Italy
Sky Italia retains Premier League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has extended its deal for rights to England's Premier League.
Sky has acquired exclusive rights in Italy in a three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
UCI and EBU hail reach of Road World Championships
The International Cycling Union (UCI) and its partner, the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, have hailed record viewing figures for the recently concluded 2018 Road…
DAZN secures European club rugby union rights in six markets
OTT service DAZN has acquired exclusive media rights to the top two tiers of European club rugby union in six of its markets
Mediaset takes up Formula E extension option in Italy
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has taken up an option to extend its deal for Formula E rights, with its agreement now set to conclude after the 2022-23 season
Lega Serie A set to decide Coppa Italia and Supercoppa international rights
Winners of international rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana are set to be announced when Lega Serie A holds its first assembly of the 2018-19 season on September 12
DAZN signs fresh Serie A rights deals
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has added to its coverage of Serie A in the home of the top division of Italian club football by acquiring rights to the league in…
Serie A and Lega B conclude deals for minor domestic rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai acquired extensive free-to-air television highlights and radio rights to the country’s second football division, Lega B, for the next three seasons, 2018-19 to 2020-21, i…
Fight Sports takes on rights to Frampton’s homecoming bout
Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has secured exclusive rights in over 30 countries to the upcoming boxing title fight between Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson
Rai adds to Serie B coverage
Italian state broadcaster Rai has added to its rights package for Serie B, the second tier of football in the country
DAZN lands Pro14 rights, Italian launch line-up revealed
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has secured rights in Italy to the Pro14 cross-border rugby union league as it unveiled its full line-up for its launch in the country
Sky Italia holds on to MotoGP as new rival DAZN picks up LaLiga and much of the Fox inventory
Pay-television platform Sky Italia and Perform Group’s OTT service DAZN will probably both be happy with the outcome of an intense period of rights negotiations in Italy.
Rai snaps up Serie B rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai has acquired rights for Serie B, the second tier of football in the country
Infront invests in athletics with Italian federation deal
The Infront agency has agreed a six-year media, marketing and commercial rights partnership with the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).
The contract is worth a guaranteed €12.9m ($15.1m
DAZN adds LaLiga, Ligue 1 to Italian line-up
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights in Italy to the Spanish LaLiga and French Ligue 1 club football competitions, along with adding a raft of other…
MotoGP extends with Italian rights partner
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has struck a three-season extension to its rights deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship
Sky Italia extends Wimbledon deal, picks up Bundesliga rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has extended its deal for rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam, while it has also secured an agreement for the Bundesliga, the top division of German football
Sky’s DAZN pact secures expanded Serie A offering
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky has struck a deal for its subscribers to have access to digital sports-media company Perform’s DAZN OTT service.
CAS overturns AC Milan’s Europa League ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today (Friday) overturned AC Milan’s ban from the Uefa Europa League after stating the punishment imposed on the Italian Serie A football club for breaking f…