Champions League: RTL & VTM (DPG Media) renew their TV rights in Belgium for 2024-2027

The free-TV groups RTL Belgium (French-language) and VTM (Dutch-language, owned by Belgian press and media group DPG Media) have renewed their free-to-air broadcasting rights to the Champions League in Belgium for the 2024-2027 cycle, they announced on 28/11/2023.

RTL will broadcast 38 matches per season (up from 34 at present) on its RTL club channel and on the RTL play streaming platform. The group will broadcast the final of the competition on its RTL-TVI channel. Via its VTM 2 channel, VTM will broadcast the Tuesday and Wednesday fixtures (including all matches involving a Belgian club), as well as the Thursday fixture and the final.

RTL holds the broadcasting rights in Belgium for the Tuesday and Wednesday fixtures of the Champions League for the 2021-2024 cycle, while VTM broadcasts one match on Tuesday (including any match involving a Belgian club) and the Wednesday fixture. Telecoms operator Proximus holds the full pay-TV broadcasting rights for the same cycle.

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