BBC Sport and ITV have agreed a brand new four-year deal for the reside free-to-air rights for the Males’s Six Nations to 2029.
The BBC will present reside TV protection, TV highlights and digital clips of the championship, together with 5 matches involving Scotland and Wales annually.
ITV will broadcast 10 reside video games every season together with each England fixture all through the deal, which begins in 2026.
BBC Sport can even supply reside protection of the Girls’s Six Nations and Beneath-20 Six Nations throughout TV and iPlayer, and proceed offering reside audio commentary throughout platforms together with radio, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport web site and app.
“This deal is implausible information for rugby and the BBC, holding the game accessible for as many individuals as doable,” BBC director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski stated.
“We’re proud to carry the most important sporting moments to our audiences and this new deal is the proper information forward of our unique broadcast protection of the Girls’s Rugby World Cup this summer time.
“That is an thrilling time for rugby, and we’re proud to share each thrilling second with audiences throughout the UK.”
ITV director of sport Niall Sloane stated it was a “monumental deal for rugby followers”.
“We’re proud to be the house of all England matches all through the deal together with England’s a lot revered clashes with Eire, Scotland and Wales,” he added.
“The event is at all times one of many sporting highlights of the yr, so we look ahead to persevering with to work with Six Nations Rugby and every union and federation transferring ahead.”
In January, RugbyPass reported that TNT Sports activities have been contemplating bidding for the rights,, exterior however TNT responded by saying it could be “very difficult”, exterior to purchase due to the hyperlinks to free-to-air TV.
Final month England captain Maro Itoje known as for Six Nations organisers to hold the championship on free-to-air TV, exterior on the grounds that rugby union wants extra publicity.
Six Nations Rugby chief government Tom Harrison added: “The importance of those new and progressive free to air partnerships for the Six Nations can’t be overstated.
“By strengthening rugby’s relationships with ITV and BBC, the game can proceed to provide as many followers as doable within the UK entry to take pleasure in reside protection of the Six Nations.”
