Belgium
Telenet will hope for Belgian renaissance during ATP, WTA renewal
Play Sports, the sports broadcaster operated by Belgian telco Telenet, has retained rights to men's tennis ATP tour and the women's WTA Tour for three more seasons.
Fifa launches media rights tenders in Benelux for next two men’s World Cups
The sales process has gone live in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg for media rights to the Fifa World Cup in 2026 and 2030
777-owned Standard Liège insists it has funds to overturn transfer ban
Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège has insisted that its owner, American investment fund 777 Partners, will provide the money needed to overturn a transfer ban imposed by the Royal Belgian Football …
RTL makes cycling push with Infront deal for Flanders Classics
RTL, the French-language free-to-air broadcaster in Belgium, is to succeed public-service rival RTBF as the domestic rights-holder of the Flanders Classics, the country's leading road cycling events
Telenet secures slice of Champions League pay-TV rights in Belgium
Proximus has renewed an agreement for pay-television rights in Belgium to football’s Uefa Champions League, but it will no longer have exclusivity in the category after rival telco Telenet also secured rights for the 2024-27 cycle.
RTL, VTM retain free-to-air Champions League rights in Belgium
Free-to-air Uefa Champions League rights have been sold in Belgium to incumbent commercial broadcasters RTL and VTM for the 2024-27 cycle
Belgian Pro League hires IMG to advise on media rights sales
IMG has been appointed by the Belgian Pro League in a wide-ranging advisory and media rights sales role
RTBF extends Belgian F1 rights to 2027
Formula 1 has agreed a multi-year renewal of its deal with Belgium’s RTBF that will see the French-language public broadcaster continue to show action until 2027 across its Tipik and La Une channels, a…
Sales processes live in Belgium, Portugal for Uefa club competition rights
Broadcast rights are on the market in both Belgium and Portugal for Uefa club competitions in the 2024-27 cycle
Belgian Pro League faces €14m Covid compensation payout to broadcasters
Belgium’s Pro League has been instructed to provide broadcast rights compensation of €14m ($15.6m) to telecoms operators Proximus, Telenet and Voo following the premature termination of the 2019-20 season as a result of Covid-19.
DAZN completes transition in trio of Eleven markets
DAZN has launched its subscription products in Belgium, Portugal and Taiwan on the back of its acquisition last year of Eleven Sports
Anderlecht extends stadium naming-rights deal with Lotto
RSC Anderlecht has announced a multi-year extension to its stadium naming-rights sponsorship deal with the Belgian National Lottery
DAZN acquires DTM, GT Masters rights in eight markets
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN has acquired rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, GT Masters and GT4 Germany touring cars series in eight markets
Anderlecht signs long-term sleeve sponsorship deal with Napoleon Sports
Pro League club Anderlecht has agreed a new four-season sponsorship deal with Napoleon Sports that will grant the Belgian betting and gaming operator shirt sleeve branding rights
Wasserman hires Mathues to drive Dutch growth
Sports, music, and entertainment agency Wasserman has appointed Wim Mathues as senior vice-president of brands and properties in Belgium and the Netherlands as it continues its growth strategy in Europe.
Wasserman furthers push into cycling with Squadra acquisition
Sports, music, and entertainment agency Wasserman has deepened its involvement in cycling after acquiring Belgian practice Squadra Sports Management.
Flanders Classics joins Infront as investor in Switzerland’s Cycling Unlimited
Flanders Classics, the Belgian cycling event organiser, has been announced as a minority shareholder in Cycling Unlimited, which organises professional and amateur events in Switzerland
Formula 1 ‘delays’ South African race plans, Belgian GP stays on calendar
Formula 1’s long-running efforts to return a race to South Africa have been thwarted again, according to multiple reports, with the Belgian Grand Prix likely to be given another lifeline.