Italy
Sky lands exclusive IndyCar rights across its European markets
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive rights in its European territories to the IndyCar motor racing series from 2022 to 2024
Serie A builds engagement strategy in Indonesia with Helo launch
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has stepped up its commitment to fans in Indonesia by launching an official account on Helo, a platform owned by Chinese internet…
Serie A continues YouTube streaming in Mena, issues scouting database rights ITTs
Absent a broadcast deal in the region, Lega Serie A has opted to continue broadcasting matches on YouTube free of charge in the Middle East and North Africa, but will also grant a “non-exclusive one-month e…
Infront offers to plug Serie A international rights revenue gap in return for role to 2030
Infront has submitted a proposal to Lega Serie A and its clubs that involves the payment of any shortfall in international media rights revenues during the current 2021-24 cycle and the agency becoming…
Helbiz Media adds DFB-Pokal and NFL to Italian content offering
Helbiz Media, the domestic and international streaming rights-holder to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B, has added rights to Germany’s DFB-Pokal and content from American football’s NFL to its o…
Eleven Sports lands Amazon Prime Video distribution in Italy
The Italian arm of international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured a distribution agreement with Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon
Regulator urges DAZN to fix Serie A coverage issues
Italy’s communications industry regulator AGCOM has called on multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN to take steps to ensure no further malfunctions during its coverage of football’s Serie A ami…
LIVENow teams up with Sky Italia for Fury-Wilder PPV coverage
Aser Ventures-owned pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow has partnered with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia to offer coverage in Italy of this weekend’s bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder a…
Eleven Italy’s switch to global platform offers showcase for Serie C
Eleven Italy has been relaunched on the global streaming service of parent company Eleven Group, ElevenSports
Sky Italia acquires rights to Italian women’s volleyball league
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile, the top tier of women’s domestic club volleyball.
Rai’s World Cup sales effort hampered by changing world of pay-television
When Italian state broadcaster Rai bought the rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in April, it acquired two things: exclusive rights and a problem.
Indonesian player Mola TV launches overseas, but sport will stay secondary
Indonesian streaming platform to expand to UK, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore.
Sky lands exclusive NHL rights in Germany
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a four-season rights deal to become the new home in Germany and other European countries for North American ice hockey league the NHL
Helbiz Media nets domestic Amazon distribution for Serie B streaming
Helbiz Media, the domestic streaming rights-holder to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B, has negotiated a distribution agreement with Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming arm of internet retail g…
Discovery lands CEV Champions League rights in Italy
The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has announced a two-year rights deal with the Discovery Sports arm of media group Discovery for the rights in Italy to its men’s and women’s Champions League clu…
Mediaset shows signs of recovery with first-half results
Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset has posted a net profit of €226.7m ($266.5m) for the first half of 2021, a significant increase on the same period in 2019.
URC goes free-to-air in Italy with Mediaset deal
Rugby union’s cross-border United Rugby Championship will be showcased on free-to-air television in Italy thanks to an agreement announced this afternoon (Tuesday) with commercial broadcaster Mediaset.
Serie A chief sees direct-to-consumer future with new production centre
Lega Serie A chief executive Luigi De Siervo has said the organisation’s new production centre will help it potentially offer matches on a direct-to-consumer basis from the 2024-25 season onwards.