Sports broadcasting contracts in the Netherlands
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Sports broadcasting contracts in the Netherlands include:
Football[edit]
Leagues[edit]
- Eredivisie: ESPN All matches live men's[1] All extended highlights of all matches at NOS.
- Eerste Divisie: ESPN All Friday games on a switch program and a selection of games live on TV. All other games live via digital channels of ESPN. One Friday game is also broadcast on free channel Star Channel, starting in march 2024.
- Vrouwen Eredivisie: ESPN Sunday match live plus highlights of all games. Highlights also on NOS.
- Premier League: Viaplay
- EFL Championship: Viaplay
- Bundesliga:Viaplay
- 2. Bundesliga:Viaplay
- La Liga: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Serie A: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Ligue 1: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Belgian Pro League: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport Important matches only
- Primeira Liga: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport Important matches only
- Scottish Premiership: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport Important matches only
- Süper Lig: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport[2]
- Eliteserien: Discovery+
- Major League Soccer: Apple TV Plus[3]
- National Women's Soccer League: NWSL+
- A-Leagues: YouTube
- J.League: YouTube
- K League: K League TV
- FA Women's Super League: Viaplay[4]
- Frauen-Bundesliga: Viaplay[4]
- Serie A Femminile: Viaplay[4]
- Liga F: DAZN
- Damallsvenskan: Viaplay[4]
- Elitedivisionen: Viaplay[4]
Domestic Cups[edit]
- KNVB Beker: ESPN & FOX A selection of games live in the earlier rounds, in the later stages all games are broadcast live. The late-evening game is also broadcast live on free-to-air channel Fox. Since 2023, for the first round a switch program is aired on ESPN.
- Johan Cruijff Shield: ESPN
- Beker van België: Ziggo Sport
- English FA Cup: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- FA Community Shield: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Football League Cup: Viaplay
- Scottish Cup: Viaplay
- DFB-Pokal: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- DFL-Supercup: Viaplay
- Coupe de France: Viaplay
- Trophée des Champions: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Taça de Portugal: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport (final only)
- Copa del Rey: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport (through 2029)
- Coppa Italia: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
International Club Competitions[edit]
- UEFA Champions League: RTL7 (1 Game LIVE on Tuesday & Wednesday), Ziggo Sport Totaal (Selection of live games during group stage, all games live during the play-off round in the qualifications and during the knock-out rounds) & Ziggo Sport (Switch program with action from all matches in the group stage, live full matches first knockout round onwards and in the play-off round during qualifications). Highlights of all games on RTL7. RTL7 has first choice for the live games. Ziggo Sport will have the exclusive rights starting in 2024/2025.
- UEFA Europa League: ESPN and Veronica Dutch club(s) LIVE on both Veronica and ESPN and a selection of top games on ESPN. Veronica has the first choice for live games. From the 2024/2025 season onwards, the exclusive rights switch to Ziggo Sport.
- UEFA Europa Conference League: ESPN and SBS6. All Dutch clubs LIVE on ESPN,1 or 2 Dutch clubs on Veronica and a selection of top matches on ESPN. Veronica has the first choice for live games. If 2 Dutch clubs play in the UEL that matchday, Veronica doesn't show the UECL games. From the 2024/2025 season onwards, the exclusive rights switch to Ziggo Sport.
- UEFA Super Cup: RTL7 & Ziggo Sport
- UEFA Youth League: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport (through 2021)
- UEFA Women's Champions League: DAZN (through 2025)
- Copa Libertadores: ESPN[5]
- Copa Sudamericana: ESPN
- Recopa Sudamericana: ESPN
- CONCACAF Champions Cup: ESPN
- AFC Champions League: Triller TV
International Matches[edit]
- Netherlands national football team: Nations League, Qualification, and Friendly matches LIVE on NOS through 2028. Broadcasts are usually on NPO 1 or NPO 3. [6]
- Other countries (exclude the Netherlands team): Ziggo Sport Totaal, Ziggo Sport & ESPN.
