Netherlands
Powerful partners ease UFC’s entry into Russia; increase in Netherlands with Veronica
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s new three-year deal in Russia and the CIS states will see the creation of a new pay-television channel, mostly thanks to the profile of undefeated lightweight champion K…
Premier League hit by big market correction in Hong Kong and cooling in Netherlands
The value of Premier League rights in Hong Kong more than halved in the deal agreed last week with PCCW Media, owner of the Now TV pay-television service
Ziggo renews Premier League, PGA Tour deals
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo has extended a rights deal for football’s English Premier League and renewed an agreement for golf’s PGA Tour.
Complex Ziggo deal helps Formula One secure huge percentage increase in the Netherlands
Formula One last week finalised a complex deal with Dutch telco Ziggo that could increase the value of the motor racing series by over 230 per cent from 2019
FIH strikes new rights partnership in the Netherlands
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo has agreed a four-year rights deal with the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Ziggo renews rights and expands partnership with Formula One
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo has renewed its Formula One rights and will help launch the rights-holders OTT service F1 TV from 2019
Premier League set to receive bids in multiple markets
England’s Premier League will today receive offers for its rights in multiple markets for the three seasons from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
Eurosport signs up BDO rights in three markets
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has struck a multi-territory, three-year deal for rights to British Darts Organisation rights, from 2019 to 2021
NOS to remain home of Dutch skating
The KNSB, the governing body of ice skating in the Netherlands, has extended its media-rights agreement for the sport’s national championships with public-service broadcaster NOS.
UCI and EBU hail reach of Road World Championships
The International Cycling Union (UCI) and its partner, the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, have hailed record viewing figures for the recently concluded 2018 Road…
Eurosport’s hold on MotoGP rights across Europe weakens
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has had its grip on MotoGP rights across Europe weakened in recent times, despite its renewal of rights in the Netherlands.
Eurosport retains MotoGP rights in Netherlands and Flanders
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has retained its rights to MotoGP in the Netherlands and Flanders from 2019, after losing out in France earlier this month.
Ziggo strengthens European football portfolio without paying a premium
Dutch telco Ziggo has bolstered its portfolio of European football rights, picking up Italian Serie A and English FA Cup rights in relatively low-cost deals.
Ziggo scores Serie A, FA Cup rights
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo has strengthened its football rights portfolio by securing coverage of Serie A, the top division of Italian football, as well as the English FA Cup
NOS nets national team football package
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has acquired rights to all matches played by the men’s national football team over the next four years, the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) has announced.
Uefa suffers club competition fee decline in tricky Dutch market
The value of Uefa Champions League and Europa League media rights in the Netherlands will decrease by about 27 per cent in the next cycle, TV Sports Markets understands.
Glory hails ‘landmark’ Veronica deal
The Glory kickboxing league has signed a multi-year rights deal with Dutch commercial broadcaster Veronica.
RTL extends Europa League rights in Netherlands
Dutch commercial broadcaster RTL has extended a rights deal for the Uefa Europa League European club football competition.