Amazon Reportedly Set To Clinch Six Nations Rugby Rights, As It Prepares To Premiere Gay Rugby Documentary ‘Steelers’

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Amazon is set to double down on its sports output in the UK by taking rights to rugby union’s Six Nations Championship in a shared deal with the BBC and ITV, according to British newspaper Th…

will be the first pay-TV partner for the Six Nations, a showpiece rugby tournament between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Italy. The streamer will take on rights from next year, as well as show autumn internationals. It builds on Amazon’s existing slate of sports rights in the UK, which includes Premier League soccer and tennis, including the U.S. Open and ATP Tour.

The film follows gay female coach and former international player for Wales, Nic Evans, fighting misogyny in a male-dominated sport; Birmingham rugby fanatic Simon Jones battling his own demons after recently coming out; and aspiring drag queen Andrew McDowell.is the directorial debut for Australian journalist and former Steelers player Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, who wrote, filmed, edited, and narrated the feature.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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