sport news Super League strikes an historic two-year broadcasting deal with Channel 4
Super League strikes an historic two-year TV deal with Channel 4 to make 10 matches free-to-air from 2022 - starting with Leeds Rhinos opener against Warrington on February 12 Channel 4 has struck a two-year deal to show Super League games free-to-air Leeds Rhinos' match against Warrington will be the first Channel 4 broadcast In total 10 Super League matches will be made free-to-air by the broadcaster Sky Sports, who had a 26-year monopoly on broadcasts, will still show 66 games
View
comments
Super League will be shown live on free-to-air television for the first time in 2022 after officials agreed a two-year deal with Channel 4.
The Leeds-based broadcaster will show 10 matches a year, starting with Leeds Rhinos' opening game against Warrington - Daryl Powell's first league game in charge of his new club - on Saturday, February 12 with a lunchtime kick-off.
The remaining nine games will be spread across the season and will include two end-of-season play-off fixtures.
Channel 4 have agreed a two-year deal to make a selection of Super League games
