Glasgow Warriors will have the chance to reverse the result of last year's final at the earliest opportunity when they host Leinster in their GUINNESS PRO12 opener live on Sky Sports on Saturday September 6th.
Another Irish-Scottish clash will kick off proceedings on Friday night live on TG4, as last season's beaten semi-finalists Munster host Edinburgh at Thomond Park.
Ospreys will be the first Welsh side in action live on BBC Wales, taking on Benetton Treviso at the Liberty Stadium on Friday, while Scarlets welcome Ulster the following afternoon in front of the Sky TV cameras.
Elsewhere Connacht will lock horns with Newport Gwent Dragons before Zebre and Cardiff Blues bring the weekend to a close when they do battle in Parma on Sunday.
The Glasgow/Edinburgh derby matches will be played on 27 December and 2 January.
In Italy Treviso and Zebre will go head-to-head on December 27 before the sides meet again just a week later.
Please note that broadcast details for Northern Ireland and Italy will be confirmed in due course.
In addition, a list of secondary broadcasters will also be released in the near future.