Italy
Sky posts 13.8-per-cent Q2 revenue drop after sports rights ‘resets’
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its second-quarter revenues drop by 13.8 per cent year-on-year to $4.5bn (€4.4
Rai nets Serie C free-to-air rights in three-year deal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired free-to-air rights to Italy's third-tier Serie C for three years, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Mediaset claims compensation from Rojadirecta court ruling
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has announced it will receive compensation in excess of €500,000 ($506,000) as a result of a court ruling it has secured against online platform Rojadirecta.
DAZN lands more Soccer Champions Tour rights in Italy, Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has secured media rights to the Soccer Champions Tour in Italy and Canada, in addition to existing rights in Japan
Uefa Women’s Euro viewing figures continue upward trajectory
This week’s Uefa Women’s Euro quarter-final matches registered strong ratings in participating countries as the tournament continues to outshine the viewing figures at the last edition in 2017.
Fee doubles as Eleven lands Lega Basket domestic rights
Lega Basket Serie A has succeeded in doubling the value of its domestic pay-television rights after opting to award a three-year contract to subscription broadcaster and digital platform Eleven Sports
Eurosport, Eleven still in contention for Lega Basket rights
The Italian arm of the Mediapro agency appears to be out of the running for rights to the Lega Basket Serie A after the league announced that sports broadcasters Eurosport and Eleven Sports were the only…
Euro 2022 action draws heavyweight audiences in UK, France
England’s emphatic 8-0 win over Norway last night at the Uefa Women’s Euro attracted a peak UK audience of 4.1 million viewers on the BBC.
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