The showdown between England and New Zealand will be broadcast on TNT Sports in November after the sport became the new home for autumn international rugby union matches in the UK and Ireland.
Delivery to free-to-air stations is yet to be confirmed and will most likely consist of a highlights package.
Matches were previously broadcast on Amazon Prime, but will now move to TNT and the Discovery+ app, where all matches will be shown.
This autumn's 21 games include England and Ireland against the All Blacks and Scotland against South Africa.
Autumn rugby matches have historically been broadcast on pay TV, with Sky Sports, the long-running broadcaster before Amazon Prime, taking over broadcasting matches during the pandemic from the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup for £20m. It is reported that.
TNT also holds the broadcast rights to the Gallagher Premiership and Investec Champions Cup, and recently extended its contract with Premiership Rugby for a further two years, meaning all 93 games next season will be broadcast by TNT. In addition, the Premiership Women's Rugby and HSBC SVNS series will also be shown.
Tom Harrison, CEO of Six Nations Rugby, which organizes the match, said: “Given our commitment to providing the best experience for our fans, we are delighted to welcome TNT Sport to our international rugby broadcast family for the first time. It's an important moment.”
England's Summer Test will continue to be broadcast by Sky Sports, whose contract with Sanzaar (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby) runs until 2025, and will broadcast Super Rugby and Rugby Championship matches. Sky will also broadcast the British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia next year.
Rights to the Six Nations continue to be split between the BBC and ITV, but it is worth noting that the tournament is not included in the UK government's 'Crown Jewel' list of sporting events. , must be provided to free broadcast stations. Olympics, Wimbledon, Soccer, Rugby World Cup. It was moved to “Group B” earlier this year. This means that highlights can be broadcast on free-to-air subscription services.
