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  2. Timeline of rugby union on UK television - Wikipedia

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    30 December and 6 January 1996 – ITV broadcasts live coverage of semi-finals and final of the inaugural Heineken Cup. [5] 1996. November – Sky Sports begins showing live coverage of England national rugby union team ’s autumn internationals, replacing the BBC which held the right for many decades. 1997.

  3. Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Broadcasting contracts for rugby league (television) 10 live matches per season on BBC TWO until 2026, including two play off matches. 5 matches live on BBC iPlayer. Highlights of Grand Final. 20 live streamed matches from Challenge Cup, League 1, Women's Super League and Wheelchair Rugby League via The Sportsman.

  4. British & Irish Lions - Wikipedia

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    Current season. The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national team, although they can pick uncapped players who are eligible for any of the four unions.

  5. List of British game shows - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of British game shows. A game show is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities , sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.

  6. Broadcasting of sports events - Wikipedia

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    The broadcasting of sports events (also known as a sportscast) is the live coverage of sports as a television program, on radio, and other broadcasting media. It usually involves one or more sports commentators describing events as they happen. Sportscaster's environment is usually in booth, sets, and radio and television studios.

  7. Rugby Lions - Wikipedia

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    The Rugby Lions RFC, nicknamed The Lions, is an English rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire. The club plays its home matches at Webb Ellis Road. Its developmental squad is known as the Crusaders. The club also has a ladies team known as the Lionesses. It currently competes in Counties 3 Midlands East (South) at the ninth tier of the ...

  8. Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events

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    However, starting from Tokyo 2020, this deal had the effect of substantially reducing the extent of free-to-air coverage as compared with previous Games (to a single broadcast TV channel and a single online stream), with the majority of live coverage carried on pay television via Discovery's Eurosport brand. This led to complaints in the media due to the reduced free live coverage, in ...

  9. Timeline of BBC Sport - Wikipedia

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    24–26 September – The BBC shows live coverage of golf's Ryder Cup for the final time as from 1995 the coverage transfers to Sky Sports. Autumn – The BBC begins displaying a score bug, a digital on-screen graphic displaying the current score. Initially used for football and rugby, this is later extended to other sports coverage. 1994