Melita acquires rugby rights

Melita Cable said it has acquired the exclusive TV rights to the Six Nations rugby tournament for the territory of Malta for the next three years. The company said it also carries the LA7 channel which has acquired the TV rights for the Italian...

Melita Cable said it has acquired the exclusive TV rights to the Six Nations rugby tournament for the territory of Malta for the next three years. The company said it also carries the LA7 channel which has acquired the TV rights for the Italian territory only.

Since LA 7's rights do not extend beyond that territory, LA 7 is obliged to encrypt its signal outside of Italy, Melita said.

Due to the rights' issue, the La7 signal for the tournament is not re-transmittable in Malta, it said.

Melita is screening the matches on its Sports Channel and Melita Sports. All games are being broadcast live in the original commentary.

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