class sporting action remains on Free-to-Air television.

just to check - this only applies to TV coverage in Irish Republic?

You can certainly pick up RTÉ in Derry so I guess folk in Norn Iron may obtain free-to-air Six Nations access.  Whether this agreement will be for all matches or only matches featuring Ireland we will only find out when the agreement is signed and sealed.