Netherlands
RTL, Talpa switch competitions as free-to-air Uefa rights awarded in the Netherlands
Dutch free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has upgraded its output from Uefa club competitions after winning rights to the Champions League from next season onwards
Dutch and Belgian super league ‘realistic in 2023’, Club Brugge CEO claims
A super league comprised of top Dutch and Belgian clubs is a "realistic" prospect for the 2023-24 season, according to Club Brugge chief executive Vincent Mannaert
Fox Sports to rebrand as ESPN in the Netherlands
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has confirmed it will rebrand under the ESPN banner from January 1 next year
NOS wins rights to Dutch women’s national team qualifiers, retains Eredivisie Vrouwen
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has secured rights to the Netherlands’ qualifying matches for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup and the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025.
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Court overturns regulator fine on KNVB-backed amateur football streamer VoetbalTV
A Dutch court has ordered that the VoetbalTV OTT platform, which showed amateur football matches, does not need to pay a €575,000 ($674,000) fine levied against it by the country’s Data Protection Aut…
Dutch market next up for Champions League broadcast rights sales
Broadcasters in the Netherlands will need to submit their first-round offers for rights to the Uefa club competitions by 10am (CET) on December 9 after the sales processes were launched in the middle of…
Dutch amateur football streamer VoetbalTV ‘files for bankruptcy’
The VoetbalTV OTT platform, which showed amateur football matches in the Netherlands, has gone bankrupt after it was found to have breached data protection legislation, according to local media
EBU: Tour de France viewing hours up 10.5 per cent in 13 markets
The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of mainly public-service broadcasters, has announced that total viewing hours for this year’s Tour de France have risen by 10.5
Ziggo gets discount for LaLiga renewal in Netherlands
Dutch telco Ziggo has secured another fee reduction in its latest renewal of Spanish LaLiga rights amid a lack of competition in the market.
Prud’homme among senior exits in Discovery’s European ‘streamlining’
Laurent Prud’homme, head of Eurosport France and previously senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, is leaving his position amid a raft of departures across Europe u…
Ziggo retains exclusive LaLiga rights to 2024
Dutch telco Ziggo has renewed its exclusive broadcast rights to Spain’s LaLiga for three more seasons.
Women’s Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and public-service broadcaster NOS have acquired rights to the Eredivisie Vrouwen, the top division of domestic women’s club football.
F1 agrees one-race deal with YouTube for Eifel Grand Prix
Formula One has agreed a deal with YouTube that will allow the Google-owned platform to live stream the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany for free in seven countries in Europe
Ziggo, Fox agree carriage deal in time for Eredivisie season
Dutch telco Ziggo has renewed its carriage agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports following months of negotiations
Eredivisie adds new kick-off time at Fox request
There will be a new kick-off time in the Dutch Eredivisie next season at the request of the league domestic rights-holder, pay television broadcaster Fox Sports
Extreme E earns robust fee in Dutch deal with RTL
Extreme E, the electric SUV off-road racing series, has secured a strong media-rights fee in addition to substantial free-to-air exposure in its deal with commercial broadcaster RTL in the Netherlands.
Ziggo’s carriage talks with Fox Sports deadlocked
Dutch telco Ziggo’s carriage negotiations with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports are deadlocked, with the former unwilling to meet the latter’s revised payments model.
Extreme E secures long-term broadcast exposure in the Netherlands
Electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E has finalised a three-year broadcast deal with Dutch free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL 7