Netherlands
Fox hunt for top sport continues
How Eredivisie deal fits into Fox expansion strategy
NOS strikes new Eredivisie highlights deal
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has extended a rights deal for highlights of the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands, for one season, to cover 2013-14
NOS chief says Eredivisie investment shows “Fox is afraid”
Jan de Jong, the chief executive at Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS, has said that News Corporation’s recent investment in the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands, is an “…
News Corp makes bold move into Dutch football
The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media conglomerate News Corporation has acquired a 51-per-cent stake in Eredivisie Media and Marketing (EMM), the media company that owns rights for…
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
Sport1 deal confirms WTA strategy switch
WTA drops Eurosport to go market by market
Sport1 secures Dutch Olympic rights deal
Dutch pay-television channel Sport1 will broadcast live coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games after agreeing a sublicensing deal with the country’s rights-holder, public-service broadcaster NOS.
Uefa wants control and security
Uefa positions itself nicely to cherry-pick top markets
Sportfive agrees Olympics deal in the Netherlands
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has acquired exclusive rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Games, in a deal with the Sportfive agency
Eredivisie Live buys German national team and cup rights
Eredivisie Live, the pay-television channel operated by the Dutch football league, has acquired rights for the German domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the German national team’s home matches, in a two-year d…
ESPN agrees European carriage deals with Liberty platforms
Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed carriage deals for its channels in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands with cable-television operators owned by international telecommunications…
Eredivisie Live second screen service has successful opening weekend
Eredivisie Live, the pay-television channel operated by the Dutch football league, said its new Eredivisie Live Sidekick ‘second screen’ service attracted 50,000 viewers on its first weekend.
NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
ESPN and DirecTV team up to win Liga rights in Latin America
Competition in Brazil helps Spanish Liga net 70% increase
De Mol wants Eredivisie highlights for SBS
Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS is considering bidding against public-service broadcaster NOS for highlights rights for the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league, according to Totaal TV
Endemol closes sports division
Television production company Endemol said it would remain committed to developing its sports programming portfolio despite closing its Endemol Sport division
Subscriber boost for Eredivisie Live
Eredivisie Live, the league channel run by the top Dutch football league, the Eredivisie, increased its number of subscribers by 100,000 in the first half of the 2011-12 season
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Euro 2012, Champions League, Ligue 1 and more
Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals with pan-European broadcaster Eurosport and US network Fox for rights to the Club World Cup.