Italian Serie A
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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Eleven continues to flout UK 3pm blackout law with LaLiga broadcasts
Eleven Sports has ignored the UK’s ‘3pm blackout’ rule for the second Saturday in a row, showing another LaLiga game that kicked off at 3:15pm UK time.
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CCTV’s new digital strategy complicates renewal talks for Champions League, Bundesliga and Serie A
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is in discussions to renew rights to three of its most important football properties: the Uefa Champions League, Germany’s Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A.
ESPN doubles down on football to bolster ESPN+ offering
ESPN's deal with IMG for rights to Serie A and the FA Cup has shown how US sports broadcasters are desperate not to be left without premium European football on their platforms.
Mediapro/beIN acquire Serie A rights in Spain
Rights to Italy’s Serie A in Spain have been acquired by the joint venture of the Mediapro agency and pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.
Lega Serie A set to decide Coppa Italia and Supercoppa international rights
Winners of international rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana are set to be announced when Lega Serie A holds its first assembly of the 2018-19 season on September 12
Digi Sport confirms late Serie A rights deal in Hungary
Pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has acquired rights to Italy's Serie A for the next three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21, after completing a deal with international rights-holder IMG.
DAZN signs fresh Serie A rights deals
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has added to its coverage of Serie A in the home of the top division of Italian club football by acquiring rights to the league in…
Juventus launches OTT platform
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has launched a new OTT platform available across smartphone, tablet and desktop devices
Teleclub ties up European football league rights
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Teleclub has renewed rights deals for a host of European football leagues, including Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1, while it has become a new partner of the Dut…
Turner shutters Esporte Interativo’s TV operations
Brazilian sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo will cease its television operations and move to a digital-only model as parent company, US media group Turner, seeks to introduce the ‘superstation’ con…
ESPN pounces for Serie A rights in US
Sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in the US for Serie A, the top division of Italian club football.
The length of the multi-year deal, which begins with the 2018-19 season, was not disclosed