Belgium

The English Football League, which operates the three club divisions below the top-tier Premier League, has said its competitions will be broadcast into 166 countries for the forthcoming 2017-18 season as new rights partners were unveiled in a host of markets, including the US and Canada.

The MP & Silva agency is set to earn a small profit on its deal for Belgium’s top-tier Pro League, with its most lucrative broadcast deals now in place.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has revealed details of a host of broadcast deals it has signed for the new Hammer Series cycling event, which commences tomorrow (Friday).

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured rights in Belgium and Luxembourg to the World Poker Tour (WPT).

Belgian pay-television broadcaster Proximus has sealed a rights deal for the Pro League, the top division of domestic football.

Belgian pay-television broadcaster Proximus has said it expects to seal a rights deal for the Pro League, the top division of domestic football, within weeks, adding that an agreement will be reached barring an “improbable catastrophe”.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has expanded its reach in Belgium by agreeing a carriage deal for its Eleven Sports 3 channel with pay-television broadcaster Proximus.

Pay-television operators Telenet and Voo have been awarded live rights for the Pro League, the top division of club football in Belgium.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications is faced with another carriage dispute after pan-European pay-television operator M7 Group said it will stop providing Discovery channels through its platforms by the end of the month if talks over a new deal do not come to a satisfactory conclusion.

The Pro League, the top division of club football in Belgium, has delayed a decision on its next set of domestic broadcast rights until May 2.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has expanded its reach in Belgium by launching a third channel, while it has acquired rights in the United States to the World Snooker Championship.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will launch a third channel in Belgium tomorrow (Thursday).

The Pro League, the top division of club football in Belgium, has said it has received offers from 10 interested parties for its next set of broadcast rights.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network and telecommunications firm Orange are reportedly among the bidders for the next set of broadcast rights to the Pro League, the top division of club football in Belgium.

Belgium’s three leading pay-television operators are considering a legal challenge to the Pro League’s domestic tender process on the grounds it discriminates against them and may be anti-competitive.

Uefa took advantage of strong broadcaster interest in Belgium, driven by the success of the national team, to secure an increase in the value of its national team rights package last month.