BT Sport has secured the rights to screen the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the United Kingdom and Ireland from the 2018/19 season.
The four-year deal will run until the summer of 2022 as the competitions steps away from Sky Sports and moves to one pay-TV broadcaster.
One season remains on the existing deal with both BT Sport and Sky Sports sharing the rights to broadcast the competitions.
EPCR CEO Vincent Gaillard said: "The interest that we have seen through the tender process shows how the tournaments continue  to go from strength-to-strength.
“Having one premium pay-television broadca...