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RTBF keeps financial discipline in protracted Belgian Olympics sublicense talks

RTBF’s Olympic sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery was delayed by the Belgian broadcaster’s determination not to exceed the amount it committed to the European Broadcasting Union’s failed attempt to acquire the property, SportBusiness Media understands.

Reginald Ajuonuma

2 Dec 2019

Belgium

Uefa earns decent increases for its club competitions in Belgium

Uefa increased the value of Champions League media rights in Belgium by about 31 per cent last month, while the Europa League grew in value by about 19 per cent.

19 Jan 2018

Belgium

Uefa completes successful set of national team sales in Belgium

Uefa took advantage of strong broadcaster interest in Belgium, driven by the success of the national team, to secure an increase in the value of its national team rights package last month.

20 Jan 2017

Flanders

Watching Brief (Vol.84) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France

Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at audiences in key European markets for the 2014 Tour de France

22 Aug 2014

Belgium

Silva seals raft of Pro League highlights and clips deals

The MP & Silva agency agreed deals for highlights and clips rights to the Belgian Pro League late last month, taking it towards breakeven on the property.

11 Jul 2014

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RTBF sublicenses Belgian Pro League highlights in five-season deal

Belgian French-language public-service broadcaster RTBF has agreed a five-season highlights deal for the top-tier Pro League with international subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports

Reginald Ajuonuma

3 Aug 2020

Belgium

RTBF to renegotiate major contracts, warns of ‘huge’ work on calendar

Michel Lecomte, head of sport at RTBF, has said that the Belgian public broadcaster will have to renegotiate contracts it holds to major football competitions due to the impact caused by the Covid-19 virus…

Martin Ross

18 Mar 2020

Belgium

RTBF agrees 2020-24 Olympics sublicensing deal in Belgium

French-language public broadcaster RTBF has agreed a sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for exclusive, free-to-air rights in Belgium to the 2020-2024 Olympic Games cycle in the French-speaking…

Reginald Ajuonuma

12 Sep 2019

Austria

UCI and EBU hail reach of Road World Championships

The International Cycling Union (UCI) and its partner, the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, have hailed record viewing figures for the recently concluded 2018 Road…

SportBusiness Media staff

12 Oct 2018

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Silva struggling to break even on €450m deal but has growth options

The MP & Silva agency agreed deals with the three leading pay-television operators in Belgium last week for the Belgian Pro League but still has an uphill struggle to avoid losing money on the contract.

27 Jun 2014