- European Qualifiers: NOS (Netherlands matches only), Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport. (all matches, exclude the Netherlands team) (through 2028).
- Netherlands women's national football team: NOS & ESPN
International Tournaments[edit]
- FIFA: NOS
- FIFA World Cup (all 64 matches live)
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- FIFA U-17 World Cup
- FIFA Women's World Cup (all 52 matches live) Dutch National Team and Evening matches in Group Stage and all knockout matches LIVE on NPO 1. Other Group stage games live at nos.nl and in the NOS app.
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- UEFA
- UEFA European Championship: NOS all matches live
- UEFA Nations League: NOS (Up to 7 matches including Netherlands matches and final), Ziggo Sport Totaal, & Ziggo Sport. (selection of live matches, with a switch program with action from all games on the Ziggo Sport and Ziggo Sport Select channels, exclude the Netherlands group matches) (through 2027)
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: NOS (Netherlands games and final live)
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: NOS & YouTube
- UEFA Women's Championship: NOS All games live
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: NOS & YouTube
- UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 NOS Netherlands matches, selected others, and every game from semi-final onwards.
- Copa América: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- CONCACAF: ESPN
- CONCACAF Gold Cup
- CONCACAF Nations League (final four only)
- Africa Cup of Nations: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
Cycling[edit]
- Tour de France: NOS & Eurosport
- Giro d'Italia: Eurosport
- Vuelta a España: NOS (Only weekend stages live) & Eurosport
- All RCS races: Eurosport
- BinckBank Tour: Eurosport
- UCI Road World Championships: NOS (elite RR & ITT) & Eurosport (all races live)
- UCI Track Champions League: Eurosport, RTL7 & Videoland
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Eurosport (all rounds live and NOS (all races live online and selected races on TV)
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Eurosport (all races live) and NOS (men and women elite races live)
Golf[edit]
- Ryder Cup: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- PGA Tour: Discovery+
- LIV Golf: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- PGA European Tour: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Asian Tour: Ziggo Sport Totaal
- LPGA: Ziggo Sport Totaal
- Men's major golf championships: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- World Golf Championships: Ziggo Sport Totaal
Darts[edit]
Basketball[edit]
- NBA: ESPN 6 matches per week
- WNBA: Prime Video
- NCAA College Basketball: ESPN
- BNXT League: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Euroleague: Ziggo Sport Totaal
- Eurocup Basketball: Eurosport
- FIBA Europe Cup: Ziggo Sport
American Football[edit]
Australian Football[edit]
Baseball[edit]
Ice Hockey[edit]
- NHL: ESPN 3 games per week
- Stanley Cup: ESPN
- Ice Hockey World Championships: ESPN
Field Hockey[edit]
- Dutch Men's and Women's Hoofdklasse: Viaplay all games live. NOS selected games live and highlights.
- FIH Men's and Women's Pro League: Ziggo Sport[8]
- Euro Hockey League NOS Dutch teams and finals in both men's and women's tournaments live.
Motor racing[edit]
- 24 hours of Le Mans: RTL 7 & Eurosport
- FIA World Endurance Championship: Eurosport, RTL7 (Le Mans only) and Videoland.
- Dakar Rally: RTL 7 1 hour highlight show.
- Formula One: Viaplay[9] all races live, Dutch GP and extended highlights on NOS. Also extended highlights on Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport.
- Formula Two: Viaplay.
- Formula Three: Viaplay
- Formula E: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport, and Eurosport.
- DTM: Viaplay
- World Touring Car Championship: Eurosport
- Porsche Supercup: Viaplay, Eurosport and Ziggo Sport.
- IndyCar Series: Ziggo Sport Totaal Highlights Ziggo Sport
- NASCAR: Ziggo Sport Totaal Highlights Ziggo Sport
- MotoGP: Ziggo Sport & Ziggo Sport Totaal & NOS (Dutch GP only and highlights of other races).
