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SCOTLAND V ARGENTINA GAME TO BE BROADCAST LIVE


SCOTLAND V ARGENTINA GAME TO BE BROADCAST LIVE
Posted: 06/Jun/08
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Scottish Rugby today confirmed that Saturday's match against Argentina, the third ranked country in the world, will be broadcast live online.

The Argentine Rugby Union have concluded an arrangement with web streaming organisation, Mediazone, - the same company that partnered with the IRB to deliver the rugby world cup online on demand - to broadcast the match online.

The live feed will be available on the companys website www.mediazone.com/rugby with English commentary at 8.05pm GMT for which a pay per view fee of $9.99 (£5.10) will be payable by credit card to Mediazone - detailed terms and conditions can be found on the Mediazone website.

Live streaming will begin five minutes before kick-off (8.10pm) and the match will be available to download two to four hours after the match ends

In addition, BBC Radio Scotland will broadcast two hours live coverage of each game from 8-10pm on 810 medium wave.

Chief Executive of Scottish Rugby, Gordon McKie, said: "For several months we have been working flat out to find a solution to having Saturdays crucial Argentina v Scotland match broadcast live in the UK in an effort to allow our many supporters to watch this important game.

Unfortunately, there has been virtually no meaningful interest from any terrestrial and satellite/cable broadcasters in televising this weekends game and this was the only option remaining.

We will be in discussion with all broadcasters early next week to try and bring about televised coverage for the second test on 14 June."

This article was posted on 7-Jun-2008, 13:12 by Hugh Barrow.

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