Italy

Basketball
Media

Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN is to showcase Eleven Sports Italy’s coverage of leading basketball competitions, as well as the third tier of domestic football, Serie C.
Football
Finance & Law

AGCOM, the regulator and competition authority for the communications industry in Italy, has approved the guidelines for the sale of the next set of domestic broadcast rights to Serie A, the top division…
Football
Media

TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, registered an average audience of 20.7 million last night as France defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the Fifa World Cup final in Qatar
Football
Media

Rai, the Italian public broadcaster, attracted its highest audience of the 2022 Fifa World Cup last night as Argentina defeated Croatia to reach the final. The match was watched by an average of 10
Football
Industry Moves

Anna Guarnerio, the experienced media rights executive who recently left the Infront agency, has taken up a role as head of international media rights at Lega Serie A
Rugby Union
Media

Streaming platform Eleven Italy has acquired domestic rights to European club rugby union tournament the Challenge Cup
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

An amendment has been filed to the Melandri Law, the 2008 legislation which imposed the collective selling of media rights on professional sport in Italy, to extend the maximum duration of domestic broadcast…
Football
Media

Luigi De Siervo, chief executive officer of Lega Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has urged the Italian government to allow the extension of the domestic broadcast…
Multiple Sports
Media

DAZN Group has announced distribution agreements with Hisense and Foxxum OS.  Hisense TV sets in Germany, Spain and Italy will now have the DAZN app pre-installed.
Football
Finance & Law

Helbiz, the US-based micro-mobility company, has announced it is seeking partners for its media business, Helbiz Live, as it undertakes several measures to reduce costs
Football
Finance & Law

Lega Serie A believes it can come close to tripling international broadcast revenue by 2030, as the top division of Italian club football readies the sales process for the next three-season window
Football
Media

Global media platform OneFootball has reached an agreement with Sportitalia to offer live coverage in Italy of the Primavera Campeonato 1, plus the top-tier leagues in Argentina and Brazil
Motorsport

Ian Holmes, director of media rights at F1, said that Sky came into the talks “from a position of strength” based on its track record as a broadcast partner.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Anna Guarnerio is leaving her position as senior director of media at Infront Italy after 25 years at the agency and its predecessor, Media Partners
Motorsport
Media

Pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its Formula 1 rights deal in the UK and Ireland, Germany, and Italy, with the expanded agreement granting it greater exclusivity in the latter two…
Football
Finance & Law

Lega Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has approved the guidelines for its next broadcast rights tender
Multiple Sports
Fan Engagement

DAZN Group’s takeover interest in Eleven Group was driven not only by the latter’s football rights portfolio and strong presence in markets such as Belgium and Portugal, but also the ability of Eleven-owned dig…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has struck an agreement to acquire subscription broadcaster and streaming platform Eleven Sports in a deal including digital content company…