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NOS claims world’s first virtual reality football broadcast
Portuguese media company NOS has joined forces with domestic pay-television broadcaster Sport TV and Korean electronics company Samsung to broadcast a match from Portugal’s Primeira Liga top-tier football club competition in virtual reality.
NOS bid for Eredivisie rights was competitive, regulator says
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS’s bid in the current cycle for highlights rights to the Eredivisie, football’s top division in the country, was competitive, according to national media regulator the CvdM.
Baku 2015 secures new rights partners
Organisers of the 2015 European Games have secured a number of new rights deals for the inaugural edition of the multi-sport event, which will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan.
NOS snaps up Euro Hockey League rights
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has acquired rights for the Euro Hockey League European club hockey tournament.
Budget cuts force NOS to step away from Champions League
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has decided against bidding for the next cycle of rights to the Uefa Champions League European football club tournament due to budget cuts.
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 strikes new Dutch skating rights deal
The KNSB, the governing body of ice skating in the Netherlands, has awarded media rights for the sport’s national championships to public-service broadcaster NOS.
NOS told to be transparent over sports-rights fees
Dutch government minister Sander Dekker has said that public-service broadcaster NOS should disclose how much it spends on sports-rights deals.
NOS holds on to highlights as Fox looks long term
NOS in surprise Eredivisie highlights deal as Fox waits
NOS extends Eredivisie highlights deal
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has renewed a domestic rights deal for highlights of the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands, it was announced this (Wednesday) afternoon.
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.