Italian Serie A
IMG launches €50m damages claim against Serie A over free Rai coverage in Latin America
The IMG agency has initiated a damages claim against the Italian football league, Lega Serie A, for €50m ($57m).
Fox Sports Asia scores Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Asia has agreed an exclusive, multi-year rights agreement to broadcast Italian Serie A football matches in Singapore and Malaysia.
Serie A could face damages claim from international rights partner IMG
Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, is facing the threat of a damages claim by the IMG agency, the sales agent for the league’s global media rights.
ESPN pays more to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 in Latin America
ESPN has paid a premium to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, boosting its European football portfolio after missing out on the English Premier League
Strive now available on linear television in Norway
The Strive OTT platform launched by the IMG agency will now be available on linear television in Norway via the IPTV platform Altibox
Eleven’s difficulties in the UK hit IMG, MMA promotions
The expected collapse of Eleven Sports’ UK business has pushed IMG back to square one in its bid to stir up competition in the country and ruined the best-laid plans of multiple mixed martial arts promotions.
IMG to cooperate with TV2 in Denmark on Serie A and LaLiga
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has signed an agreement with the IMG agency giving it access to matches from both Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s LaLiga.
Eleven Sports vows to fight on in UK market
Eleven Sports has confirmed it is in talks to restructure its deals for rights to Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s LaLiga, as its chief executive Marc Watson has vowed the OTT service will fight on in the UK.
DAZN embarks on spending spree in Brazil, but Latin America launch halted
DAZN will pay $30m per year for the Copa Sudamericana in Brazil
Streaming service to pay about $10m per season for Serie A; $5m per season for Ligue 1
DAZN confirms Brazilian launch for March 2019
DAZN confirmed its launch in Brazil this morning (Thursday), along with its acquisitions of rights in the country to the Copa Sudamericana, Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1.
IMG strikes Serie A deal with ESPN in Latin America, the Caribbean
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has struck a surprise deal with the IMG agency for Serie A rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sky Italia’s departing rights boss Mammì among favourites for Lega Serie A chief executive role
Sky Italia’s head of sports rights, programming and production Matteo Mammì said today that his impending departure from the company was not linked to Lega Serie A’s search for a chief executive. He
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN to launch in Brazil and Latin America; will show Serie A and Ligue 1
Streaming platform DAZN is preparing to launch its OTT service in Brazil and Latin America in the coming weeks and is close to securing rights to Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 in both regions, mul…
Lega Serie A set for Mediapro agreement over collapsed deal
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is reportedly close to an agreement with Mediapro to return the advance payment the Spanish agency made for its rights deal…
Lega Serie A strikes Italian cup deals in multiple markets
Italy’s Lega Serie A last week announced new deals for its club-competition rights covering a host of markets.
Eleven Sports’ ‘3pm blackout’ challenge could see rule scrapped
Eleven Sports’ decision to break one of the golden rules of UK sports broadcasting – the ‘3pm blackout’ – has created a legal quandary that could result in it being scrapped altogether.
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Andrea Radrizzani, owner, Eleven Sports
Interview with Andrea Radrizzani, owner of Eleven Sports, on the reasons behind the broadcaster's decision to break the UK's '3pm' blackout rule
IMG heading for loss on Serie A despite big increases in most key territories
• IMG has secured big increases in most major markets for Serie A but is still likely to lose money
• Agency was given discount for favouring visibility over price in US in ESPN / beIN face-off
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