Italy

Multiple Sports
Italy

Alessandra De Stefano has resigned as sports director of Italian public broadcaster Rai after little over a year in the role
Tennis
Italy

SuperTennis, the free-to-air channel owned by the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation (FITP), has acquired rights to the US Open in a multi-year agreement brokered by the IMG agency
Football
Italy

In an exclusive interview with SportBusiness, Serie A chief executive Luigi De Siervo says his league “will finally get what we deserve from the market” in the league’s next media rights cycle from 2024-25 onwards.
Boxing
Indonesia

Streaming service Mola has extended its exclusive media rights deal with UK boxing promoter Boxxer in its home market of Indonesia, along with Malaysia, Singapore and Italy
Tennis
Europe

Sky pounced on its opportunity to take ATP Tour and WTA Tour rights on an exclusive basis across the UK, Ireland, DACH and Italy, but was almost beaten to the package by Netflix.
Football
Italy

The Italian antitrust authority, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has launched a consultation on the guidelines for Lega Serie A’s proposal to extend its domestic media rights cycl…
Football
Global

Serie A has the potential to secure “significant growth” in its international media rights revenues, according to Lorenzo Casini, president of Lega Serie A.
Football
Japan

Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow has added to its Spanish football output by securing the rights to the final stages of the 2022-23 Copa del Rey tournament
Football
Italy

Online retail giant Amazon has retained its package of broadcast rights in Italy to first-pick Wednesday evening matches from the Uefa Champions League in a new deal covering the 2024-27 cycle
Tennis
Europe

Sky will become the new home of the ATP and WTA tours across its active markets of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy from 2024 onwards, SportBusiness understands
Football
Italy

Member clubs of Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, have backed proposed legislation that would allow for the extension of existing domestic rights deals with subscription broadcaster DAZN…
Football
Italy

Multi-sport broadcaster Sportitalia has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights in Italy to the Brasileirão, Brazil’s top-tier football league.
Football
Italy

The Italian senate has approved legislation that would allow Italy’s Lega Serie A to extend its existing domestic broadcast rights deals with DAZN and Sky Italia for two more seasons, pending approval f…
Football
Italy

Lega Serie A has advanced its plans to launch its in-house radio channel after inviting interested parties to lodge their expressions of interest to provide necessary services ahead of a planned launch
Football
Italy

US financial services company JP Morgan Chase is reportedly interested in financing Lega Serie A’s media business, as the organising body of the top division of Italian club football met yesterday (Thursday) t…
Football
Italy

Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has secured rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup, which is taking place in Morocco next month. Sky Sport will show all seven matches live
Football
Italy

Streaming service Mola has acquired exclusive rights in Italy to South America’s Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana from 2023 to 2026.
Football
Brazil

Media platform OneFootball has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Nosso Futebol for pay-per-view rights to Brazilian club competition the Copa do Nordeste, while it has signed its…