Netherlands
Ziggo extends with Ajax for one year on same financial terms
Dutch telco Ziggo has extended its front-of-shirt sponsorship with Eredivisie football club Ajax for one year
Endemol’s stake in Eredivisie Media & Marketing sold to league
The Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch club football, has further increased its interest in Eredivisie Media & Marketing by acquiring media group EndemolShine’s 8.8
OneFootball extends streaming footprint with DFB Pokal in four major European markets
OneFootball, the Germany-based digital platform, has added more live streaming rights to its growing portfolio through a deal to show German football’s DFB Pokal, the national knockout club competition, i…
Ziggo keeps hold of Champions League rights
Dutch telecoms operator Ziggo has retained its broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League for the 2021-24 cycle
RTL, Talpa switch competitions as free-to-air Uefa rights awarded in the Netherlands
Dutch free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has upgraded its output from Uefa club competitions after winning rights to the Champions League from next season onwards
FEI seeks new organisers for Endurance European Championships, Verona to host Worlds
The hosting agreement with the organisers of the 2021 edition of the FEI Endurance European Championships in the Netherlands has been terminated by equestrian’s world governing body.
Dutch and Belgian super league ‘realistic in 2023’, Club Brugge CEO claims
A super league comprised of top Dutch and Belgian clubs is a "realistic" prospect for the 2023-24 season, according to Club Brugge chief executive Vincent Mannaert
Fox Sports to rebrand as ESPN in the Netherlands
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has confirmed it will rebrand under the ESPN banner from January 1 next year
NOS wins rights to Dutch women’s national team qualifiers, retains Eredivisie Vrouwen
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has secured rights to the Netherlands’ qualifying matches for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup and the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025.
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Court overturns regulator fine on KNVB-backed amateur football streamer VoetbalTV
A Dutch court has ordered that the VoetbalTV OTT platform, which showed amateur football matches, does not need to pay a €575,000 ($674,000) fine levied against it by the country’s Data Protection Aut…
Dutch eDivisie bolsters sponsorship portfolio with return of KPN
Dutch esports league, the eDivisie, has revived its sponsorship association with telco KPN, returning as an official partner of the Netherlands' official FIFA league
eDivisie adds H&M to sponsorship portfolio
Netherlands-based esports league, the eDivisie, has signed up multinational clothes retailer H&M as a sponsor
Philips extends PSV stadium and club sponsorship to 2031
Dutch multinational Philips has extended its long-standing sponsorship of Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven for another 10 years, to 2031
Dutch market next up for Champions League broadcast rights sales
Broadcasters in the Netherlands will need to submit their first-round offers for rights to the Uefa club competitions by 10am (CET) on December 9 after the sales processes were launched in the middle of…
Mercedes-Benz and Stern extend Ajax sponsorship
Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax has extended its sponsorship agreement with Mercedes-Benz as ‘Official Car Sponsor’ and with the Stern dealership as ‘Official Car Supplier’ until 2023.
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Office Center supports FC Groningen as main shirt sponsor for ‘indefinite period’
Office supplier company Office Center has extended its main shirt sponsorship with Dutch Eredivise club FC Groningen indefinitely
EuroParcs consolidates main shirt rights at Feyenoord with one-year extension
Dutch holiday park group EuroParcs will take over the main shirt sponsorship rights to Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord from its recently-acquired Droomparken brand next season
Belgium, Germany and Netherlands join for 2027 Women’s World Cup bid
The national football associations of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have announced that they are launching a joint bid for the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup.