Belgian Pro League
Sport1 exits pay TV in Sportdigital deal
Rights in German-speaking countries to Major League Baseball (MLB), Nascar, Conmebol and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions are switching to channels operated by Sportdigital in a deal with…
Trio in mix for Belgian Pro League rights
Three broadcasters, including the incumbent rights-holder DAZN, are vying for domestic rights to the top flight of Belgian football in direct negotiations with the country’s Pro League.
Belgian league eyes five-season domestic TV deal
The Belgian Pro League will once again look for a five-season domestic broadcast rights agreement after launching its tender in conjunction with the IMG agency.
Belgian Pro League hires IMG to advise on media rights sales
IMG has been appointed by the Belgian Pro League in a wide-ranging advisory and media rights sales role
Chief business officer Monbaliu to leave Belgian Pro League
Leander Monbaliu, chief business officer at the Pro League, is to leave the Belgian football club body later this month.
Monbaliu has been with the Belgian league for close to a decade in various guises
Belgian telcos buoyed by arbitration ruling over Pro League rebates
Belgian telecoms operators Proximus, Telenet and Voo have emerged successful from an arbitration ruling over broadcast rights compensation claims related to the Covid-hit 2019-20 Jupiler Pro League season
Eleven showing Belgian Pro League matches on Polish channels
Eleven has started showing matches of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, for which it holds domestic and international rights, on its Polish subscription channels and will continue doing so over the next…
Standard Liège ‘secures upfront bank funding’ against future media-rights income
Belgian top-tier football club Standard Liège has reportedly become the first in the country to agree a deal that gives it an upfront payment in exchange for future television rights income.
Belgian league nets ESPN+ exposure in wider deal across Americas
Live coverage of Belgian football’s Jupiler Pro League is to be shown in the US on subscription streaming service ESPN+ as part of a wider five-year agreement with the Disney-owned broadcaster.
Dutch and Belgian super league ‘realistic in 2023’, Club Brugge CEO claims
A super league comprised of top Dutch and Belgian clubs is a "realistic" prospect for the 2023-24 season, according to Club Brugge chief executive Vincent Mannaert
Belgian telcos resume push for Pro League rights rebate
Belgian telecoms operators Proximus and Telenet have re-engaged in negotiations with Pro League, the country’s professional football league, over the repayment of a slice of their final broadcast rights f…
Pro League eyes longer European TV deals, new kick-off slot attracts Asian interest
Belgium’s Pro League is working with media rights-holder Eleven Sports, the subscription broadcaster, and the Mediapro agency to secure longer contracts with broadcasters in Europe, while a new 1:30pm (…
Belgian Pro League sees hike in international betting streaming rights value
Belgium’s Pro League saw a sizeable uplift in the value of its international betting streaming rights in its deal with sports data and technology company Stats Perform for the 2020-25 cycle.
Pro League launches social media partnership with 433
The Pro League, the administrator of the top two football divisions in Belgium, has announced a partnership with Netherlands-based digital and social media agency 433
Eleven finally seals Telenet distribution, Vier retains highlights
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has negotiated a carriage agreement with telecoms operator Telenet for its Belgian football Pro League channels
Eleven Sports offers free Dutch-language highlights in absence of sublicensing deal
Dutch-language highlights of the first weekend of action from the new Belgian Pro League season were shown free of charge on the league website and by rights-holding broadcaster Eleven Sports after a sublicensing…
Eleven agrees VRT content deal before Pro League kick-off but no Telenet distribution
Flemish public-service broadcaster VRT has tied up a highlights content deal for Belgian football’s top-tier Pro League with Eleven Sports but carriage talks between the subscription broadcaster and t…
Bwin secures Pro League betting streaming rights in wider sponsorship tie-up
Online betting operator Bwin has secured betting streaming rights in Belgium to the country’s top-tier Jupiler Pro League as part of a wider sponsorship agreement.