Belgium

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.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed a multi-year deal for rights in Belgium to Spanish cycling race the Vuelta a Burgos, while it has signed another carriage deal in the country.

Media company CSI Sports, the owner of pay-television channel Fight Sports, has acquired the Sport 10 channel in Belgium.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has broadened its reach in Belgium after agreeing a multi-year carriage deal with telecommunications firm Orange.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has partnered with digital video technology company NeuLion to launch a new digital sports service in Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Singapore and Taiwan.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed carriage deals in Singapore, and has signed a multi-year rights deal with combat sports organisation Fighting Spirit for rights in Belgium and Poland.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed a deal for rights to the 2016 edition of cycling’s Giro del Trentino.

Formula One Management this month extended a deal with Telenet for Flemish-language rights in Belgium, earning a decent rights-fee increase.