Step closer to pay TV

[Leinster Fan]

Forgive a thick question, RTE is Irish FTA & Virgin Media is a pay operator?

Maybe a sign of what to expect in the UK too.

Virgin Media's FTA too, it's closer to an Irish equivalent of ITV.

 

[AlRums]

Virgin Media's FTA too, it's closer to an Irish equivalent of ITV

Virgin Media's FTA too, it's closer to an Irish equivalent of ITV.

Since when has Virgin been FTA? And how?

 

[Leinster Fan]

Since when has Virgin been FTA? And how?

The Virgin channels in Ireland are just a rebranded version of what used to be Tv3 (best compasion is Itv), so it's FTA for everyone.

There are sports channels too which are only available to Virgin customers, but the Six Nations isn't on that

 

[AlRums]

Six Nations announce TV deal as Wales home matches to be shown by BBC for years

Six Nations Rugby has agreed a deal in principle to award broadcast rights to BBC and ITV for the men's, women's and under-20s' tournaments from 2022 to 2025

www.walesonline.co.uk

Six Nations: Organisers agree in principle to continued BBC & ITV deal

The Six Nations is set to stay on free-to-air TV after organisers reach an agreement in principle with BBC and ITV to continue sharing coverage.

www.bbc.co.uk

Good news if accurate

 

[japitts]

A very good outcome, all things considered. BBC retaining some regional commitments with the Welsh & Scottish, but ITV gaining France which is nice. Now let's see what happens to the Autumn series....

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

NIK SIMON'S GAIN LINE: BBC lose autumn Tests to talkSPORT

NIK SIMON'S GAIN LINE: BBC Five Live have decided to end their long-term coverage of the November internationals, as rugby coverage continues to slip away from its platforms.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Shame Radio 5 live lost to talksport will hurt numbers imo

 

[japitts]

At least there is still broadcast radio coverage. Be glad the whole thing hasn't gone online-only.

 

[Seeker]

https://www.the42.ie/six-nations-media-rights-cvc-4996428-Feb2020/

F*** this.

Paywall TV would be the single worst thing to happen to the game in the history of Northern hemisphere rugby, with zero exceptions.

We have FloRugby and it's pretty bad too.