{"id":6452,"date":"2015-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2015\/08\/05\/universal-sports-network-launches-ott-platform-for-rugby-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2015-08-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T00:00:00","slug":"universal-sports-network-launches-ott-platform-for-rugby-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/universal-sports-network-launches-ott-platform-for-rugby-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Sports Network Launches OTT Platform for Rugby World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLOS ANGELES: Universal Sports Network has released WatchRWC2015, a digital streaming pay-per-view (PPV) product made for this year&#039;s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on September 18.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWatchRWC2015&nbsp;will feature live streaming and on-demand access to all of the six-week tournament&#039;s 48 matches in HD. The service is available on multiple platforms, including desktop, mobile devices and select connected TVs, in the U.S. and U.S. territories. It can be found at UniversalSports.com\/WatchRugby and also includes a mobile responsive design that adjusts to the user&#039;s mobile device for optimal viewing.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWith WatchRWC2015, fans can buy a 48-match tournament package or individual packages with which they pay per game. Consumers can set up an online account at UniversalSports.com\/WatchRugby. All purchases will be offered on-demand through December 1, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;Universal Sports Network will offer more access points to watch the Rugby World Cup in the United States than ever before,&quot; said Scott Brown, the president of Universal Sports Network. &quot;This new over-the-top product enables us to deliver one of the biggest sporting events in the world across multiple platforms allowing fans to follow every minute of the action from England.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;WatchRWC2015 helps us provide the broadest possible access for fans to watch the entire Rugby World Cup 2015 tournament,&quot; added Universal Sports Network&#039;s senior VP of digital media and strategic partnerships, Edward Derse. &quot;This platform will be the only online destination available to watch the entire 48-match tournament, and also ensures that fans will have a seamless viewing experience no matter the device from which they choose to stream matches.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: Universal Sports Network has released WatchRWC2015, a digital streaming pay-per-view (PPV) product made for this year&#039;s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on September 18. WatchRWC2015&nbsp;will feature live streaming and on-demand access to all of the six-week tournament&#039;s 48 matches in HD. The service is available on multiple platforms, including desktop, mobile devices &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Universal Sports Network Launches OTT Platform for Rugby World Cup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Universal Sports Network Launches OTT Platform for Rugby World Cup. 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