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TNT Sports has confirmed its exclusive deal to broadcast rugby’s Autumn Nations Series, as initially reported by Mail Sport last month.
The last three series were broadcast live on Amazon Prime, but this time the streaming platform chose not to participate in the bidding.
The two-year deal to show all 21 matches will be the last stand-alone deal for the autumn internationals before a mega auction of TV rights for the new Nations Championship and Six Nations from 2026.
TNT tweeted: ‘Our rugby coverage has just grown.
‘The @autumnations 2024 series is approaching exclusively to @tntsports and @discoveryplusUK with every match shown for fans in the UK and Ireland.
TNT confirmed rights for autumn internationals, starting with England vs New Zealand
TNT Sports confirmed that the Fall Series will include primetime games on three Saturdays
This year’s series begins with England taking on New Zealand at Twickenham on the first weekend of November.
It’s one of several delicious matches in 2024.England also welcomed Australia and South Africa, while the All the black people will face Ireland and France.
TNT Sports also confirmed that the live action of the Fall Series will include prime-time games to close out three of the Saturdays.
Tom Harrison, CEO of Six Nations Rugby, said: ‘This year’s Autumn Nations Series will be an incredible experience on and off the pitch, bringing together fans from around the world to enjoy the best that international rugby has to offer. .
“It is a significant moment to welcome TNT Sports to our international rugby broadcasting family for the first time, given our commitment to providing the best possible fan experience.”
World Rugby has approved plans to establish a new 12-team global league in 2026, with matches to be played in the existing July and autumn international windows.
The Six Nations unions plan to sell their television rights to the new Nations Championship in the same process as the Six Nations auction, but different packages could lead to the two competitions being broadcast on different channels.
Six Nations unions plan to sell their Nations Championship rights at Six Nations auction
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BBC Sport and ITV currently share the rights to the live Six Nations and are prepared to make strong bids when the new tender is published next year.
TF1 will cover France’s autumn matches in their home country, beIN SPORT will show other matches there, while Sky Italia will continue to show coverage of Italian rugby.
TNT are also in talks to extend their contract with Premiership Rugby for a further three years as they look to confirm their place at the top of the sport’s coverage in the UK.
Its rugby portfolio already includes Premiership Rugby, as well as European club rugby, Premiership Women’s Rugby and HSBC SVNS Series.