Italy
Drop in second-party rights prices as Uefa arrives at central solution
Dip in second-party World Cup qualifier values in key markets
YouTube’s splurge good timing for Premier League
YouTube football deals good timing for Premier League
New strategy means no audience for Barça and Real
Why Sky Italia dropped the Spanish and German leagues
Uefa set to agree qualifier deal with CAA
Uefa close to central deal
Fox hunt for top sport continues
How Eredivisie deal fits into Fox expansion strategy
Italian volleyball fits MP & Silva’s growth strategy
Italian volleyball goes global
B4 Capital picks up Serie B international rights
The B4 Capital agency has acquired international broadcast distribution rights for Lega Serie B, the second tier of football in Italy, for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Rai renews international Serie A coverage at lower price
Rai International, the international channel of Italian state broadcaster Rai, will be able to continue with its Sunday-afternoon coverage of the country’s top football league, Serie A, after reaching a…
Sky Italia talks for Liga and Bundesliga go to the wire
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has so far failed to renew its rights deals for the top Spanish and German football leagues, with the new season about to get under way in the two countries
MP & Silva to distribute Italian volleyball league rights
The MP & Silva agency has struck an agreement to distribute the Italian Volleyball League’s worldwide media rights for four years, from 2012-13 to 2015-16.
Europa 7 to carry new Serie B channel
A new channel dedicated to coverage of Lega Serie B, the second tier of football in Italy, is to be launched on Italian digital-terrestrial pay-television platform Europa 7 later this month
Sportitalia to serve as Pro12 host broadcaster in Italy
Italian digital sports channel Sportitalia has been appointed by Federazione Italiana Rugby, rugby union’s governing body in Italy, to serve as the host broadcaster for the Pro12 tournament’s games in …
Rightster deal hits Perform, not Sportsman
MP & Silva drops Perform to handle its own digital rights but the Sportsman Media Group could be the real winner
Serie A rights value up by at least 25% in Asia
Serie A values up by a quarter in Asia
Sportitalia acquires Torino’s pre-season rights
Italian digital sports channel Sportitalia has acquired the rights to six pre-season football friendly games featuring Serie A club Torino
Serie B TV and sponsorship deals boost income
Italy’s second-tier football league, Lega Serie B, is on course to earn €15 million ($18.3 m
Serie B renews with Sky and Mediaset
Italy’s second-tier football league, Lega Serie B, has renewed deals for its live rights for the next three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with pay-television operators Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium.
Sky Italia antitrust investigation extended
The Italian antitrust authority, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, has extended its investigation into the sports-rights acquisitions of Rupert Murdoch’s pay-television platform Sky …