FloRugby.com gains exclusive broadcast rights in France, Spain, Portugal, and all Latin American countries. FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, announced a multi-year deal with Guinness PRO14, the professional Rugby Union tournament for club teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa. As part of the agreement, fans can access live and on-demand coverage of the Guinness PRO14 matches in France, Spain, Portugal, and Latin American countries exclusively on FloRugby.com.
The deal was agreed to in collaboration with RDA. The deal enables FloRugby to stream the 100+ Guinness PRO14 matches remaining during the 2018-19 season, as well as the entire 152-game schedule during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
The addition of these events strengthens FloRugby’s world-class rugby coverage, which includes HSBC World Sevens Series in Colorado, USA Eagles Internationals, Americas Pacific Challenge, The Rugby Weekend, the Autumn Internationals, Top 14, USA Rugby Collegiate Sevens, and more. In all, FloRugby has live coverage of more than 80 matches remaining in 2018.
The fast-flowing rugby powered by some of the best international and break-out talents in the game has ensured that the Guinness PRO14 is reaching more fans than ever before.
FloRugby’s coverage of the Guinness PRO14 begins Oct. 26, and there will be seven matches per week through the end of the season when the top six teams will reach the Guinness PRO14 Final Series aiming to reach the Final on May 25, 2019, played in Scotland at Glasgow’s Celtic Park. The complete 2018-19 schedule of Guinness PRO14 matches can be found on FloRugby.com.
CEO of PRO14 Rugby Martin Anayi said: “We are really excited about FloSports – and FloRugby, in particular – joining our family of broadcast partners. Rugby and sports broadcasters find themselves in very similar positions as the marketplace changes rapidly based on the demand of fans to consume content on their terms. As one of the elite club rugby tournaments in the world, we are always looking to innovate and better serve our audiences and we’re really looking forward to working with FloSports to bring the Guinness PRO14 and provide unprecedented access to our fans around the world.”
FloSports SVP, Global Rights Acquisitions & Strategy Adam Fenn said: “We are very pleased to embark on this new partnership with Guinness PRO14, one of the most exciting and competitive professional leagues in the world. Rugby fans in these markets now have access to some of the best professional international rugby as the teams work toward competing in the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Challenge Cup.”
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