Fox Sports Eredivisie was a Dutch

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service owned by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV in which

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(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

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premium network. ''Fox Sports Eredivisie'' held the exclusive rights for the live matches of the

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, the highest national football division.

History

It launched as ''Eredivisie Live'' at the start of the 2008–09 season on 29 August 2008. Highlights of the Eredivisie can be seen on the national public broadcaster NOS. The pundit team includes Jan van Halst,

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and

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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

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live on Thursdays. From 2013–14 the coverage switched to sister service

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for matches of non-Dutch clubs. The service rebranded into Fox Sports Eredivisie on 1 August 2013. On 1 October 2020, it was announced that the networks would rebrand as

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on 31 December 2020, due to the

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Coverage

''All games live'' * KNVB Cup ''All games live'' * Keuken Kampioen Divisie Live Match on Friday(20.00) & Monday(20.00) *

: Games included with Dutch Teams ''live''

Channels

* Fox Sports 1 * Fox Sports 2 * Fox Sports 3

External links

Fox Sports

References

{{Television in the Netherlands Fox Sports International Defunct television channels in the Netherlands Television channels and stations established in 2008 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020 Eredivisie