What if the main annual rugby event switched to TF1. In any case, this is what the newspaper writes in its columns The Team which indicates that the first channel, already holding the rights to the last World Cup and the Autumn Tour, hopes to recover those of the 6 Nations Tournament.
« We're looking at how much it could cost and how much it could bring in.”
“The Six Nations takes place every year, the World Cup is organized every four years, one would not replace the other, we do not think that way in our investments. We look at how much it could cost and how much it could bring in,” assures TF1 sports director Julien Millereux to L’Équipe.
If this were the case, it would be a first since the competition was broadcast on television (1975) that the public service (Antenne 2 then France 2) did not broadcast it.
Above all, TF1 would ensure an audience of more than 5 million viewers, which is as much or more than what the French football team has been attracting in recent times – excluding major competitions.
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