Italian Serie A
Serie A ‘moves closer’ to Saturday lunchtime kick-off in play for Asian audience
Serie A, the top tier of Italian domestic football, is said to be contemplating the addition of a Saturday lunchtime kick-off time in a bid to appeal to Asian audiences
EXCLUSIVE: Round one to IMG in legal battle with Serie A as agency secures €30m discount
The IMG agency has secured a discount on its payment for the international rights to Serie A worth €30m ($33.3
Existing contract to blame for $500m beIN rights disputes, says Serie A chief
Luigi de Siervo, Italian Lega Serie A’s chief executive, has said a “multi-year agreement” for Italian Super Cup finals to be played in Saudi Arabia that pre-dated his arrival in the role is the key i…
IMG sells Strive package to TV2 in Denmark, OTT to be only available in Norway
The IMG agency has sold its entire portfolio of football rights that it was exploiting on its OTT service Strive in Denmark to commercial broadcaster TV2
Serie A seeks reassurance on Mediapro guarantees as channel plan delayed
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has delayed a decision on Mediapro’s plan to launch a league channel at least until December 16.
Serie A delays decision on Mediapro offer for second time
Italy’s Lega Serie A has delayed its final decision on rights agency and production group Mediapro’s €1.3bn ($1.42bn)
Serie A sets date for decision on Mediapro rights offer
Italy's Lega Serie A has announced that it will make a decision on a domestic media-rights bid from Mediapro, the rights agency and production group, on October 7 after extending its previous deadline…
Arabsat hits back at rights-holders in beoutQ dispute
Satellite operator Arabsat has branded comments made by a group of major rights-holders as “irresponsible” and “disgraceful” about its alleged role in the Saudi Arabian pirate channel beoutQ dispute.
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DAZN adds Inter TV to Italian offering
Subscription over-the-top platform DAZN has agreed a deal with Italian Serie A team Inter Milan for the club’s in-house television content to appear online.
Mediapro sets out subscription cost for Serie A channel – report
The Mediapro agency is reportedly seeking to charge €30 ($33) per month for a subscription to its proposed television channel for Serie A, the top division of Italian club football.
IMG ends Strive experiment in Sweden with LaLiga, Serie A, MLS sale to Bonnier
The IMG agency has sealed a deal for rights to Spain’s LaLiga, Italy’s Serie A and the US’ Major League Soccer in Sweden with media group Bonnier. The deal signals the end of its OTT experiment in the country as it had previously been broadcasting the properties on its Strive streaming platform.
TV2 Denmark launches new channel; expands LaLiga, Serie A deal
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has announced the launch of a new channel, which will coincide with an expansion of its agreement with the IMG agency for rights to Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A.
IMG seals LaLiga, Serie A agreement in Norway
The IMG agency has sold a package of Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A rights to Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2, further increasing its income from the Nordic region.
IMG sells Strive football package to Bonnier, end of OTT platform in Sweden
The IMG agency has sold rights to Spain’s LaLiga, Italy’s Serie A and US Major League Soccer to media group Bonnier in Sweden, in a move that will end the operation of its OTT platform Strive in the cou…
New deadline issued for Lega Serie A to seal Mediapro deal
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has set a fresh deadline of September 30 to seal an agreement with Spanish agency Mediapro over its offer for domestic rights…
Torino, Fiorentina seek IMG damages
Serie A football clubs Torino and Fiorentina are seeking financial damages from IMG and other unnamed parties, the agency has confirmed in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Lega Serie A to continue Mediapro rights offer talks
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has elected to continue talks with Spanish agency Mediapro over its offer for domestic rights to the league
Mediapro raises Serie A rights offer – reports
Spanish agency Mediapro has reportedly increased its offer for rights in Italy to football’s Serie A.