Italy
Eurosport’s Lega Basket sublicensing deal with Eleven given green light
Lega Basket Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club basketball, has announced that the competition and market authority, and the communications authority, have both approved a sublicensing…
Rai picks up Rugby World Cup rights in Italy
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired rights to the next two editions of the Rugby World Cup, which will take place in New Zealand and France
Warner Bros. Discovery secures URC rights in Italy
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has secured rights in Italy to show the United Rugby Championship across the 2022-23 season, which starts on Friday.
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Rai joins Eleven as broadcaster of Italian rugby’s Top10
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has agreed a two-season deal for rights to the Top10, the top division of domestic club rugby union
Sky Italia retains Serie C rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired domestic rights to the Italian Serie C this season
Serie A ups social media presence with Japanese, Portuguese Twitter accounts
Lega Serie A has launched dedicated Japanese and Portuguese Twitter accounts as part of plans to improve its engagement with fans
OneFootball to offer PPV Serie B matches in US
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has expanded its relationship with media platform OneFootball for Serie B by agreeing a pay-per-view rights deal for the United States
Over 4m domestic TV viewers for Munich 2022 athletics
Live coverage of the athletics events at Munich’s multi-sports European Championships netted an average audience of 4.15 million viewers last night on ARD, the German public broadcaster.
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…