Netherlands
Viaplay and NOS land rights to Dutch hockey’s Hoofdklasse
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay has agreed a multi-season deal in the Netherlands for rights to the Hoofdklasse, the top divisions of men’s and women’s domestic club field hockey.
Ziggo locks up LaLiga rights to 2029 in face of Viaplay threat
Dutch telecoms operator Ziggo has retained its exclusive broadcast rights to Spain’s LaLiga until the end of the 2028-29 season.
Slight decline for Eredivisie highlights as Dutch viewers go digital
Eredivisie highlights have been shown on NOS since 2008-09 and have rarely strayed since televised highlights were first shown by the public broadcaster in 1959.
NOS retains ISU skating rights in the Netherlands
Dutch public broadcaster NOS has renewed its rights to International Skating Union (ISU) events in a four-year agreement announced today (Wednesday)
LIV Golf opener to be broadcast by Mola TV and Viaplay
LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week is to be broadcast by streaming service Mola TV, SportBusiness understands, while subscription streaming operator Via…
NOS extends Eredivisie highlights rights
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has agreed a three-season extension to its long-running deal for highlights rights to the Eredivisie, the top division of domestic club football
Inaugural Europa Conference League final dominates Italian and Dutch ratings
Wednesday evening’s inaugural Uefa Europa Conference League showpiece registered stellar audiences in the countries of competing finalists Roma and Feyenoord.
Synergy Sports signs technology services and data deal for Honkbalweek Haarlem
The Synergy Sports division of sports data and betting services company Sportradar has agreed a multi-year technology services deal with Honkbalweek Haarlem (HWH), organisers of the biennial international…
Viaplay secures 10-country EFL rights deal
Viaplay has secured rights to the English Football League's Championship and League Cup in all Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and the Netherlands from 2022-23 in what has been announced as a 'long-term'…
Viaplay adds 778,000 to global subscriber total, confident of dodging Netflix-style dip
The launch of Viaplay in the Netherlands helped the streaming service add 778,000 new subscribers to its global total in the first quarter of this year
KPN bundles Dutch ESPN channels with Disney+
Dutch telecoms operator KPN has launched a new subscription offer combining the Disney+ streaming service and pay-television broadcaster ESPN, holder of rights to the Eredivisie, the top tier of domestic…
Viaplay bags PFL streaming rights in 10 European markets
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has secured platform-neutral exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in all Nordic and Baltic countries,…
Nent to air Fury-Whyte fight in 10 European countries
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will be the exclusive broadcast partner in 10 European countries of the heavyweight boxing title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte next month
Spanish broadcast watchdog wants changes to LaLiga rights sales in four European markets
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has recommended changes to the sale of broadcast rights to LaLiga in Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Ma…
Premier League swells income in new Netherlands deal
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has delivered the Premier League another strong increase in the Netherlands, though the scale of the uplift is smaller than Nent's deals in other markets.
Discovery lands MotoGP in Finland, bolsters MMA rights in Spain and the Netherlands
Media company Discovery has acquired exclusive rights in Finland to the MotoGP motorcycling series, while it has also agreed a deal to show European mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors in the Netherlands…
ESPN paying big increase in latest NBA deal in the Netherlands
The NBA opted for a four-season deal with ESPN to bring the agreement in line with ESPN’s domestic rights deal in the US, which also expires at the end of 2024-25.
Nent passes 4m Viaplay subscribers, up 33 per cent year-on-year
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reported reaching just over four million paying subscribers to its Viaplay streaming service after adding 397,000 new customers in the fourth quarter of last year…