Belgium
Eleven renews Bundesliga rights in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal
International sports broadcaster Eleven has renewed its German Bundesliga football rights in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal for the four seasons from 2021-22 to 2024-25
Eleven retains third-party Qualifiers and Nations League rights in Belgium
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained third-party rights in Belgium to Uefa European Qualifiers and the Uefa Nations League, acquiring rights through to the beginning of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Orkila Capital acquires 23.3-per-cent stake in Club Brugge
Venture capital firm Orkila Capital has acquired a 23.3-per-cent stake in back-to-back Belgian Pro League champions Club Brugge in a deal worth €50m ($59m) overall.
Telenet retains English Premier League rights in Belgium
Telenet has renewed its deal for exclusive English Premier League rights in Belgium, extending its agreement with the league for another three seasons
Belgian, Danish and Swiss public broadcasters net Euro 2020 ratings boost
Action from the Uefa European Championship quarter-finals attracted strong audiences on public-service broadcasters in the competing nations of Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland
Eleven secures non-exclusive Extreme E streaming rights, plus Belgian rights
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has added Eleven Sports, the subscription broadcaster and streaming platform, as its latest broadcaster in a deal covering multiple markets
Eleven Belgium plans 4K channel for Pro League, sees BeNeleague as ‘opportunity’
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports Belgium is planning to roll out a 4K channel in time for its second season as the rights-holder to the country’s Jupiler Pro League and is also considering the d…
RTL Belgium sold for €250m to DPG Media, Groupe Rossel
European media group RTL has signed a definitive agreement to sell commercial broadcaster RTL Belgium to Belgian media companies DPG Media and Groupe Rossel for €250m ($298m).
Uefa prize money offsets Covid-19 impact on Pro League
Professional services firm Deloitte’s latest socio-economic study of Belgium's Pro League has found that Covid-19 had a lower than anticipated financial impact on the top tier of Belgian club football i…
Quick-Step extends backing of UCI WorldTour team, Deceuninck to depart
Flooring company Quick-Step has renewed its naming rights deal with UCI WorldTour cycling outfit Deceuninck – Quick-Step for a further six years, but Belgian window manufacturer Deceuninck is set to e…
BeNeLeague Basketball domestic rights tender in progress with May 5 deadline
BeNeLeague Basketball, the new commercial rights-holder of Belgian and Dutch domestic basketball, is expecting bids by May 5 for media rights to the competitions under its banner.
Belgian league clubs comforted by early Eleven Sports rights payment
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has settled its final rights fee instalment for Belgian football’s 2020-21 Jupiler Pro League season ahead of schedule.
Standard Liège ‘secures upfront bank funding’ against future media-rights income
Belgian top-tier football club Standard Liège has reportedly become the first in the country to agree a deal that gives it an upfront payment in exchange for future television rights income.
European Tour heads back to Belgium, Tenerife Championship added to schedule
Golf’s European Tour will return to Belgium for the first time in two years with Antwerp set to host a new tournament sponsored by sealants, adhesives and PU foams manufacturer Soudal.
Club Brugge postpones IPO citing ‘market conditions’
Belgian Pro League team Club Brugge has postponed plans to launch an initial public offering on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange, citing ‘current market conditions’ for the decision.
RTL ‘considers Belgian subsidiary sale carve-out, offloading RTL Nederlands’
European media group RTL is reportedly considering carving out its Belgian subsidiary from a package sale with its French subsidiary, M6, as well as selling its Dutch subsidiary
Club Brugge valued at €229m in IPO
Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge will make around 30 per cent of the organisation available to investors, having officially launched an initial public offering today (Wednesday), which values the club…
Beneliga takes step towards reality as Belgian clubs give ‘unanimous support’ to plans
The proposed ‘Beneliga’ – a super league comprised of top Dutch and Belgian football clubs – has taken a step towards becoming reality after top clubs in Belgium backed plans for the competition.
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