Italian Serie A
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.
Serie A delays Mena bid deadline again, top clubs demand domestic rights vote
Lega Serie A’s broadcast rights sales process in the Middle East and North Africa has been further delayed after the bid deadline was pushed back for a second time.
Serie A delays domestic rights award with DAZN, Sky bids still on table
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has postponed a vote on the award of its domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 with bids from incumbent rights-holders DAZN and Sky Italia still under consideration.
Serie A to discuss domestic bids on Thursday, private equity delay sparks doubts
Italian football’s Lega Serie A is to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss the award of its domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after clubs decided against holding a vote last night.
Serie A to enter private negotiations over domestic rights
Italian football’s Lega Serie A is to engage in private negotiations with companies interested in domestic broadcast rights after the first-round bid deadline in its invitation to tender passed on Thursday m…
Serie A details specifics of ‘territorial’ Mena rights tender
Lega Serie A has today (Friday) published its invitation to tender for broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa from 2021-22 to 2023-24, offering a region-wide package and individual packages…
Serie A unveils packages as domestic broadcast rights tender issued
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has today (Monday) launched its domestic broadcast rights sales process for the 2021-24 cycle, issuing a bid deadline of 10am (CET) on January 26.
Italian court rejects watchdog’s appeal over historic Serie A TV rights fines
Italy’s Council of State has rejected an appeal from the country’s competition watchdog, the AGCM, which sought to overturn a lower court ruling concerning the sale of broadcast rights to Serie A, the…
Court ruling on Sky Italia’s Serie A payment ‘expected in January’
A court ruling on the dispute between Lega Serie A and pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia is expected to be made at the start of next year
Serie A ‘targets €1.15bn’ per season from domestic rights sales
Italian football’s Lega Serie A is looking to raise a minimum of €1.15bn ($1.41b
Serie A nears launch of domestic broadcast rights tender
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has called a meeting for December 18 to discuss the launch of the domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Serie A’s stripped-down international rights tender puzzles agencies
Serie A’s carve out of important rights in its international rights invitation to tender for the 2021-24 cycle has surprised potential agency bidders. Agency sources say there is a premium attached to being the sole global distributor of a property, which is reflected in rights fees. This will be lost in the current process.