Netherlands

Media company Liberty Global and mobile phone operator Vodafone have finalised an agreement to combine their operations in the Netherlands through a new joint venture.

Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has acquired rights to the Uefa Euro 2020 national team football tournament.

Dutch commercial broadcaster RTL has extended a rights deal for events operated by the Professional Darts Corporation.

The Glory kickboxing promotion has secured a huge increase in its latest deal in the Netherlands with Ziggo, leveraging stiff competition and a marquee fight between two Dutch stars to sign its most lucrative single deal to date.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands has agreed a deal for rights to national team football competition the Africa Cup of Nations.

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 outbid public-service broadcaster the BBC for rights to the women’s European Championship in 2017.

International pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has extended rights agreements in Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Malta and Turkey for the Ski Classics long-distance skiing championship and also agreed a new deal for the series in the Netherlands.

The CAA Eleven agency has launched new tenders for rights to Uefa national team properties.

Glory, a leading kickboxing promoter, has sealed a multi-year deal with Dutch pay-television operator Ziggo.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal with North American ice hockey league the NHL.

The national federations of 10 countries have signed up to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) new multi-cast initiative, with the sport’s global governing body keen on securing further partners before the end of the year.

Caiway, a regional pay-television operator in the Netherlands, has struck a new carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.

Dutch cable-television provider KPN has reduced the monthly subscription fee for three Fox Sports Eredivisie pay-television channels from €17.50 ($19.81) to €7.50.

Dutch telecommunications company Tele2 has said it will cease carriage of Fox Sports Netherlands next month after failing to agree terms on a new deal with the pay-television broadcaster.

Dutch cable-television provider KPN has agreed a fresh carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands, ending a dispute between the two parties.

The European Commission has given the green light to the proposed merger between Ziggo, the Dutch cable-television operator held by media company Liberty Global, and mobile phone operator Vodafone.