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Sky Italia lands Six Nations rugby rights

Friday 11 June 2021 | 14:47 CET | News
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the Italian broadcast rights to the Six Nations Rugby tournament for an undisclosed sum, according to the tournament organisers. The deal covers the men's Six Nations and Autumn Nations Series, as well as the Women's Six Nations and men's U20 Six Nations championships. Under the agreement, Sky will take over from Discovery as the official broadcaster starting with the U20 tournament on 19 June.

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Categories: Broadcast & Satellite
Companies: Sky Italia
Countries: Italy
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