UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is reportedly closing in on an extension to its rights deal with Premiership Rugby after electing not to pursue a compensation claim for disruption to the rugby union calendar caused by Covid-19.
Premiership Rugby is in the final season of a six-season contract with BT, which is worth £40m (€44.5m/$54.4m) in its final season and an average of £35m per season across the term. The organising body was said to have rejected a “final offer” from BT for a new four-season contract earlier this month, but The Times said the broadcaster has since returned to the table with a three-season offer worth £37m per season.
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