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Fears that BBC will lose Six Nations
The Rugby Paper|January 26, 2025
FEARS are growing within the BBC that this year's Six Nations will bring an end to their historic televising of the world's oldest annual international tournament.
- PETER JACKSON
Fears that BBC will lose Six Nations

The 15-match championship kicks off on Friday with the organisers still to finalise a new deal for broadcasting rights which they believe is worth £100m-a-year £10m more than the joint BBC-ITV contract expiring in March.

"There is now a real risk that the BBC will be frozen out," an executive involved in previous negotiations told The Rugby Paper yesterday. "The likelihood of BBC and ITV being given the go-ahead to renew the current deal is fading. That won't stop the BBC making a bid and leaving it on the table if it's unsuccessful.

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