Italy

Football

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has today issued invitations to tender for various media rights in France, Italy and Scandinavia.
Football

Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is reportedly close to an agreement with Mediapro to return the advance payment the Spanish agency made for its rights deal…
Football

England’s Premier League secured a modest increase in the value of its rights in Italy in this week’s deal with incumbent rights-holder Sky Italia.
Football

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
Cycling

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…
Rugby Union

OTT service DAZN has acquired exclusive media rights to the top two tiers of European club rugby union in six of its markets
Motorsport

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
Football

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
Football

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…
Football

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…
Boxing

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

Italian state broadcaster Rai has added to its rights package for Serie B, the second tier of football in the country
Baseball

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
Football

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.
Football

Italian state broadcaster Rai has acquired rights for Serie B, the second tier of football in the country
Athletics

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
Football

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…
Motorsport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has struck a three-season extension to its rights deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship