Belgium
Dstny to replace Soudal at Lotto cycling team from 2023
Belgian cloud technology brand Dstny will become the co-title sponsor of the Lotto-Dstny UCI WorldTour cycling team from 2023 to the end of 2024
Club Brugge to launch ‘Moments’ platform through Simba Chain NFT tie-up
Belgian Pro League football team Club Brugge has become the latest sports organisation to move into the NFT marketplace by agreeing a deal with US platform Simba Chain
Belgium’s Indoor Hockey World Cup cancelled
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has been forced to cancel next month’s planned Indoor Hockey World Cup in Belgium amid ongoing concerns relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
New MCS Basket channel nets Liga ACB rights in France, other markets
MCS Basket, a new OTT platform focusing on basketball, has acquired broadcast rights to Spanish club competitions organised by the Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto (ACB) in the markets of F…
Deceuninck stays in cycling with Alpecin-Fenix deal
Belgian cycling team Alpecin-Fenix has signed up window manufacturer Deceuninck as a co-sponsor
Kipsta follows French league deal with five-year Pro League contract
Kipsta, the sportswear brand owned by French group Decathlon, will become the official ball supplier of Belgian football’s Pro League from the start of the 2023-24 season.
Ligue 1 blackout ends in Belgium as Eleven returns with three-year deal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Belgium to Ligue 1, the top tier of club football in France
Eleven serves up World Padel Championship coverage in Belgium
Live coverage of this month’s World Padel Championship will be shown in Belgium by pay-television broadcaster Eleven.
Betway extends long-term backing of Belgian Cup
Online betting operator Betway has renewed its sponsorship of the Belgian Cup football competition.
Betway has sponsored the tournament since 2016
RTBF picks up UCI Track Champions League rights in Belgium
RTBF, the French-language public-service broadcaster in Belgium, has acquired rights to the International Cycling Union (UCI)’s new Track Champions League competition.
LIVENow to offer LaLiga, Serie A matches in Belgium through Eleven Sports deal
Pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow is offering customers in Belgium access to live coverage of a handful of matches from Spanish LaLiga and Italian Serie A on a PPV basis under a deal with Eleven…
France’s L’Équipe acquires rights to Belgian football
French digital terrestrial broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired rights to Belgian top-flight football division Jupiler Pro League, marking its second acquisition of football content in recent weeks.
Pro League begins hunt for new CEO to succeed François
Pro League, the governing body of Belgian football’s top two divisions, has initiated a process to recruit a new chief executive as a replacement for the outgoing Pierre François.
Former IOC president Jacques Rogge dies at 79
Jacques Rogge, the Belgian who was the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving between 2001 and 2013, has died at age 79
KRC Genk claims 5G first with stadium naming rights sponsor
IT solutions company Cegeka has acquired naming rights to the home ground of Belgian Pro League club KRC Genk in a wide-ranging deal that will see the venue become the first 5G-compatible stadium in the…
Eleven retains Serie A rights in Belgium
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has renewed an agreement for exclusive rights in Belgium to Serie A, the top tier of club football in Italy
VTM secures free-to-air rights to Tuesday evening Champions League matches
Belgian commercial broadcaster VTM has secured free-to-air rights in the country's Dutch-speaking Flanders region for Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League matches across three seasons, from 2021-22 to…
European Leagues invites exclusive bids in expanded data rights RFP
European Leagues, the body of European football leagues, has gone to market early with the centralised fastpath data rights to league and cup competitions organised by a total of 18 different league bodies…