Netherlands
Netherlands market report, 2021
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media rights landscape of the Netherlands
Ziggo responds to Nent arrival with Ligue 1 deal, various renewals
Dutch telco Ziggo has acquired broadcast rights to French football’s Ligue 1 and extended rights to various other sports properties in a response to the market entry by the media company Nordic Entertainment (…
Sports Media Venture to distribute Dutch clubs’ Uefa qualifiers, summer friendlies
Boutique media rights agency Sports Media Venture will be the global distributor of media rights to Uefa club competition home qualifiers for PSV Eindhoven and Vitesse Arnhem as well as summer home friendly…
NOS continues ‘steady’ approach in Uefa national team renewals
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has kept fees steady in its latest renewal of Dutch men’s national-team football rights and rights to the Uefa European Championship in 2024.
Nent lands Premier League in Netherlands, Poland and Baltics in six-season deals
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights to the English Premier League across the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the six seasons from 2022-23…
NOS lands Dutch national team, Euro 2024 rights
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has acquired the rights to Netherlands national football team matches for the three seasons from 2022-23, as well as the 2024 European Championships
RTL Group, Talpa merge operations in the Netherlands to tackle growing competition
Broadcasters RTL Group and Talpa Network have signed agreements to merge their businesses in the Netherlands to create a “strong Dutch cross-media group”.
Fifa launches Dutch ITT for Women’s World Cup rights
World football’s governing body Fifa has opened an invitation to tender for media rights in the Netherlands to the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
ESPN Nederlands to close two channels from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Nederlands will reduce the number of its channels to four from six from August 1
Nent continues its charge, spending big on F1 in the Netherlands
Nordic Entertainment Group has paid a colossal increase for Formula One rights in the Netherlands, sending shockwaves through the Dutch media rights market by more than trebling the current value.
NOS keeps fee stable in latest Olympic Games deal with Discovery
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS is thought to have kept its fee steady for rights to the Olympic Games in 2022 and 2024 in a deal with US media giant Discovery.
Ziggo ‘loses rights’ to NBA
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport has reportedly lost its National Basketball Association broadcast rights from next season
Nent takes darts rights from RTL in the Netherlands
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights to Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands, securing a five-year deal to solidify its new sports offering in the country
Nent unveils Dutch launch strategy armed with Bundesliga and F1 rights
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has this morning unveiled its launch plans for the Netherlands through the acquisition of rights to German football’s Bundesliga and the Formula 1…
Nent to push into the Netherlands as Ziggo confirms loss of F1 rights
The expectation that Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will enter the Dutch market continues to gather pace as pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport confirmed its loss of Formula One rights in the Netherlands…
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
NOS retains free-to-air Olympics rights to 2024
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS will continue as the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the Olympic Games in the Netherlands, having secured rights to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the…
BeNeLeague Basketball domestic rights tender in progress with May 5 deadline
BeNeLeague Basketball, the new commercial rights-holder of Belgian and Dutch domestic basketball, is expecting bids by May 5 for media rights to the competitions under its banner, SportBusiness understands