Netherlands
NOS told to be transparent over sports-rights fees
Dutch government minister Sander Dekker has said that public-service broadcaster NOS should disclose how much it spends on sports-rights deals.
Sport1 pays more to keep ‘sexy’ NBA away from Fox channels
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1 last week agreed to pay a decent percentage increase in the value of its rights to the National Basketball Association.
Will Moerer, vice president, Sport1
Interview with Will Moerer, vice president of Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1, on the renewal of its NBA basketball rights.
Sport1 nets Dutch NBA rights extension
Dutch pay-television sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed an extension to its rights deal for the NBA North American basketball league.
IMG Media nets extension to Eredivisie international rights
The IMG Media agency has signed a four-year extension, covering the 2014-15 to 2017-18 seasons, to its international rights deal for the Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch football.
Fox Sports to add another channel to KPN – report
International pay-television sports broadcaster Fox Sports will launch a new channel on Dutch cable-television provider KPN this July, according to the Totaal TV news website.
Edgesport moves into Europe through M7 deal
The IMG Media agency has signed a long-term multi-platform distribution agreement with European television provider M7 Group which will result in action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport being afforded a platform on the continent.
Sport1 extends golf rights in Netherlands
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to a host of major golf properties through to 2016.
NOS holds on to highlights as Fox looks long term
NOS in surprise Eredivisie highlights deal as Fox waits
NOS extends Eredivisie highlights deal
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has renewed a domestic rights deal for highlights of the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands, it was announced this (Wednesday) afternoon.
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RTL out of Eredivisie highlights race
Commercial broadcaster RTL has pulled out of the race to acquire domestic highlights rights for the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands, according to the Totaal TV news website.
RTL7 extends darts deal with PDC in Netherlands
Dutch commercial broadcaster RTL7 has extended a rights deal for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events in a three-year deal, from 2014 to 2016.
NOS follows Euro 2016 deal with snatch of qualifiers
Second big national team deal in 2013 is insurance policy for NOS
NOS and Sport1 snap up Dutch European qualifier rights
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has confirmed public-service broadcaster NOS and pay-television broadcaster Sport1 have agreed deals for the Dutch broadcast rights to the European qualifying matches for the Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team competitions.
EMM secures wide-ranging rights deal with KNVB
Eredivisie Media and Marketing (EMM), which is controlled by the Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox, has agreed a rights deal with the Dutch Football Association (KNVB).
CAA Eleven opens up more Uefa rights tenders
The CAA Eleven agency has launched invitations to tender for the media rights in the Netherlands to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments.
Sportfive connects with MMA’s M-1 Global
The Sportfive International agency has agreed a deal with M-1 Global to distribute the global media rights to the mixed martial arts promoter’s events on an exclusive basis through 2017.