RUGBY LEAGUE

is enjoying something of a renaissance following its deal with Channel 4. The average audience for the four games on the terrestrial broadcaster is 487,000 and the first game, Leeds v Warrington, recorded the highest ever live audience for a Super League game (755,000). Sky’s figures are up 4.1 per cent while attendances at matches have risen by 5.5 per cent on the last non-Covid season in 2019.