Italy
Inter taps StreamAMG for OTT service in wider digital overhaul
Italian Serie A club Inter Milan has selected sports streaming and technology company StreamAMG to supply the technology for its new online video service, InterTV
Lega Basket initiates direct negotiations with broadcasters
Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian basketball, is to begin private negotiations with broadcasters for its domestic media rights for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Serie A ‘weighs up’ launch of OTT highlights platform
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is said to be weighing up launching its own OTT platform on which to show highlights
Eurosport, Eleven and Mediapro in the mix for Lega Basket rights
Lega Basket Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian basketball, has announced that international sports broadcasters Eurosport and Eleven Sports, along with the Italian arm of the Mediapro…
Wimbledon gets strong uplift in new Sky Italia deal
Sky Italia is thought to have paid a significant increase to renew its rights to Wimbledon in a defensive move after losing the main package of Serie A rights to DAZN.
Lega Serie A hails end to international rights term restrictions
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has welcomed the official introduction of changes to the Melandri Law, specifically concerning contracts it can enter into…
Pixellot to provide AI video and data technology for new Fiorentina training complex
AI-automated sports video and analytics solutions provider Pixellot has agreed a deal with Fiorentina to provide video and data technology at the Italian Serie A club’s new training complex.
Competition regulator extends investigation into DAZN-TIM Serie A deal
Italy’s antitrust regulator, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has said its investigation into Telecom Italia’s (TIM) agreement with OTT sports subscription service DAZN for …
Sky Italia nets four-year Wimbledon rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam from 2023 to 2026
Lega Basket issues domestic rights tender with 12-day bid turnaround
Lega Basket Serie A, the top-tier Italian basketball league, has issued its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender for the next three seasons
Serie A ‘considers’ launch of radio channel
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is said to be considering the launch of its own radio channel
DAZN hikes prices in Italy, adds premium subscription tier
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN has upped the price of a standard subscription in Italy and introduced a new premium service that will allow customers to watch content on up to six devices
Rai nets rights to Bologna’s Davis Cup matches
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired non-exclusive rights to the Davis Cup group-stage matches to be held in Bologna from September 13 to 18
LIV Golf opener to be broadcast by Mola TV and Viaplay
LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week is to be broadcast by streaming service Mola TV, SportBusiness understands, while subscription streaming operator Via…
ELF strikes streaming deals with Eleven in Italy and Southeast Asia, iQiyi in China
The European League of Football (ELF) has announced media rights agreements with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi in China and international streaming platform Eleven across Italy and Southeast Asia
Criscitiello’s Micri Communication takes over Sportitalia
Michele Criscitiello has secured full control of Italia Sport Communication, parent company of digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia
Sky Italia picks up package of third-party Uefa national team rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired a package of third-party rights to Uefa national team matches over the course of the next two years
Viewing figures remain robust for Champions League final delayed by ‘chaotic’ scenes
Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final netted robust free-to-air viewing figures in Europe’s major markets despite the 36-minute delay caused by chaotic scenes outside the stadium.