- World Superbike Championship: Eurosport
- Motocross World Championship: Eurosport & NOS
- Motocross des Nations: Eurosport & NOS
- FIA World Rallycross Championship: Ziggo Sport Totaal
- European Rally Championship: Eurosport
Multi-discipline events[edit]
- Olympic Games: Eurosport & NOS Eurosport has full rights, NOS has the rights for 2 live feeds starting in Paris 2024. Eurosport presents a switch program on their main channel, and a live event on the second channel. All live events are available on the premium Discovery+ service.
Track & Field[edit]
Tennis[edit]
- Wimbledon: Eurosport & Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport. Eurosport holds the exclusive rights for the Dutch players.
- Australian Open: Eurosport
- French Open: Eurosport
- US Open: Eurosport
- ATP Finals: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- ATP Tour Masters 1000: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- ATP Tour 500: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- ATP Tour 250: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- WTA Finals: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- WTA 1000: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- WTA 500: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- WTA 250: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Davis Cup: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Fed Cup: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
Rugby[edit]
- Six Nations Championship: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Rugby World Cup: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Rugby World Cup Sevens: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport
- Aviva Premiership Rugby: ESPN
Fishing[edit]
- Fish'O'Mania: Viaplay
Fighting[edit]
- Bellator MMA: Videoland: May 12th 2023
- Bushido MMA: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
- Cage Warriors: Discovery+
- CAGE MMA: Viaplay
- Dream Boxing: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
- Enfusion: Viaplay
- EFC: Extreme Sports Channel
- Glory: Videoland
- Golden Boy: DAZN
- Invicta FC: Viaplay
- King of Kings: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
- KSW: Viaplay[10]
- Matchroom: DAZN
- ONE Championship: YouTube
- PFL: Viaplay
- Top Rank Boxing: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport[11]
- UFC: Discovery+ (all events live) & Eurosport (selection of events live and highlights of all-)
- World Fighting League: Paramount Network
- WWE: Veronica & KIJK streaming service.[12]
Volleyball[edit]
- FIVB World Championship|Fivb World Championship: Ziggo Sport Totaal
- European Volleyball Championship: Ziggo Sports Totaal
- CEV Champions League: Ziggo Sports Totaal
- Volleyball Nations League: Ziggo Sports Totaal
- CEV Cup: Ziggo Sports Totaal
Winter sports[edit]
- International Biathlon Union: Eurosport
- International Ski Federation: Eurosport & Ziggo Sport (Freestyle & Cross)
- International Skating Union: Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (Speed skating & Short Track Speed Skating), Eurosport (Figure Skating)
Snooker[edit]
- Tour Championship: Ziggo Sport Totaal & Ziggo Sport.[7]
- Champion of Champions: Viaplay.[7]
- Championship League: Viaplay
- All other TV Events: Eurosport
Pool[edit]
- Mosconi Cup: Viaplay
- U.S. Open Pool Championship: Viaplay
- World Cup of Pool: Viaplay
- World Pool Championship: Viaplay
- World Pool Masters: Viaplay
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fox wins US television rights to Dutch Eredivisie soccer league". philly.com. 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Ziggo adds Turkish Süper Lig to football rights portfolio". 16 August 2022.
- ^ "MLS Season Pass is now available worldwide on the Apple TV app". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Viaplay to show OBOS Damallsvenskan football in 10 countries until 2026". NENTgroup.com. 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Fox lands MLS and Copa Libertadores rights in the Netherlands | News | Sportcal". sportcal.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "Over de NOS - Nieuws over de NOS". over.nos.nl. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ a b c "NENT Group's Viaplay to show PDC darts in the Netherlands from 2022". nentgroup.com.
- ^ "FIH Pro League". Women's. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "NENT Group to launch Viaplay in the Netherlands with exclusive Formula 1® and Bundesliga rights". nentgroup.com.
- ^ "Viaplay secures exclusive KSW rights in 10 countries". nentgroup.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Ziggo Sport stoot raak met uitzendrechten Top Rank Boxing". vodafoneziggo.nl. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "TALPA brengt WWE terug op TV en online in Nederland". vechtsportinfo.nl. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-07.