ESPN grabs Rugby World Cup archive rights 01/12/2009 |
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ESPN has signed a rights deal with Rugby World Cup Limited to show archive matches from the tournament.
The sports broadcaster, which is majority owned by Disney, will show archive content from each of the six Rugby World Cups to date on ESPN Classic in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The channel will have access to 40 hours of rugby content per year from the entire Rugby World Cup archive until 2013. Access to 2011 Rugby World Cup content will be available on ESPN Classic from May 2012.
The deal also includes rights to show Rugby World Cup content on-demand, as well as streaming rights for ESPN’s websites including ESPNClassic.com and Scrum.com.
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