SA Rugby, Canal+ discuss SuperSport future

SuperSport's rugby future secured as Canal+ confirms successful talks with SA Rugby

Now that Showmax is officially headed for the bins, new MultiChoice owners, Canal+, can’t afford any more missteps. Especially not one relating to its most valuable asset — sports broadcasting. SuperSport has long been one of the few providers of sports content in SA, available through DStv. Today, Canal+ confirmed that it held “fruitful and productive engagements” with Rugby SA this week, and that it would stick around on SuperSport. Canal+ dou…

SA Rugby, Canal+ discuss SuperSport future

SA Rugby and the Canal+ Group have held talks on strengthening their partnership with SuperSport. Executives from SA Rugby met with Canal+ representatives at MultiChoice’s offices in Randburg last week, where the parties discussed plans to continue working together to bring rugby closer to fans through their existing broadcast agreement. The meetings formed part of a series of information-sharing sessions aimed at aligning the long-term strategi…