Italy

Italian commercial broadcaster La7 said last week that its sports coverage would not be a victim of the major spending cuts

The Italian football league’s target of €250 million (£198 million) for its centrally-sold media rights looks extremely ambitious

Juventus plans legal action to overturn hiring of agency by Lega Calcio

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport said this week that it is not for sale, despite rumours to the contrary and strong interest in the company

Rivals fear Silva in front of queue for Serie A rights.

Sports rights agencies Sportfive and IMG have one week to match the offer made last month by Infront for the rights to Italy’s top football division, Serie A.

Mediaset claims it outbid Rai, but was then forced to withdraw bid

MotoGP and World Superbikes viewing

Football: Gioco Calcio, the fledgling pay-per-view football service launched this season by six small clubs from Italy’s Serie A, is likely to lose one or two of its clubs to pay-operator Sky Italia, a…

Proposed changes would lead to non-members being able to acquire substantial Olympics coverage from EBU members on fair and reasonable terms

Clubs need €10 m immediately to pay their players

Antonio Giraudo, managing director of Serie A champions Juventus, this week called for radical changes to the structures of Italian football which he said had become “ungovernable”.  T

Paolo Francia unexpectedly lost his job as head of sport at Italian state broadcaster Rai this week to Rai’s veteran football presenter and former head of sport, Fabrizio Maffei.

Out of court settlement ends Telefónica-Euroleague dispute

EBU facing crucial decision from European Commission on exemption from competition law

Formula One television viewing rose in four out of the five top European television markets this year, according to a survey by TV Sports Markets.  Germany was the exception.