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أغر؟´«أ½ iPlayer to show first major sporting event
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Six Nations rugby will be the first major sporting event to be shown on أغر؟´«أ½ iPlayer since its marketing-supported launch in December 2007.
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Sports fans who miss أغر؟´«أ½'s live coverage of the RBS Six Nations games, or just want to re-live the excitement, will be able to watch them on أغر؟´«أ½ iPlayer.
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أغر؟´«أ½ iPlayer is the أغر؟´«أ½'s online on-demand service that allows viewers to catch up with programmes they have missed in the last week.
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Every single match in the championship will be available to watch via on-demand streaming for seven days after transmission at bbc.co.uk/iplayer.
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أغر؟´«أ½ Sport's Head of Interactive, Ben Gallop, said: "We want viewers to be able to watch the best sporting action wherever and whenever they can, so getting the Six Nations onto أغر؟´«أ½ iPlayer is a major step forward. The Six Nations is a fantastic event and rugby fans can now catch up with the ups and downs of the championship at their leisure."
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The 2008 Six Nations begins on Saturday 2 February and takes place over five weekends, finishing with Super Saturday on 15 March.
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The five-year deal was agreed with the Six Nations committee and covers the tournament from 2008 to 2012 inclusive.
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Every match will also be simulcast live on the أغر؟´«أ½ Sport website, with live text commentary available on all outlets, featuring statistics and score updates.
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In 2007, أغر؟´«أ½ television audiences to the Six Nations were at their highest level for eight years – since the Five Nations became the Six Nations – with an average of 4.3 million watching each match. The highest peak audience was 8.0 million for the Ireland v England match.
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