Sky Italia

European pay-television group Sky today (Wednesday) said it expects to perform strongly in its new financial year after posting better-than-expected profits for 2014-15.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed a rights deal with the WWE wrestling entertainment organisation.

Italian media company Mediaset and pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia have defended their positions after their offices were searched as part of an investigation by regulators into the sale of media rights for Serie A, the top division of football in the country.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired domestic rights for Serie B, the second division of football in the country.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia is maintaining “informal contacts” with media group Mediaset after being rebuffed in an approach to acquire pay-television business Mediaset Premium, according to Reuters.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has struck a partnership with telecommunications company Telecom Italia (TIM) under which a new IPTV service will be launched featuring its sports content.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia said this week that it was “concerned and frustrated” that a continuous flow of negative developments in Serie A was undermining the credibility of the league.

Interview with Jacques Raynaud, executive vice president of sports channels and advertising sales, Sky Italia, on the recent financial crisis which caused two Parma matches to be cancelled.

The Foundation for General Mutuality in Professional Team Sports responds to questions about reported abuses of Serie A media-rights income destined for youth and grassroots football and infrastructure projects.

Sky Italia’s acquisition last week of the rights to this year’s Rugby World Cup will give the broadcaster a second high-profile, low-cost sports event around which it can build a marketing campaign in late summer.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has extended its association with the Rugby World Cup by acquiring rights to the 2015 edition of the national team tournament.

Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences across the big five markets for the recently concluded Formula One World Championship

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a deal to air the inaugural edition of the European Games multi-sport event, which takes place in Azerbaijan this year.

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to the EuroBasket 2015 men’s and women’s national team basketball competitions.

Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines live television audiences in Europe’s five largest markets for motorcycling’s MotoGP world championship

BSkyB is to be renamed as Sky after the UK pay-television broadcaster confirmed that it had completed acquisitions of Sky Italia in Italy and a majority stake in Sky Deutschland in Germany and Austria.