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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…
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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.
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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…
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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
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Italian football’s Lega Serie A is looking to raise a minimum of €1.15bn ($1.41b
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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.
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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.
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Italian football’s Lega Serie A today (Monday) issued the invitation to tender document for the league’s international broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
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Clubs from Italy’s Lega Serie A have accepted the offer from private equity companies including CVC Capital Partners for a 10-per-cent stake in a new entity that will manage its media-rights business.
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IMG has found new homes for the 2020-21 Serie A rights in Brazil after DAZN cancelled its deal. But the replacement deals will bring in significantly lower revenue, SportBusiness Media understands.
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The Infront agency has called into question the value for sports bodies of entering partnerships with private equity companies, arguing that such deals result in a “loss of control”.
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The Brazilian arm of US pay-television broadcaster Turner has acquired the final package of Italian Serie A rights in Brazil, SportBusiness Media understands
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Italy’s Lega Serie A has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with a consortium involving private equity firm CVC Capital Partners over the sale of a stake in a new entity to manage its media-rights b…
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Italian football's Serie A has lost more than €500m ($573m) in revenues due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the league's chief executive Luigi De Siervo has said.
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Russian social media platforms VK and Odnoklassniki, owned by Russian internet company Mail
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Brazilian media group Globo has acquired a small package of rights to the Italian Serie A to be exploited on its pay-television SporTV channel
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Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has acquired the rights to the Italian Serie A in a one-season deal to cover the forthcoming 2020-21 season
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Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band is in advanced negotiations with the IMG agency to acquire the rights to the Italian Serie A football league