Lega Serie B
Serie B kicks off domestic rights auction with market consultation
Lega Serie B, the governing body for Italy’s second tier of domestic football, has launched its domestic rights sales process with a market consultation.
Serie B approves formation of new broadcast rights company
Lega Serie B, the organising body for the second tier of Italian club football, has unanimously approved the formation of a new media company that will manage the sale and marketing of television rights…
Lega Serie B moves closer to TV rights tender with guidelines revision
Lega Serie B, governing body of the second tier of Italian club football, has revised guidelines for the marketing of its broadcast rights for the next cycle
Serie B looking for greater visibility in new international media-rights deal
Italy’s second-tier football division, Serie B, is in talks with three agencies over its international media rights and expects to close a deal in the coming weeks, but exposure rather than revenue will b…
Serie A and Lega B conclude deals for minor domestic rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai acquired extensive free-to-air television highlights and radio rights to the country’s second football division, Lega B, for the next three seasons, 2018-19 to 2020-21, i…
Sky Italia holds on to MotoGP as new rival DAZN picks up LaLiga and much of the Fox inventory
Pay-television platform Sky Italia and Perform Group’s OTT service DAZN will probably both be happy with the outcome of an intense period of rights negotiations in Italy.
Jettisoned Mediapro refuses to concede defeat in Serie A battle
Italy’s Lega Serie A moved into private negotiations with broadcasters this week for rights to the next three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21, having cancelled its contract with Mediapro.
Serie A in chaos after failure to secure guarantee from Mediapro
Lega Serie A and its media-rights adviser Infront are on a collision course with the Mediapro agency, which was appointed intermediary for the league’s domestic live rights, after the Spanish agency failed to meet this week’s deadline to pay its guarantee.