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.

Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo has retained rights to national team qualifiers marketed by European football’s governing body Uefa, while it has also secured rights to the new Nations League competition.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has revealed details of a host of broadcast deals it has signed for the new Hammer Series cycling event, which commences tomorrow (Friday).

The Hammer Series, a new cycling event created by the Infront Sports & Media agency and the Velon collective body of pro cycling teams, will be live streamed for free via social media platform Facebook and video-sharing website YouTube when it launches next month.

The IMG agency has renewed its deal to market the international media rights to the Eredivisie, the top tier of club football in the Netherlands.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications is faced with another carriage dispute after pan-European pay-television operator M7 Group said it will stop providing Discovery channels through its platforms by the end of the month if talks over a new deal do not come to a satisfactory conclusion.

Talpa Holding has acquired a 67-per-cent stake in Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS from majority shareholder Sanoma Media.