RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL: How Netflix's bid to take over sport backfired on rugby with Six Nations documentary series facing axe
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The Six Nations is braced for its curtain call on Netflix amid fears the streaming giants will pull out of rugby’s marquee annual competition. Series two of Full Contact will be premiered in Rome this month but there is a sense of resignation that series three will not happen.
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The fly-on-the-wall documentary could be the victim of a change in strategy at Netflix, who are now ploughing their budgets into live sporting events. They are yet to officially confirm their position on the Six Nations, although film crews are not expected to join up with the teams at next week’s squad announcements, which is a significant indicator of the way the wind is blowing.
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Squads would have to accommodate significant demands from the makers of Full Contact, but they are not expecting to when they assemble for their pre-tournament training camps in less than a fortnight. It would be a major blow for the sport, which has not seen the same uplift that Formula One experienced following the hit release of Drive to Survive.
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Behind the scenes coverage of the Six Nations is set to return on Netflix in the coming weeks. Full Contact started last year and a second series is about to air, but there are fears that a third will not be commissioned. There were frustrations about limited access when the first series of Full Contact was filmed in 2023 but the upcoming second edition is expected to be far more revealing.
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