Belgium

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.

French pay-television broadcaster SFR Sport has agreed a four-year rights deal to cover the World Series of Boxing, as a French team prepares to return to the International Boxing Association (Aiba) event.

Telecommunications company Telenet has agreed to acquire rival Altice’s businesses in Belgium and Luxembourg for €400m ($418m).

The MP & Silva agency will invite offers for domestic rights to Belgium’s top-tier Pro League in mid- to late-January 2017, TV Sports Markets understands.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium and Poland to the Glory: Collision kickboxing event, which will take place in Germany on December 10.

The IMG agency has extended a worldwide rights agreement with Flanders Classics, the umbrella organisation for the leading Flemish cycling road races and the Paris-Brussels event.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has teamed up with LFCTV, which is operated by English Premier League football club Liverpool, to distribute content from the in-house channel.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Singapore and Taiwan for the Euro Hockey League club tournament and the EuroHockey Championships national team competition.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium to the Professional Darts Corporation's 2017 World Darts Championship.

DB Video will extend its contract for media rights to Belgium’s top-tier basketball league for a further season despite losing money on the current deal, TV Sports Markets understands.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has signalled its interest in acquiring rights to the Pro League, the top tier of club football in Belgium.

Belgian commercial broadcaster RTL has entered into a strategic partnership with international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network, through which it will be granted rights to show live coverage of Serie A, the top division of club football in Italy.