Melita is extending its local sports coverage through a sponsorship agreement with the Malta Rugby Football Union.

This agreement allows Melita to broadcast all home matches of Malta’s national rugby team, live and exclusive, and will also provide Melita with the exclusive transmission rights for delayed broadcasts of the best weekly game of the Cisk Lager 1st Division League.

Starting from Thursday 13 November, the weekly match will be broadcast exclusively on Melita Sports every Thursday at 8:30pm.

Over the last few years, Melita and MRFU have forged a successful relationship to promote rugby in Malta. Through this agreement with Melita, MRFU will continue to benefit from financial assistance over the next few years.

Melita Sports has also invested in five new local sports programmes – Score, Kick Off, Over Steer, Focus Champions and Match Days.

Score, Kick Off, Focus Champions and Match Days focus on football with a variety of content relating to local and international football leagues, such as BOV Premier League and Champions League matches.

Over Steer provides in-depth analysis of local motoring events and an overview of international motor sport such as Formula 1, A1GP and the Red Bull Air Race. Over Steer is broadcast on Melita Sports every Thursday at 7pm.

Melita added boxing to its extensive list of local sports coverage recently through an agreement with The Boxing Arena promoters.

Melita has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the first edition of the Malta Belt Championship Challenge, which will take place on Friday at SKY Club in Paceville. Melita Sports will broadcast the event on Friday, 7 November at 8:30pm.