Belgium
Pro League and LaLiga forge ‘unique’ anti-piracy partnership
The Belgian Pro League and Spain’s LaLiga have hailed a “unique” partnership that will see the two parties join forces to combat audiovisual piracy of content from the top division of Belgian club football.
WTCR secures Belgian rights partner
French-language public-service broadcaster RTBF has acquired highlights rights in Belgium to the newly-formed World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).
Eleven bolsters content offering with Bundesliga and Serie A deal
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports bolstered its Belgian sports portfolio last month, buying rights to Italy’s Serie A and Germany’s Bundesliga ahead of carriage negotiations.
Eleven adds Bundesliga, extends Serie A rights in Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has bolstered its football portfolio by acquiring exclusive rights to the German Bundesliga in Belgium, while it has also extended its deal for Italy’s Serie A.
Wawrinka signs up to Facebook streaming initiative
Stan Wawrinka has become the latest leading tennis player to have his games live streamed via social media platform Facebook.
Strong agency competition helps LaLiga grow revenues in Europe
Competition between sports-rights agencies has helped Spain’s LaLiga grow the value of its media rights in several new deals across Europe.
Belgian fans granted access to Goffin matches through Facebook deal
The matches of Belgian tennis star David Goffin during this week’s Open Sud de France tournament in Montpellier will be broadcast live and exclusively in his home nation on social media platform Facebook.
VRT picks up Olympics rights in Belgium
Flemish-language public-service broadcaster VRT has acquired rights in Belgium for the Olympic Games in a sublicensing deal with media company Discovery Communications.
Eleven Sports nets LaLiga rights extension
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has struck a three-season extension to its rights deal in Belgium for LaLiga, the top division of Spanish club football.
Eleven unveils Uefa rights in Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Belgium to football national team qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2020 and Fifa 2022 World Cup tournaments, as well as the inaugural Uefa Nations League.
Uefa earns decent increases for its club competitions in Belgium
Uefa increased the value of Champions League media rights in Belgium by about 31 per cent last month, while the Europa League grew in value by about 19 per cent.
Eleven adds NBA G League to basketball portfolio
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in a number of territories to the G League, the NBA basketball league’s developmental competition.
Proximus, RTL extend UCL rights in Belgium
Pay-television broadcaster Proximus and commercial broadcaster RTL have renewed rights deals in Belgium for football’s Uefa Champions League.
Eleven to set Facebook first in Belgium with Ligue 1 clash
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will set a first in Belgium today (Wednesday) by live streaming a French Ligue 1 football game live on social media platform Facebook.
Telenet to open up Play Sports offering
Belgian pay-television operator Telenet has said it will expand its Play Sports service to customers who do not have a television subscription with the company.
Eleven adds boxing content in Italy, Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has linked up with combat sports distributor Fighting Spirit to deliver live boxing action in Italy and Belgium.
Eleven adds to Belgian service with darts, snooker rights
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium to a number of major darts and snooker events.
Uefa launches rights tenders in Belgium, Netherlands
European football’s governing body Uefa has today (Tuesday) launched tender processes for broadcast rights to its Champions League and Europa League club competitions in Belgium and the Netherlands.