Netherlands
Vodafone and Liberty secure partnership in Netherlands
UK mobile phone operator Vodafone and media company Liberty Global have agreed a deal to combine their operations in the Netherlands.
Voetbal International to receive Fox Sports content under Eredivisie partnership
Dutch magazine Voetbal International has agreed a media partnership with the Eredivisie Media & Marketing arm of the top division of domestic football under which it will gain access to exclusive content supplied by pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands.
Fox Sports Netherlands follows WTA deal with ATP renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands has extended its rights deal in the country for events operated by the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals.
Fox Sports expands tennis portfolio in Netherlands with WTA deal
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Netherlands has sealed a rights deal in the country for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.
The QYOU secures Ziggo content partnership
The QYOU, a curator of internet video content for subscription-television services, has sealed a partnership with Dutch cable-television operator Ziggo.
Glory switches up strategy with move to ESPN in the US
Kickboxing promotion Glory will cement its place on US sports broadcaster ESPN for all of 2016, TV Sports Markets understands.
NC Plus, Ziggo secure Premier League coverage
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus and Dutch cable-television operator Ziggo have struck rights deals for football’s English Premier League.
Ziggo unveils plans for new sports channel
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has confirmed it will launch a new sports channel on November 12.
Formula E signs Sport1 as latest rights partner
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a rights deal with the Formula E electric car-racing championship.
Perform scores Europa League rights in Netherlands
Digital sports media company Perform has acquired digital clip rights in the Netherlands for the Uefa Europa League club football competition.
NFL rights deals signed in Germany, Netherlands
Online streaming website Spox.com, owned by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights to the NFL in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will broadcast the American football league in the Netherlands.
Netherlands set for new sports channel – report
Dutch cable operator Ziggo and pay-television broadcaster Sport1 will join forces to launch a new sports channel, according to the AD.nl website.
SBS takes on KNVB club football rights from Fox
Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS has agreed a three-year deal with the Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox under which it will take on some of its domestic club football rights.
PPTV seals Ajax partnership on back of Eredivisie deal
Dutch Eredivisie football club Ajax has agreed a partnership with Chinese online television service provider PPTV Sports.
FIC claims global first with Bundesliga game coverage
The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox is to simulcast coverage of the German Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and Hamburg to regions across the world in a move described by the company as a “global first.”
Liga rights deals agreed in Netherlands, Italy
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the Spanish Liga, while pay-television broadcaster Fox has reportedly won the tender in Italy for coverage of the top division of football in Spain.
NOS bid for Eredivisie rights was competitive, regulator says
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS’s bid in the current cycle for highlights rights to the Eredivisie, football’s top division in the country, was competitive, according to national media regulator the CvdM.
New rights partners boost reach of Ice Hockey World Championships
The Infront Sports & Media agency has said the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2015 World Championship will be broadcast in close to 160 territories and is expected to surpass the audience figures for last year’s event.