Sky Italia picks up highlights to lower league football

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a deal with Lega Pro, the governing body of the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione, for highlights rights to the 2013-14 season of Italian club football’s third and fourth divisions.

Beginning on Sunday, the Sky Sport 24 channel will broadcast highlights coverage of the two leagues. The highlights will also be available through the SkySportHD.it website.

Sky will also launch a magazine programme dedicated to the Lega Pro on October 28. The programme will air on Mondays.