Belgium

The differing treatment of media operators in the latest Belgian Pro League domestic rights tender is justifiable as a way of increasing competition, according to the country’s competition authority.

Belgium’s Pro League has initiated the start of its domestic broadcast rights sales process and will invite bids for four- or five-year contract terms.

RTBF’s Olympic sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery was delayed by the Belgian broadcaster’s determination not to exceed the amount it committed to the European Broadcasting Union’s failed attempt to acquire the property, SportBusiness Media understands.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured exclusive rights in Belgium, Portugal and Taiwan to the forthcoming boxing rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr

Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT has agreed a sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for exclusive, free-to-air rights in the Flanders region of Belgium to the 2022-2024 Olympic Games cycle,…

The Belgian operation of pay-TV broadcaster Eleven Sports has, for the first time, reported positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda), after launching in the country…

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has teamed up with the Onefootball digital platform to deliver European football coverage to users of the latter’s app in Belgium and Luxembourg.

The Belgian Pro League is looking to kick off its domestic broadcast rights auction “at the end of October or early November” despite still lacking consensus from clubs over the collective sale of the…

French-language public broadcaster RTBF has agreed a sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for exclusive, free-to-air rights in Belgium to the 2020-2024 Olympic Games cycle in the French-speaking…

The Spanish LaLiga and Belgian Pro League have extended an agreement that seeks to combat audiovisual piracy of the latter’s content.

Belgian telco Proximus has merged its domestic and international sports packages into a single ‘All Sports’ option, which will also see the creation of a new proprietary offer called Proximus Sports in …

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive live rights in Belgium and Luxembourg to this year’s edition of the International Champions Cup pre-season football tournament.

OTT platform and betting services company Sportradar and sports tech provider PlaySight have signed a deal with Belgium’s top-tier EuroMillions Basketball League to produce, augment and distribute its c…

International broadcaster Eleven Sports has appointed Massimo D’Amario as head of business development and sponsorship in Belgium and Luxembourg.

Belgian telco Voo has extended its sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Telenet for rights to club football competition the English Premier League in Wallonia, the French-language region of…

International broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights to US Major League Soccer in Belgium and Luxembourg from 2019 to 2022, it said on Friday

Eleven Sports has appointed Guillaume Collard as managing director for Belgium and Luxembourg, a role formerly held by current chief operating officer Anouk Mertens

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has signed a two-year extension to its distribution partnership with telco Orange in Belgium and Luxembourg