Fox Sports Eredivisie

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Fox Sports Eredivisie
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Country Netherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands
Network Fox Sports
Programming
Language(s) Dutch
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerEredivisie Media & Marketing CV
Sister channels Fox Sports International
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
Fox
24Kitchen
BabyTV
History
Launched29 August 2008;15 years ago (2008-08-29)
Closed31 December 2020;3 years ago (2020-12-31)
Replaced by ESPN
Former namesEredivisie Live (2008-2013)
Links
Website www.foxsports.nl
Availability
(at time of closure)
Terrestrial
Digitenne Channel 24 (Fox Sports 1 HD)
Channel 25 (Fox Sports 2 HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GO ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Fox Sports Eredivisie was a Dutch premium television service owned by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV in which Fox Networks Group Benelux [1] (part of Fox) has 51% share. The football clubs (Eredivisie CV) together with Endemol own 49%. There were 3 channels available and all were part of the Fox Sports (Netherlands) premium network. Fox Sports Eredivisie held the exclusive rights for the live matches of the Eredivisie, the highest national football division.

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History

It launched as Eredivisie Live at the start of the 2008–09 season on 29 August 2008. [2] Highlights of the Eredivisie can be seen on the national public broadcaster NOS.

The pundit team includes Jan van Halst, Mario Been and Pierre van Hooijdonk. Gary Lineker provides a weekly analysis of the matches, which can be seen on the website of Eredivisie Live. The website also offers pay-per-view matches.

Between the 2009–10 and 2012–13 seasons, Eredivisie Live broadcast the UEFA Europa League live on Thursdays. From 2013–14 the coverage switched to sister service Fox Sports International for matches of non-Dutch clubs. [3]

The service rebranded into Fox Sports Eredivisie on 1 August 2013. [4]

On 1 October 2020, it was announced that the networks would rebrand as ESPN on 31 December 2020, due to the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. Robert Briel (10 July 2008). "Eredivisie Live launches August 29". Broadband TV News.
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