Belgium
Fox retreats from Belgium after Pro League rights loss
Global channel syndicator Fox International Channels is no longer planning to launch its sports channels in Belgium, TV Sports Markets understands.
Watching Brief (Vol.84) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at audiences in key European markets for the 2014 Tour de France
Sportdigital snaps up Pro League rights
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital has acquired rights for the Pro League, the top division of Belgian football.
Silva seals raft of Pro League highlights and clips deals
The MP & Silva agency agreed deals for highlights and clips rights to the Belgian Pro League late last month, taking it towards breakeven on the property.
Belgacom unveils football offer
Belgian pay-television broadcaster Belgacom has unveiled a special offer for its football programming after it acquired non-exclusive domestic rights for live coverage of the Pro League, the country’s top division.
Pro League awards highlights and clips rights
Belgian commercial broadcaster VTM and public-service broadcaster VRT have agreed extensions to their rights deals for highlights to the Pro League, the top division of Belgian football.
Pro League awards live rights to Belgacom, Telenet, Voo
Belgian pay-television broadcasters Belgacom, Telenet and Voo have acquired non-exclusive domestic rights for live coverage of the Pro League, the top division of football in the country.
Pro League rights tender enters second phase
The tender for the next cycle of rights to the Pro League, the top division of Belgian football, will enter a second phase after no clear winners emerged in the first round, which concluded on Thursday.
Euroleague confirms UK, Bulgarian rights deals for Final Four
Euroleague Basketball has confirmed that UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and Bulgarian pay-television broadcasters TV Plus and Film Plus HD have acquired rights for the 2014 Final Four tournament.
Belgium’s Pro League issues tender for broadcast rights
The Pro League and the MP & Silva agency have today launched a tender for the broadcast rights to the top division of Belgian football for the three seasons from 2014-15 to 2016-17.
Three international broadcasters interested in Pro League rights
The MP & Silva agency has said three international broadcasters are in contention for the rights to the Pro League, the top division of Belgian football.
Pro League addresses unease over rights tender
The Pro League, the top division of football in Belgium, has maintained the tender process for its broadcast rights is on schedule amid reports of delays.
MP & Silva forms Brussels office
The MP & Silva agency has opened a new office in Brussels to service its contract as the worldwide media adviser to the Belgian Pro League, the top division of football in the country.
Silva needs Fox for Pro League sale
MP & Silva needs new buyers to emerge for Belgian league rights
MP & Silva the ‘only realistic offer,’ says Belgian Pro League
Belgian Pro League says that MP & Silva was the 'only realistic bidder' for its rights
Ludwig Sneyers, chief executive, Belgian Pro League
Interview with Ludwig Sneyers, chief executive of the Belgian Pro League, on the league’s agreement for the MP & Silva agency to advise it on media-rights deals
Belgian Pro League opts for MP & Silva as media adviser
The MP & Silva agency has been appointed as the worldwide media adviser to the Belgian Pro League, the top division of football in the country, in a six-year deal, from 2014-15 to 2019-20.
Channel operators heat up market for Belgian league
Belgian Pro League spoiled for choice ahead of key meeting to discuss media-rights offers