Italy

Football

Italian football’s Lega Serie A today (Monday) issued the invitation to tender document for the league’s international broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Multi-sport

An appeal by pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia against a ban on it acquiring exclusive digital media rights has been thrown out by Italy’s Council of State.
Football

Clubs from Italy’s Lega Serie A have accepted the offer from private equity companies including CVC Capital Partners for a 10-per-cent stake in a new entity that will manage its media-rights business.
Football

Lega Serie B, governing body of the second tier of Italian club football, has revised guidelines for the marketing of its broadcast rights for the next cycle
Volleyball

Italian public broadcaster Rai has acquired rights to broadcast volleyball’s European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Champions League across both the men’s and women’s game. R
Football

The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) is lining up an appeal against last month’s Federal Criminal Court (TPF) ruling concerning beIN Media Group chairman and Paris Saint-Germain president N…
Rugby Union

Commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired rights in Italy to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union competition
Football

Amazon Prime, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon, has sealed a carriage deal in Italy for the television channel of Italian Serie A club Juventus
Esports

AC Milan is set to launch its own esports team after announcing a strategic tie-up with Italian esports organisation QLASH
Multi-sport

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has said it remains committed to its sports channel following reports that it could be closed amid the company’s financial difficulties.
Multi-sport

Third-quarter revenues at Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster Sky reached $4.79bn, a 5
Football

Matches from Serie C, the third tier of Italian club football, will be shown on video-sharing platform YouTube and social media website Facebook after rights-holder Eleven Sports’ coverage was hit by c…
Football

The Brazilian arm of US pay-television broadcaster Turner has acquired the final package of Italian Serie A rights in Brazil, SportBusiness Media understands
Football

Uefa has seen the value of its top-tier Champions League competition fall by a fifth in Italy for the coming 2021-24 cycle. But the drop has been cushioned by the entry of ecommerce giant Amazon, which has committed a considerable amount to acquire a package of rights.
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and commercial broadcaster Mediaset are closing in on the final packages of rights to the Uefa Champions League in Italy for the 2021-24 cycle
Basketball

IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has agreed a long-term rights deal with Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the top tier of Italian club basketball
Multi-sport

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai is reported to have put forward a plan to close its sports channel amid a wider cost-cutting effort
Football

Internet retail giant Amazon is set to break into the Italian media-rights market as it is believed to have submitted a winning bid for a package of Uefa Champions League rights covering the 2021-24 cycle