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Rai retains Italian national team friendly rights under fresh FIGC deal
Italian state broadcaster Rai has agreed a four-year extension to its rights deal with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
Three bidders to enter private talks for Italian cup football rights – report
Italy’s Lega Serie A will enter into talks on Monday with three bidders for media-rights packages in relation to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club football competitions, according to the IlVelino.it website.
Rai acquires rights to European Volleyball Championships
Italian state broadcaster Rai has acquired exclusive rights to the European Volleyball Confederation’s (CEV) 2015 men’s and women’s European Championships.
Watching Brief (Vol.94) Special Focus: International Sports Viewing 2014
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2014 in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Serie A renews with Rai
Italy’s Serie A agreed deals covering free-to-air highlights, internet and mobile highlights and clip rights for the next rights cycle, from 2015-16 to 2017-18, in deals agreed just before Christmas.
Watching Brief (Vol.84) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at audiences in key European markets for the 2014 Tour de France
Watching Brief (Vol.83) Special Focus: Football – Fifa World Cup
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences in the major European markets and America for the 2014 Fifa World Cup
Uefa struggles for value in tough Spain and Italy
National team qualifier rights values tumble in Italy and Spain
Rai maintains connection with Italian national team through Uefa deal
State broadcaster Rai has acquired the broadcasting rights in Italy to all the Italian national football team’s matches in the European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and the 2018 Fifa World Cup competitions.
GT Series bolsters broadcast coverage ahead of new season
SRO Motorsports, promoter of the GT Series motor-racing organisation, has agreed a host of new broadcast deals ahead of the start of the 2014 season.
Watching Brief (Vol.74) Special Focus: Winter Olympics
Nobody overtaking SRG for F1
SRG faces no competition to hold on to F1 in Switzerland
Watching Brief (Vol.66) Special Focus: Football – International Qualifiers
Competition from agencies and pay-TV helps ASO claw back rights value
Tour de France commits early to EBU despite interest from agencies and pay-TV companies
Watching Brief (Vol.62) Special Focus: Athletics – World Athletics Championships
Petrucci brings Rai to the table
Petrucci intervention helps Fiba close late late Rai deal
Discovery looks to rugby to drive Italian expansion
Discovery picks up Six Nations rights in Italy in surprise deal