Should we return to the episode of Flanders Classics which ended this week with a success for his group? RTBF, which denounced a procedure to acquire the rights to Flanders classics such as the Tour of Flanders and the Amstel Gold Race, was dismissed before the French-speaking company court in Brussels. These races are in addition to the Giro (Tour of Italy) and the Tour of Switzerland which also fell into RTL’s bag. Tough for the public service for which cycling has until now been a private preserve.
FlandeFlanders Classic: RTL wins against RTBF which denounced an unfair rights granting procedure Classic: RTL wins against RTBF which denounced an unfair rights granting procedure
Note also the acquisition of broadcasting rights for darts championships. This may seem anecdotal but it enriches the offer.
Added to all this, since Thursday, December 19, is basketball. RTL announced the arrival in its universe of the EuroCup, the equivalent of the Europa League in football (Edit: and not the Champions League as mentioned previously). Not on its linear channels but on its digital platform RTL Play. Between 15 and 20 meetings will be offered this season, commented by Yassine Chokrani, former journalist for the DH now digital content coordinator for RTL Sports A group stage match will be available to watch every week from December 26. A special program is announced from the round of 16, the quarters and the semis, while the final will be followed from April 8 to 16.
