Italy

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Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, recorded $622m (€591m) in adjusted Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) for the first quarter of 2022, a y…

Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix pulled in strong ratings in its home country of Italy, despite disappointment for local Formula 1 fans after a difficult race for Ferrari.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has succeeded in securing an early overturn of a ruling that has prevented it from acquiring exclusive internet rights to sports properties for almost three years

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has secured rights to World Athletics’ top-tier Diamond League series in a three-year deal running until 2024.

OneFootball, the football-focused media platform, has strengthened its relationship with Lega Serie B by signing a global content deal with the governing body for the second division of Italian club football

Indonesia-based streaming service Mola has acquired exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in Italy, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia as part of a “multi-year” deal with the mixed-martial art…

Lega Serie A, the governing body for the top division of Italian club football, has said that the competition will continue to be shown in Russia despite the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has secured an increase for its rights in the Baltics but saw their value decline in Italy due to weak competition.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has signed a five-year extension to its rights deal with Major League Baseball. The new deal has been signed ahead of the 2022 season, which begins on April 7

The new global padel tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Players Association has announced a broadcast deal with Sky covering multiple…

Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has added to its North American sports rights portfolio in Italy by agreeing a deal with Major League Baseball

Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has recommended changes to the sale of broadcast rights to LaLiga in Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Ma…

Helbiz Media, a division of US micro-mobility company Helbiz, has agreed a deal with Sportize.pl for the Polish OTT platform to cover Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football. Sportize

OneFootball, the football-focused media platform, is to offer live coverage from Italian football’s third-tier Serie C on a pay-per-view basis after reaching a distribution agreement with rights-holder E…

Telecom Italia (TIM), the dominant telecoms operator in Italy, has announced it will engage in formal talks with KKR over the US-based private equity firm’s takeover approach.