Italy
Helbiz strikes live Serie B rights deal with OneFootball, reveals streaming income
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has agreed a distribution deal in Italy with media platform OneFootball for live coverage of the Serie B domestic competition
DAZN renews EFL rights in key European markets and Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has renewed its exclusive rights to the English Football League's Championship, League One and League Two as well as the EFL Cup in German-speaking countries, Italy, Spain…
Gymnastics, sport climbing and triathlon breach 2m audience barrier on ARD
Gymnastics, sport climbing and triathlon events at Munich’s European Championships have all attracted audiences of over 2 million viewers on ARD, the German public-service broadcaster.
DAZN hit by more Serie A technical issues as season commences
DAZN has found itself at the centre of fresh complaints over its service in Italy following issues during its domestic coverage of the opening weekend of the 2022-23 Serie A season
DAZN Italia agrees Google, Samsung promotional subscription offer
The Italian division of OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN has signed commercial deals with electronics company Samsung and technology giant Google
Inter expands digital footprint with Recast channel
Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan has launched a dedicated channel on subscription-free streaming platform Recast
Sky Italia, DAZN sign off on Serie A distribution deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN have announced a new strategic agreement that will make the latter’s app available on Sky Q from August 8, with the d…
DAZN and TIM ‘to restructure’ Serie A agreement
OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN is set to restructure its Serie A rights agreement with Telecom Italia
De Siervo: Melandri changes could help Serie A double international income
Serie A's chief executive Luigi De Siervo told SportBusiness Media the league is aiming to earn between €400m to €500m per season after changes to the Melandri law.
Lega Serie A appoints AdPlay to develop free match highlights platform
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has appointed digital media company AdPlay Media Holding to develop a new multimedia platform through which it will provide…
Sky posts 13.8-per-cent Q2 revenue drop after sports rights ‘resets’
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its second-quarter revenues drop by 13.8 per cent year-on-year to $4.5bn (€4.4
Rai nets Serie C free-to-air rights in three-year deal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired free-to-air rights to Italy's third-tier Serie C for three years, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Mediaset claims compensation from Rojadirecta court ruling
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has announced it will receive compensation in excess of €500,000 ($506,000) as a result of a court ruling it has secured against online platform Rojadirecta.
DAZN lands more Soccer Champions Tour rights in Italy, Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has secured media rights to the Soccer Champions Tour in Italy and Canada, in addition to existing rights in Japan
Uefa Women’s Euro viewing figures continue upward trajectory
This week’s Uefa Women’s Euro quarter-final matches registered strong ratings in participating countries as the tournament continues to outshine the viewing figures at the last edition in 2017.
Fee doubles as Eleven lands Lega Basket domestic rights
Lega Basket Serie A has succeeded in doubling the value of its domestic pay-television rights after opting to award a three-year contract to subscription broadcaster and digital platform Eleven Sports
Eurosport, Eleven still in contention for Lega Basket rights
The Italian arm of the Mediapro agency appears to be out of the running for rights to the Lega Basket Serie A after the league announced that sports broadcasters Eurosport and Eleven Sports were the only…
Euro 2022 action draws heavyweight audiences in UK, France
England’s emphatic 8-0 win over Norway last night at the Uefa Women’s Euro attracted a peak UK audience of 4.1 million viewers on the BBC.