Italy
Sky Italia partners with TIM for new IPTV service
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has struck a partnership with telecommunications company Telecom Italia (TIM) under which a new IPTV service will be launched featuring its sports content.
Rai holds on to Coppa Italia rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai has retained its rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club football tournaments after agreeing a new three-year deal, from 2015-16 to 2017-18, with Lega Serie A.
Uefa to launch tenders for European Championship rights in Italy and Germany
European football’s governing body Uefa has announced the invitation to tender process for media rights to two editions of its European Championship national team competition will be launched in Italy and Germany next week.
Rai retains Italian national team friendly rights under fresh FIGC deal
Italian state broadcaster Rai has agreed a four-year extension to its rights deal with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
Three bidders to enter private talks for Italian cup football rights – report
Italy’s Lega Serie A will enter into talks on Monday with three bidders for media-rights packages in relation to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club football competitions, according to the IlVelino.it website.
Sky Italia’s ‘act of love’ Serie A wake-up call
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia said this week that it was “concerned and frustrated” that a continuous flow of negative developments in Serie A was undermining the credibility of the league.
Jacques Raynaud, executive vice president of sports channels and advertising sales, Sky Italia
Interview with Jacques Raynaud, executive vice president of sports channels and advertising sales, Sky Italia, on the recent financial crisis which caused two Parma matches to be cancelled.
Statement from the Foundation for General Mutuality in Professional Team Sports
The Foundation for General Mutuality in Professional Team Sports responds to questions about reported abuses of Serie A media-rights income destined for youth and grassroots football and infrastructure projects.
Juventus and Roma to switch rights contracts from Infront to Sky – report
Italian Serie A football clubs Juventus and Roma have opted to terminate contracts for their archive media rights with the Infront Sports & Media agency in favour of agreeing new deals with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
Italian cup football rights bidders to start private talks
Italy’s Lega Serie A will initiate private negotiations with bidders for media-rights packages in relation to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club football competitions.
Rugby World Cup gives Sky fillip for tough campaign
Sky Italia’s acquisition last week of the rights to this year’s Rugby World Cup will give the broadcaster a second high-profile, low-cost sports event around which it can build a marketing campaign in late summer.
RCS MediaGroup launches GazzettaTv
Italy’s RCS MediaGroup has launched its new Gazzetta dello Sport-themed television channel.
Watching Brief (Vol.96) Special Focus: American Football
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences for Super Bowl XLIX
BT Sport scores Serie A extension
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for Serie A, the top division of Italian football.
Rai acquires rights to European Volleyball Championships
Italian state broadcaster Rai has acquired exclusive rights to the European Volleyball Confederation’s (CEV) 2015 men’s and women’s European Championships.
Lega Serie A issues tender for cup competitions
Italy’s Lega Serie A has issued a tender for the broadcast rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club football competitions for the three seasons spanning 2015-16 to 2017-18.
Sportitalia adds to basketball coverage with Copa del Rey rights
Italian DTT sports broadcaster Sportitalia has acquired rights to the 2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, the annual knockout competition of Spanish club basketball.
Sky Italia retains Rugby World Cup rights
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has extended its association with the Rugby World Cup by acquiring rights to the 2015 edition of the national team tournament.