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RWC TV coverage in the U.S.?
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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 130441"><p>Thankfully, in the NH, the Unions forced it so that the TV networks had to negotiate with all of the Six nations as a whole instead of collectively. This resulted out of Sky sneakily buying up all the England Six Nations games 1996, the RFU were threatened with expulsion from the then Five nations grouping unless it ditched its contract with Sky and joined what was effectively a good cartel. </p><p></p><p>Now, because all the rights have to be negotiated collectively, it makes it much easier for the BBC, RTE, Canal+, etc to get the rights to ALL games rather than watching Rupert Murdoch and Silvio Burlescone steal everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 130441"] Thankfully, in the NH, the Unions forced it so that the TV networks had to negotiate with all of the Six nations as a whole instead of collectively. This resulted out of Sky sneakily buying up all the England Six Nations games 1996, the RFU were threatened with expulsion from the then Five nations grouping unless it ditched its contract with Sky and joined what was effectively a good cartel. Now, because all the rights have to be negotiated collectively, it makes it much easier for the BBC, RTE, Canal+, etc to get the rights to ALL games rather than watching Rupert Murdoch and Silvio Burlescone steal everything. [/QUOTE]
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