Six Nations Rugby
Former ECB chief Harrison ‘set for’ top Six Nations role
Six Nations Rugby, organising body of the annual rugby union tournament, is set to appoint former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison to a role overseeing the commercial…
Netflix orders 2022 World Cup and Six Nations Rugby docuseries
Streaming giant Netflix is continuing to grow its presence in the sports industry, ordering a pair of new docuseries on the 2022 men's Fifa World Cup and Six Nations Rugby
LFP recruits Six Nations’ Morel to lead new commercial entity
Ben Morel, the current chief executive of Six Nations Rugby, has been named chief executive of the new commercial entity at France's Professional Football League (LFP)
Morel to step down from Six Nations helm
Six Nations Rugby’s chief executive Ben Morel is to leave at the end of the current 2022-23 season.
Six Nations announced this afternoon that Morel “decided to step down”.
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Amazon, Virgin Media land Ireland’s Autumn Nations Series matches
Six Nations Rugby has agreed new rights deals in Ireland covering the country's matches during the upcoming Autumn Nations Series, striking agreements with ecommerce giant Amazon and pay-television operator…
Sage expands sports sponsorship portfolio with Six Nations deal
Six Nations Rugby has announced a new sponsorship with payroll software company Sage
France Télévisions strikes deal to retain Six Nations
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has reached an agreement in principle to retain rights to rugby union’s Six Nations Championship.
South Africa commits to Rugby Championship, Sanzaar to hold new World Nations talks
Southern hemisphere rugby union alliance Sanzaar has announced that South Africa will continue to play in its annual Rugby Championship tournament until at least 2025
Six Nations Rugby will become entertainment company with CVC help, says CEO Morel
Former NBA executive says ‘premature’ to say exactly where PE money will be spent
Unions were beginning to think collectively before CVC
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TikTok named Women’s Six Nations’ first title sponsor as part of wider deal
Six Nations Rugby has signed short-form social media video platform TikTok as the title sponsor of the Women’s Six Nations in a deal announced this morning that also includes rights to the men’s Six Nat…
Breitling signs first timing category deal across men’s and women’s Six Nations
Six Nations Rugby has signed up luxury watchmaker Breitling to its sponsorship portfolio
RTÉ, Virgin sign off on Six Nations in Ireland as match split revealed
Public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Virgin Media Television, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster, have signed off on their deal to show rugby union’s Six Nations Championship in Ireland.
Stan Sport adds exclusive Six Nations rights to rugby line-up
Australian streaming service Stan Sport has secured exclusive multi-year rights to rugby union’s Six Nations.
Under the deal, Stan will also broadcast the Autumn Nations Series later this year.
Ofcom ‘provisionally minded’ to back exclusive Six Nations on BBC, ITV
UK media watchdog Ofcom is consulting on requests from public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV for approval to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the Six Nations rugby union…
Six Nations appoints Verizon chief Dunne as chairman
Six Nations Rugby has announced the appointment of Rohan Dunne as non-executive chairman of the newly-formed Six Nations Board, effective from January 1, 2022
DAZN retains Six Nations rights in Canada
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has extended an agreement in Canada for rights to the men’s and women’s Six Nations rugby union competitions.
Pitch to sell wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package after retaining Six Nations
Pitch International will continue to sell the Six Nations’ international media rights in a new deal that allows the agency to take a wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package to the market for the first t…