Eurosport has struck a deal with France's Ligue Nationale de Rugby to secure exclusive int'l rights to the French rugby union Pro D2 league. Eurosport already holds domestic rights to the championship. The latest agreement will enable it to deliver all matches in French rugby union's second tier league live to European markets through its OTT platform, Eurosport Player. In Asia-Pacific Pro D2 will be broadcast live on the Group's channels (DIGITAL TV EUROPE, 4/9). ... For this year's Int'l Cricket Council Cricket World Cup, ESPNcricinfo averaged 5.8 million daily unique visitors through 44 days of match play. Visitors to the site logged a total of 4.2 billion minutes, 2.3 billion page views, 506 million visits and 47 million video starts. At any given minute during the tournament, ESPNcricinfo had an average of 67,000 users on ESPNcricinfo digital platforms. There was a 345% increase in daily video views compared to during the ICC Twenty 20 World Cup just a year ago. At its peak on March 26, ESPNcricinfo logged 13 million unique visitors, 123% higher than the tournament average and surpassing the previous record of 12 million (ESPNcricinfo).
