Belgian Pro League
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.
Pro League domestic rights deadline extended
The Belgian Pro League has extended the deadline for responses to its domestic media rights tender at the behest of broadcasters lining up bids.
Story-based content key to Pro League, WSC renewal
Belgium's Pro League has expanded its deal with WSC Sports, with a greater focus on producing story-telling content that also fits in with the focus of its recently issued domestic rights tender.
Pro League CEO: Clubs can fire me if we need PE cash
The hazards of private equity investment in football was a strong theme at this year’s IMG x RedBird Summit with Lorin Parys, the Belgian Pro League CEO, issuing a warning over the associated payouts.
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
Belgian Pro League faces €14m Covid compensation payout to broadcasters
Belgium’s Pro League has been instructed to provide broadcast rights compensation of €14m ($15.6m) to telecoms operators Proximus, Telenet and Voo following the premature termination of the 2019-20 season as a result of Covid-19.
Former Pro League CBO Monbaliu joins LaSource consultancy
Leander Monbaliu, previously chief business officer at Belgian football’s Pro League, has joined LaSource, the Paris-based sports, digital and technology consultancy.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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OneFootball, LIVENow and MyCujoo offer free and PPV Belgian league streaming
The Pro League, the top tier of Belgian club football, has ensured broadcast coverage in some key international markets in an agreement with football-based media platform OneFootball and through additional…
LaLiga adds Sky México to anti-piracy drive, extends with Pro League, Dorna
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has signed up pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports México as the latest client for its anti-piracy venture, while Belgium’s Pr…
Belgian league nets ESPN+ exposure in wider deal across Americas
Live coverage of Belgian football’s Jupiler Pro League is to be shown in the US on subscription streaming service ESPN+ as part of a wider five-year agreement with the Disney-owned broadcaster.