Netherlands
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: NFL, Champions League and other football
American football: The US National Football League signed two more television deals: an eight-year deal with Disney-owned sports cable network ESPN for Monday night games, worth $1.
Team lifts rights fees in first three countries
The Team Marketing agency has secured good increases in television-rights fees for the next round of Champions League deals
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf and more
Football: Dutch pay-broadcaster UPC acquired the pay-television rights for the Champions League from 2006 to 2009 (Page 7)
Hardball Team tells bidders to put in new offers
Bidders in the Netherlands and Belgium to submit new bids because the initial offers were too low.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup and national team football, Formula 1
Football: The Dentsu agency acquired the rights in Japan to all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, in a deal with world football’s governing body.
Versatel’s ADSL football plans are ‘too optimistic’
Experts not convinced €30.5 million a season investment will be successful.
SBS wins Holland rights with bonus but no tender
Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS6 extended its contract for the television rights for the Dutch national football team’s matches
Dutch, Belgian pay-TV copes with no top football
Increases in subscribers bring value of domestic league football rights into question
De Mol ‘in talks to buy’ Dutch SBS
De Mol is in talks about buying three television channels in Netherlands
Dutch are offered Serie A live, free and only on web
Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa is showing matches from Italy’s Serie A league its website.
Team will exploit Benelux battles
The importance of choosing the right time and place for rights negotiations
How Dutch league gambled on new – and old – media
The new television rights deals agreed by the Eredivisie, are a dual gamble
TV rights 2: Indian cricket, golf, darts and mobile deals
Cricket: The Nimbus Sport agency acquired the worldwide television rights to cricket in India in a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Nimbus will pay $612
Darts hits bullseye with record
SBS6 acquired the exclusive rights for all Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands.
TV rights 1: Euro 2008, other football, tennis and more
Football: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired the free-to-air rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a €9.5m (£6.5m) deal with the Sportfive agency. It is the first deal done for the championship.
Talpa waves big money in drive for market share
Talpa signs deal for Dutch national football team away qualifiers.