Italy
Lega Serie A extends anti-piracy tie-up with Friend MTS
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has agreed a three-season extension to its anti-piracy agreement with content protection firm Friend MTS
HBA Media attracts new OTT players for Pegasus World Cup
Rights distribution agency HBA Media has secured deals with multiple broadcasters for this year’s edition of the $3m (€2.7m)
Sky Italia picks up WRC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to the World Rally Championship ahead of the 2022 season of the motorsport series
Sky Italia ‘submits latest request’ to overturn internet rights ban
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has submitted a request to Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) to overturn a ban on acquiring exclusive internet rights to sports properties, it has been reported.
KKR ‘seeks PIF backing’ for Telecom Italia bid
US-based private equity firm KKR has approached Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to support its proposed takeover of Telecom Italia (TIM), the dominant telecoms operator in Italy, it has been reported.
777 Partners-backed Ata Football secures women’s Serie A in US, Canada and Germany
Atalanta Media-owned women’s football streaming platform Ata Football has signed a two-year deal to cover Italy’s top-tier women’s Serie A in the US, Canada and Germany.
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Rai and Discovery ‘agree terms’ on Olympics rights deal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has reached an agreement to extend its sublicensing pact for Olympic Games rights with Discovery, it is claimed
TIM issues profit warning, citing performance of DAZN Serie A pact
Italian telecoms company TIM has partly blamed the performance of its Serie A football pact with subscription broadcaster DAZN as it issued its third profit warning this year
Mammi to head up Helbiz’s new EMEA division
US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz has announced the launch of a division in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to be headed by Matteo Mammi as chief executive in the region
Serie A picks up pieces as global media rights revenue falls 14 per cent
Though Italy’s Serie A was hamstrung by the country’s invasive regulators and by a broader bear market around the world, its own decisions have contributed to a dramatic shortfall in media rights revenue.
AC Milan further establishes China presence with launch on Kuaishou
Italian football club AC Milan has launched an official channel on Chinese social video platform Kuaishou as part of plans to reinforce its presence in the country
Discovery lands Africa Cup of Nations rights in Italy
Discovery Italia, an arm of the international broadcaster, has secured exclusive Africa Cup of Nations media rights in an agreement announced this afternoon
Helbiz Media adds NCAA rights to Italian offering
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has acquired rights in Italy to American football and basketball championships organised by the National Collegiate Athletics Association…
Eleven Italy secures Fiba rights package
Eleven Italy has landed a deal with Fiba for live coverage of international basketball events in the country until 2025.
The streaming platform, which relaunched on its parent’s platform ElevenSports.c
InStat and Wyscout secure Serie A scouting database rights
Lega Serie A has awarded non-exclusive international scouting database rights to the Russia-based InStat and Italy-based Wyscout, SportBusiness understands
KKR makes Telecom Italia buyout offer
Telecom Italia, the dominant telecoms operator in Italy, is the subject of a takeover bid from US-based private equity firm KKR
DAZN to offer Juventus TV
Juventus is to become the latest leading Italian Serie A football club to make its in-house television channel available to viewers via DAZN
Uefa national team broadcast rights on the market in Italy
Italian broadcasters must lodge their first-round bids for Uefa national team rights, including rights to both the 2024 and 2028 European Championships, by November 24 after invitations to tender were…