BBC to screen live Super League matches on a Saturday evening for next three years in major boost for RL
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:02 am
* BBC Sport have beaten Channel 4 to secure live Super League games
* The coverage will complement that of main rights holder Sky Sports
* BBC are also set to extend their live rights deal for the Challenge Cup
The BBC have won the rights to broadcast Super League matches free-to-air for the next three years in a major boost for rugby league.
Mail Sport has learned that BBC Sport have seen off competition from Channel 4 to secure live Super League games for the first time in a deal that will see at least 12 matches-a-season shown live on BBC Two on Saturday evenings from next month.
The BBC’s coverage will complement that of Super League’s main rights holder Sky Sports, who will show all six games live each week for the first time when the competition resumes with the Hull derby on 15 February.
In addition, BBC Two will broadcast 12 live regular season matches, with more to be made available in BBC iPlayer, as well as two play-off games at the end of the season and the World Club Challenge between Wigan and NRL champions Penrith Panthers on 24 February.
The BBC are also set to extend their live rights deal for the Challenge Cup, which expires at the end of this year, until the end of the 2026 season.
Super League and the BBC declined to comment.
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* The coverage will complement that of main rights holder Sky Sports
* BBC are also set to extend their live rights deal for the Challenge Cup
The BBC have won the rights to broadcast Super League matches free-to-air for the next three years in a major boost for rugby league.
Mail Sport has learned that BBC Sport have seen off competition from Channel 4 to secure live Super League games for the first time in a deal that will see at least 12 matches-a-season shown live on BBC Two on Saturday evenings from next month.
The BBC’s coverage will complement that of Super League’s main rights holder Sky Sports, who will show all six games live each week for the first time when the competition resumes with the Hull derby on 15 February.
In addition, BBC Two will broadcast 12 live regular season matches, with more to be made available in BBC iPlayer, as well as two play-off games at the end of the season and the World Club Challenge between Wigan and NRL champions Penrith Panthers on 24 February.
The BBC are also set to extend their live rights deal for the Challenge Cup, which expires at the end of this year, until the end of the 2026 season.
Super League and the BBC declined to comment.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby ... index.html