Rugby League World Cup Moves Away From Free-to-Air as BBC Will No Longer Broadcast
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Rugby League World Cup moves away from free-to-air as BBC will no longer broadcast
BBC has lost coverage of another international sporting event, with the Rugby League World Cup 2026 moving off free-to-air TV and behind a paywall.This year's tournament in Australia, which runs from Wednesday 15 October to Sunday 15 November, will be shown live on Premier Sports, who have picked up the broadcast rights.BBC has been the traditional home of the Rugby League World Cup for UK viewers, and showed all 61 games four years ago, but did…
Premier Sports Secures UK and Ireland Broadcast Rights for Rugby League World Cup 2026 - Ministry of Sport
International Rugby League has announced that Premier Sports has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for the IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026 across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The agreement extends a long-standing association between the broadcaster and international rugby league, having previously covered the 2013 and 2017 tournaments. Negotiated by global sports marketing agency IMG as the exclusive global media rights partner, the hig…
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