NOS (Netherlands)
Eurosport’s hold on MotoGP rights across Europe weakens
Uefa completes slew of deals as new cycle draws close
NOS retains Eredivisie highlights at steady fee as Fox Sports grows
Eredivisie Media & Marketing renewed its deal with NOS for highlights to Dutch football’s top tier for the same fee due to the wide exposure the broadcaster guarantees.
NOS pays 10% more for Euro 2020 rights in the Netherlands
Enemies become friends in ‘rational’ rights-sharing switch
Industry experts believe the Portuguese sports-rights market is set to stagnate for the foreseeable future after the country’s three biggest telcos took equal stakes in dominant pay-television broadcaster Sport TV, ending any possibility of competition between them.
NOS to remain home of Dutch skating
NOS returns to cover Giro d’Italia
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has agreed a deal to cover the 2016 edition of cycling’s Giro d’Italia, which commences in the Netherlands on May 6.
Portuguese competition authority denies reports of blocking deals
The Autoridade da Concorrência, Portugal’s competition regulator, has denied reports that it has decided to block a series of football media rights deals featuring the Altice and Nos telecommunications companies.
Nos strengthens Primeira Liga portfolio
Portuguese telco Nos has sealed long-term rights deals with eight additional clubs in the country’s top-tier football Primeira Liga.
NOS moves quickly to acquire Olympics rights from Discovery
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS moved quickly to sublicense rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games from Discovery Communications.
Nos huffs, puffs, and blows Altice away in Portuguese battle
Portuguese telco Nos has won the battle for premium domestic football rights, beating rival Altice to deals with nine more clubs.
Skating fans still a vital, if ageing, target for NOS
Public-service broadcaster NOS earlier this month renewed its Dutch ice skating rights with the national federation in a deal which will cover the next Olympic cycle.
Watching Brief (Vol.83) Special Focus: Football – Fifa World Cup
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences in the major European markets and America for the 2014 Fifa World Cup
NOS holds on to highlights as Fox looks long term
NOS in surprise Eredivisie highlights deal as Fox waits
Watching Brief (Vol.74) Special Focus: Winter Olympics
NOS follows Euro 2016 deal with snatch of qualifiers
Second big national team deal in 2013 is insurance policy for NOS
Competition from agencies and pay-TV helps ASO claw back rights value
Tour de France commits early to EBU despite interest from agencies and pay-TV companies
Talpa waves big money in drive for market share
Talpa signs deal for Dutch national football team away qualifiers.