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Ziggo Sport loses F1 rights as NENT rumoured to enter Dutch market

Tuesday 18 May 2021 | 11:01 CET | News
Update: 18 May 2021 | 13:10 CET
Ziggo Sport will no longer show the Formula 1 races in the Netherlands from next season. Sports marketing specialist Chris Woerts told the programme Veronica Inside that the broadcast rights are expected to go to Nordic Entertainment Group, which is planning a new pay-TV channel.

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[18/05/2021 13:10- Update: Updates with Ziggo comment.]


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Companies: Amazon / ESPN / Nordic Entertainment / RTL / Ziggo
Countries: Netherlands
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