Italy
Infront bolsters cycling portfolio with broad Tour of the Alps remit
Infront has struck an extensive five-year deal to commercialise the Tour of the Alps, the elite men's road cycling event on the second-tier UCI ProSeries
United Rugby Championship lands on Sky Italia for first time
Sky Italia, the pay-television broadcaster, is to show the United Rugby Championship for the first time, after picking up rights for the next two seasons
De Siervo again touts Serie A broadcast platform amid rights impasse
Lega Serie A chief executive, Luigi De Siervo, has reiterated that broadcasters must meet the organisation’s valuation for its next cycle of domestic rights, adding that if a solution isn’t found it is “much more likely” that it will proceed with the launch of an in-house platform.
Serie A pirate sites targeted as regulator uses new fast blocking powers
The renewed clampdown against piracy in Italian football has commenced, with l'Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), the country's regulator and competition authority for the communications …
Eurosport channels stay part of basic-tier DAZN package in multi-territory renewal
Sports content from Eurosport will continue to be available to all DAZN subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under the terms of a new sublicensing agreement
EBU helps Fifa break Women’s World Cup deadlock
Fifa avoided a momentum-killing Women’s World Cup television blackout in five major markets after a financial and diplomatic intervention from the European Broadcasting Union.
Women’s Serie A agrees six-figure free-to-air, international deals
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has been awarded free-to-air rights to the Women’s Serie A while the more lucrative pay-TV package remains unsold and the international rights have once again been a…
Sky Italia moves quickly for Serie C pay-TV rights
Sky Italia has secured a wide-ranging package of exclusive pay-TV rights to Italian football’s Serie C across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
Big fee uplifts for Saudi Pro League as multi-territory DAZN deal nears sign-off
DAZN, the international subscription sports streaming service, is closing in on a multi-territory agreement with the IMG agency over exclusive rights to the Saudi Pro League
Serie C eyes €5m per season after sale of pay-TV rights
Italy’s third-tier professional football league is attempting to boost its media rights revenues from the 2023-24 season onward, as it aims to earn about €5m per season from its domestic media rights.
MFE’s H1 revenues remain stable, operating profit rises to €120.9m
MFE-MediaForEurope, the parent company of commercial broadcaster Mediaset, has posted consolidated net revenues of €1.37bn and operating profit of €120.9m for the first six months of 2023.
Italian regulator approves 30-minute blocking of illegal streams
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), the regulator and competition authority for the communications industry in Italy, has given the green light to block pirated websites within 30 minutes, …
Serie A rights sales on ice as bids still fall short
Bids for domestic media rights to Serie A from 2024-25 have been improved but remain below the €1bn ($1.1bn) per season sought by the Italian league, chief executive Luigi De Siervo has revealed.
Private talks ensue after Coppa Italia rights bids fall short
Lega Serie A has opted to engage in private negotiations with two broadcasters over the sale of domestic Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana rights between 2024-25 and 2026-27
FIGC invites rights bids for women’s club competitions
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) is inviting bids from broadcasters interested in acquiring rights for the Women’s Serie A, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa competitions for the 2023-24 season.
DAZN, TIM hit with fines as AGCM closes Serie A rights investigation
Italy’s antitrust regulator, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has issued fines totalling more than €8m ($8.95m)
Italy’s sports media industry set for boost from anti-piracy law
Stakeholders in the Italian sports media business have welcomed the approval of a new law against online content piracy
‘Ambitious’ minimum price for Coppa Italia likely to induce private talks
Lega Serie A is expected to follow its tender for the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana with private negotiations, similar to its current sales process for Serie A rights, industry sources have told SportBusiness Media.