Italian Serie A
DAZN, Mediaset extend Serie A ad sales deal
DAZN has extended its contract with the Mediaset-owned Digitalia 08 for advertising sales around the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of Italian football’s Serie A.
Sport TV keeps hold of Serie A rights in Portugal
Sport TV, the Portuguese pay-television broadcaster, has retained rights to Italy’s Serie A in a three-year agreement running from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
Infront retains slice of Serie A international rights with APAC deal
Infront is to exclusively sell Serie A broadcast rights in 36 territories across the Asia-Pacific region in a three-season agreement that includes a prolongation option
DAZN, Telecom Italia ‘strike long-term Serie A distribution renewal’
DAZN and Telecom Italia are thought to have renewed their Serie A distribution agreement, a key deal for the rollout of the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of the Italian top flight.
Serie A nets uplift from first international deals, betting rights award close
Lega Serie A is close to finalising its first international broadcast deals of the new cycle after rights were awarded in eight countries from the 2024-25 season onwards
Serie A to stay on DAZN-Sky screens to 2029, new €4.5bn deal boosted by revenue-share
Lega Serie A clubs today (Monday) accepted the new domestic media rights offer on the table from incumbents DAZN and Sky, which represent a slight drop on the current cycle and a similar fee to the one…
De Siervo again touts Serie A broadcast platform amid rights impasse
Lega Serie A chief executive, Luigi De Siervo, has reiterated that broadcasters must meet the organisation’s valuation for its next cycle of domestic rights, adding that if a solution isn’t found it is “much more likely” that it will proceed with the launch of an in-house platform.
EXCLUSIVE: DACH region kicks off Serie A’s international rights RFPs
Lega Serie A has launched its first request for proposal (RFP) for its forthcoming international rights sales cycle by going to market in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Serie A unveils 2023-24 global broadcast picture, rights pulled from Oversport
The new Serie A season kicks-off this weekend with broadcast agreements in place with more than 65 media outlets worldwide, the league and its rights agency partner Infront have announced
Serie A betting rights income could double amid favourable market conditions
Experts in the betting and data rights markets point to at least three reasons why Italy’s Serie A can expect a large increase in its income from these rights in the next cycle, with one predicting the value would “at least double”.
New Serie A international rights cycle set to herald end of single agency model
Lega Serie A has kicked off in earnest its international broadcast rights sales process for the forthcoming cycle as it looks to replace its long-standing global agency model by striking deals through…
Italian regulator approves 30-minute blocking of illegal streams
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), the regulator and competition authority for the communications industry in Italy, has given the green light to block pirated websites within 30 minutes, …
Serie A rights sales on ice as bids still fall short
Bids for domestic media rights to Serie A from 2024-25 have been improved but remain below the €1bn ($1.1bn) per season sought by the Italian league, chief executive Luigi De Siervo has revealed.
DAZN, TIM hit with fines as AGCM closes Serie A rights investigation
Italy’s antitrust regulator, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has issued fines totalling more than €8m ($8.95m)
Mediaset plans ‘rational’ Serie A bid, nets 7m Coppa Italia final audience
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset will bid for a new live free-to-air rights package being offered as part of Lega Serie A’s domestic tender process, according to Marco Giordani, chief financial o…
Lega Serie A returns to Lazard to aid investor search
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has reappointed financial services group Lazard to act in an advisory capacity as it seeks out an investor in its media business
Broadcasters can bid for Serie A domestic rights over three, four and five seasons
Lega Serie A clubs have given their unanimous backing to the make-up of the league’s domestic broadcast rights tender with broadcasters able to submit offers across three, four or five seasons.
Serie A tender set for May launch, investment adviser to be named
Lega Serie A has announced that its next domestic broadcast rights tender will launch by the middle of next month, with the governing body of the top division of Italian club football to make a decision…