Italian Serie A
Deloitte European football study: Covid sparked 13-per-cent market contraction
The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the European football market contracting 13 per cent to overall revenues of €25.2bn ($29.9
Sport TV renews Serie A rights to 2024
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has renewed its exclusive media rights to Italy's Serie A for three seasons, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Serie A launches ITT for betting, data rights
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has invited bids for packages including media rights for the sports betting sector, data for sports betting and media sectors and data sponsor rights for the three seasons f…
Eleven Sports retains Serie A rights in Poland
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained exclusive rights in Poland to Italy’s Serie A in a deal with the Infront agency.
Sky takes DAZN-TIM grievance to antitrust watchdog
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has lodged an appeal with Italy’s competition authorities over the agreement between sports subscription service and media company DAZN and Telecom Italia (TIM) f…
Serie A starts Coppa Italia international rights talks, accepts Aser in-flight/in-ship bid
Lega Serie A has invited interested parties in various international territories to engage in private negotiations for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
AMC to broadcast Champions League, Serie A in Hungary
Media Group AMC Networks International has secured media rights to show the Uefa Champions League and Italian football's Serie A from 2021-22 to 2023-24 on its Sport1 and Sport2 channels in Hungary
Infront seals first Serie A deal as Arena retains rights in Balkans
The Infront agency has finalised its first Serie A media-rights deal since taking over from rival IMG as the league’s international rights-holder, sealing a deal in the Balkans with pay-television broadcaster A…
Lega Serie A ups piracy battle with Google tie-up
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has said it will soon reach a level of protection against broadcast piracy that is “unique in the world” after striking an agr…
Sky Italia secures final package of live Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the final package of domestic live rights being marketed by Lega Serie A for the top division of Italian club football’s next cycle.
Sky appeals award of Serie A rights to DAZN
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has moved to block the recent award of domestic Serie A broadcast rights to DAZN, the subscription streaming broadcaster, in an appeal lodged with a Milan…
Infront edges out Kosmos to win Serie A international tender
Infront has won international media rights to the Italian Serie A by the tightest of margins, bidding €1m per season more than its closest challenger, Kosmos.
Serie A cashes in on US soccer streaming war with ViacomCBS deal
Italy’s Serie A will enjoy a significant increase in the value of its US media rights for the second cycle in a row after securing a deal with ViacomCBS from 2021-22.
DAZN’s Rushton on monetising Serie A deal, OTT ‘tipping point’ and work with telcos
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, will make money on its investment in domestic Serie A rights, according to co-chief executive James Rushton, who claims that Italy…
Serie A invites improved international rights bids as packages revamped
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has made alterations to the countries and regions on offer in some of its international rights packages as it invites agencies and broadcasters to increase their bids.
No bid from beIN in Serie A’s Mena rights tender
Incumbent rights-holder beIN Media Group has not submitted a bid for Serie A broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa, SportBusiness understands
No white smoke for Serie A rights award as nine clubs abstain
Domestic rights to Italian football’s Serie A for the 2021-24 cycle remain unawarded after a vote of clubs today during an assembly meeting of the league.