Netherlands

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.

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.

Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to a host of major golf properties through to 2016.

NOS in surprise Eredivisie highlights deal as Fox waits

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.

Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews audiences across selected European markets for the Winter Olympics in Sochi

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.

Dutch commercial broadcaster RTL7 has extended a rights deal for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events in a three-year deal, from 2014 to 2016.

Second big national team deal in 2013 is insurance policy for NOS

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.

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).

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.

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.

Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines live television audiences in key European markets for the centenary edition of cycling’s Tour de France T

Dutch pay-television sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the Süper Lig, the top football division in Turkey.

Dutch cable-television provider KPN has signed a carriage agreement for the new Fox Sports Eredivisie and Fox Sports International pay-television channels.