Pro League (BEL) TV rights: Telenet seeks compensation for matches not played in 2019-20

"Telenet is now formally asking the Pro League to discuss the refund of the advance payment for the television rights. The operator wants to review the options for recovering the money that was paid for matches that will not be played if the recommendation of the board of directors is ratified by the general assembly of the Pro League," said the Belgian telecommunications group on 23/04/2020, which notified the body via "an official letter."

"The board of directors is formulating a unanimous opinion to the general assembly (in which each of the 24 professional clubs has one vote, scheduled first on 15/04 and then on 24/04/2020 but which could still be postponed) not to resume the competitions of the 2019-20 season and to accept the current Jupiler Pro League ranking as the final ranking (subject to the decisions of the licensing committee)," announced the Belgian professional football league on 02/04/2020. The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) had previously announced on 19/03/2020 that all matches in the championship would be postponed beyond 30/04/2020.

"The demand is not…