Lega Serie A
Rai and Eurosport ‘seek rights fee cut’ from Lega Basket
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai and pan-European broadcaster Eurosport have turned to Lega Basket, the governing body of Italian domestic basketball, in a plea to reduce their fees for the cancelled…
Serie A committed to ending season as ‘thorny’ free-to-air issue resurfaces
Lega Serie A has maintained it is committed to completing the 2019-20 season amid Covid-19, as Italy’s Sports Minister, Vincenzo Spadafora, said he would return to the “very thorny issue” of free-to-air acces…
Serie A 2018-19 revenues hit €2.7bn after media-rights increases
Italian football’s Serie A registered a 13.5-per-cent increase in revenues during the 2018-19 season, in part thanks to improved media-rights revenues.
Sky and Lega Serie A hit back at free-to-air criticism
Lega Serie A, the operating body of the top division of Italian club football, and domestic rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia, have hit out at comments by Italian sports minister Vincenzo…
Sky Italia mulls free-to-air broadcast of Juventus-Inter in wake of coronavirus
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has said that it will consult with Lega Serie A over whether to broadcast this Sunday’s fixture between Juventus and Inter Milan on its free-to-air channel T…
Serie A delays domestic tender to April to allow clearer market landscape to emerge
Italy’s Lega Serie A will launch a tender in April for its domestic media rights for the three seasons from 2021-22 to 2023-24, SportBusiness Media understands. The delay opens space for the resolution of several outstanding issues that have, so far, complicated the process.
Serie A media-rights guidelines receive antitrust approval
Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) has cleared the way for Italian football’s Lega Serie A to begin its sale of domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after approving the guidelines set out…
Serie A ‘moves closer’ to Saturday lunchtime kick-off in play for Asian audience
Serie A, the top tier of Italian domestic football, is said to be contemplating the addition of a Saturday lunchtime kick-off time in a bid to appeal to Asian audiences
Internationalisation and transformation: Dal Pino outlines his vision on Serie A debut
Transforming Serie A into a media company and ‘internationalising’ the appeal of the Italian league were the two key themes outlined by Serie A’s newly-elected president Paolo Dal Pino at his first leagu…
Existing contract to blame for $500m beIN rights disputes, says Serie A chief
Luigi de Siervo, Italian Lega Serie A’s chief executive, has said a “multi-year agreement” for Italian Super Cup finals to be played in Saudi Arabia that pre-dated his arrival in the role is the key i…
Serie A seeks reassurance on Mediapro guarantees as channel plan delayed
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has delayed a decision on Mediapro’s plan to launch a league channel at least until December 16.
Experienced Sky Italia rights executive Solbiati takes Serie A role
Maria Solbiati, an experienced member of Sky Italia’s media-rights acquisitions team, has taken up the position of head of media at Italian football's Lega Serie A.
Serie A delays decision on Mediapro offer for second time
Italy’s Lega Serie A has delayed its final decision on rights agency and production group Mediapro’s €1.3bn ($1.42bn)
Serie A sets date for decision on Mediapro rights offer
Italy's Lega Serie A has announced that it will make a decision on a domestic media-rights bid from Mediapro, the rights agency and production group, on October 7 after extending its previous deadline…
Mediapro sets out subscription cost for Serie A channel – report
The Mediapro agency is reportedly seeking to charge €30 ($33) per month for a subscription to its proposed television channel for Serie A, the top division of Italian club football.
Anti-piracy push continues as DFL invests in content protection firm
Germany’s DFL has become the latest rights-holder to intensify its efforts to crack down on piracy, signing a wide-ranging agreement with Athletia, the Cologne-based content and rights protection agency, i…
New deadline issued for Lega Serie A to seal Mediapro deal
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has set a fresh deadline of September 30 to seal an agreement with Spanish agency Mediapro over its offer for domestic rights…
Lega Serie A to continue Mediapro rights offer talks
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has elected to continue talks with Spanish agency Mediapro over its offer for domestic rights to the league