Italy
Mediaset plans ‘rational’ Serie A bid, nets 7m Coppa Italia final audience
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset will bid for a new live free-to-air rights package being offered as part of Lega Serie A’s domestic tender process, according to Marco Giordani, chief financial o…
Lega Serie A returns to Lazard to aid investor search
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has reappointed financial services group Lazard to act in an advisory capacity as it seeks out an investor in its media business
Lega Serie A details innovative Coppa Italia final production
More than 40 cameras will be used to produce coverage of the Coppa Italia final, including high-definition equipment never before used at a football match, competition organiser Lega Serie A has announced
Inter’s Champions League semi-final win nets record Italian audience
Inter Milan’s victory over city rivals AC Milan in last night’s Uefa Champions League semi-final second leg generated Italy’s highest free-to-air audience of the season for a club football match.
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Broadcasters can bid for Serie A domestic rights over three, four and five seasons
Lega Serie A clubs have given their unanimous backing to the make-up of the league’s domestic broadcast rights tender with broadcasters able to submit offers across three, four or five seasons.
Sky moves into merchandising space with Fanatics
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is launching its first online sports merchandise shop following a tie-up with Fanatics
Sky Italia finalises Uefa club competitions rights swoop
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has retained its rights to Uefa club football competitions through a three-season extension that will take in the new era of the Uefa Champions League
Infantino threatens ‘big five’ blackout if Women’s World Cup bids not raised
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has once again called on broadcasters in the ‘big five’ European markets to increase their offers for media rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, describing their curre…
TV8 lands rights to all-Milan Champions League clash
TV8, the free-to-air channel of pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia, has secured rights to the all-Milan Uefa Champions League semi-final first leg
Amazon in free-to-air talks over all-Milan Champions League tie
Online retail giant Amazon must sublicense rights to the first leg of the eagerly-anticipated Milan Derby in the Uefa Champions League semi-final, after it was ruled the match must be shown in Italy on…
Serie A tender set for May launch, investment adviser to be named
Lega Serie A has announced that its next domestic broadcast rights tender will launch by the middle of next month, with the governing body of the top division of Italian club football to make a decision…
Mediaset renews Telefónica sublicensing deal for Spanish GP
Media group Mediaset España has agreed a deal with telco Telefónica to show live coverage of this year’s edition of Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix.
Antitrust authority gives Serie A backing for five-season deals
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has secured further regulatory approval for its impending domestic broadcast rights tender after guidelines were given the green…
US Open nets steady sales in Europe and Italy after carve-out
The USTA and IMG have struck four deals for the US Open in Europe so far, though the jury will remain out on the decision to carve out the ‘big five’ markets until the sales process is complete.
AGCOM rubber stamps guidelines for five-season Serie A rights deals
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), the regulator and competition authority for the communications industry in Italy, has given the green light to Lega Serie A to sell domestic broadcast …
Lega Serie A seeks advisor for media business investment venture
Lega Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club football, is seeking an advisor to aid its search for an investor in its media business, while a sponsorship deal using the league to promote…
AC Milan chairman Scaroni says Serie A rights picture looks ‘greyer than in the past’
AC Milan chairman Paolo Scaroni has expressed bearishness about the Italian Serie A's impending media rights sales in contrast to comments made by Luigi De Siervo, the league's chief executive, to SportBusiness last …
MotoGP season commences with strong ratings in Italy, Germany
The 2023 MotoGP season opened to strong ratings in Italy and Germany as the motorcycling championship debuted its new sprint race concept