Netherlands
Coca-Cola renews with KNVB, shifts focus ‘from stadium experience to content’
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has extended its sponsorship agreement with soft drinks giant Coca-Cola for another year
The Hague becomes sailing hub as World Championships shifted to 2023
World Sailing has elected to postpone the next edition of its Sailing World Championships by a year, stating the decision will result in The Hague becoming the “capital of competitive sailing”.
The business of Dutch football has fans to thank for its survival
Dutch clubs like SC Heerenveen have sold large numbers of season tickets prior to the 2020-21 Eredivisie season, despite there being no guarantees spectators will be allowed to attend matches. Callum McCarthy reports.
Dutch amateur football streamer VoetbalTV ‘files for bankruptcy’
The VoetbalTV OTT platform, which showed amateur football matches in the Netherlands, has gone bankrupt after it was found to have breached data protection legislation, according to local media
EBU: Tour de France viewing hours up 10.5 per cent in 13 markets
The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of mainly public-service broadcasters, has announced that total viewing hours for this year’s Tour de France have risen by 10.5
Eredivisie furthers data collection with appointment of Dutch firms
The Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch football, has announced that it has teamed up with two Netherlands-based companies to supplement the data collection and sharing from its matches
A’s Beane buys equity stake in AZ Alkmaar
Prominent MLB executive heightens involvement with Eredivisie club
Prud’homme among senior exits in Discovery’s European ‘streamlining’
Laurent Prud’homme, head of Eurosport France and previously senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, is leaving his position amid a raft of departures across Europe u…
ING develops Dutch football presence as first women’s Eredivisie sponsor
Dutch financial services company ING has expanded its sponsorship of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNBV) to include the women's Eredivisie
Ziggo retains exclusive LaLiga rights to 2024
Dutch telco Ziggo has renewed its exclusive broadcast rights to Spain’s LaLiga for three more seasons.
Women’s Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and public-service broadcaster NOS have acquired rights to the Eredivisie Vrouwen, the top division of domestic women’s club football.
F1 agrees one-race deal with YouTube for Eifel Grand Prix
Formula One has agreed a deal with YouTube that will allow the Google-owned platform to live stream the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany for free in seven countries in Europe
Ziggo, Fox agree carriage deal in time for Eredivisie season
Dutch telco Ziggo has renewed its carriage agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports following months of negotiations
Eredivisie adds new kick-off time at Fox request
There will be a new kick-off time in the Dutch Eredivisie next season at the request of the league domestic rights-holder, pay television broadcaster Fox Sports
Super League Triathlon, Zwift launch new Arena Games concept
Super League Triathlon has teamed up with online cycling platform Zwift to create the SLT Arena Games, an amalgamation of real-life and virtual racing
Round-Up: European football’s €4bn hit, Six Nations confirm CVC talks, BWF events cancelled, and more
European football clubs are likely to lose €4bn ($4.5
Ziggo’s carriage talks with Fox Sports deadlocked
Dutch telco Ziggo’s carriage negotiations with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports are deadlocked, with the former unwilling to meet the latter’s revised payments model.
Extreme E secures long-term broadcast exposure in the Netherlands
Electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E has finalised a three-year broadcast deal with Dutch free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL 7