Netherlands

Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has renewed a rights deal for highlights of the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the country.

Dutch commercial broadcaster RTL has agreed a rights deal for the newly-formed World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).

Stan Wawrinka has become the latest leading tennis player to have his games live streamed via social media platform Facebook.

The Premier League, the top division of English club football, has claimed its latest victory as part of its ongoing efforts to crack down on piracy of its broadcast rights through a Dutch court verdict against internet hosting provider Ecatel.

Uefa has secured an increase of about 33 per cent from Dutch telco Ziggo for pay-television Champions League rights, but is yet to agree a deal for its free-to-air rights in the Netherlands.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the Uefa Europa League club football competition in the Netherlands.

Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS is keen to retain its rights to national team matches marketed by Uefa, European football’s governing body, despite the prospect of a contract being loss making for the company, according to De Telegraaf.

Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo has acquired rights for football’s Uefa Champions League.

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.

The European Court of Justice has overturned approval granted by the European Commission in 2014 for a merger of Dutch pay-television operators UPC and Ziggo, citing competition in the sports media market as its key concern.

Dutch commercial broadcaster Veronica has acquired exclusive rights for the Netherlands women’s national football team games.

Canadian cable and satellite-television broadcaster Super Channel has acquired rights to the World Boxing Super Series, while rights deals for the tournament have also been agreed in the Netherlands and the Balkans.

Uefa has earned increases of at least 50 per cent in Finland and the Netherlands from recent sales of its national team rights.

The Dutch competition authority, Autoriteit Consument & Markt, has approved the takeover of commercial broadcaster SBS by Talpa Holding.

Dutch competition authority the Autoriteit Consument en Markt has dropped a preliminary investigation into the dedicated Eredivisie football channel operated by pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands.

Dutch pay-television operator Ziggo has said it is considering its options after losing a court case concerning the carriage of channels operated by pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands.