Belgian Pro League
Sport1 exits pay TV in Sportdigital deal
Rights in German-speaking countries to Major League Baseball (MLB), Nascar, Conmebol and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions are switching to channels operated by Sportdigital in a deal with…
Trio in mix for Belgian Pro League rights
Three broadcasters, including the incumbent rights-holder DAZN, are vying for domestic rights to the top flight of Belgian football in direct negotiations with the country’s Pro League.
Belgian league eyes five-season domestic TV deal
The Belgian Pro League will once again look for a five-season domestic broadcast rights agreement after launching its tender in conjunction with the IMG agency.
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
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
Union Saint-Gilloise strikes tie-up with Orange Belgium ahead of Champions League debut
Union Saint-Gilloise (USG) has announced a sponsorship deal with telecoms operator Orange Belgium ahead of its first appearance in the Uefa Champions League
Belgian Pro League clubs hit by revenue impact of Covid-19
Clubs competing in the Pro League and Challenger Pro League, the top two divisions of Belgian club football, saw their operating revenue drop by 22 per cent during a 2020-21 season marred by the effects…
Chief business officer Monbaliu to leave Belgian Pro League
Leander Monbaliu, chief business officer at the Pro League, is to leave the Belgian football club body later this month.
Monbaliu has been with the Belgian league for close to a decade in various guises
Belgian telcos buoyed by arbitration ruling over Pro League rebates
Belgian telecoms operators Proximus, Telenet and Voo have emerged successful from an arbitration ruling over broadcast rights compensation claims related to the Covid-hit 2019-20 Jupiler Pro League season
Eleven showing Belgian Pro League matches on Polish channels
Eleven has started showing matches of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, for which it holds domestic and international rights, on its Polish subscription channels and will continue doing so over the next…
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
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…