Sky Italia
Sky Italia’s ‘act of love’ Serie A wake-up call
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.
Jacques Raynaud, executive vice president of sports channels and advertising sales, Sky Italia
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.
Statement from the Foundation for General Mutuality in Professional Team Sports
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.
Rugby World Cup gives Sky fillip for tough campaign
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.
Sky Italia retains Rugby World Cup rights
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.
Watching Brief (Vol.92) Special Focus: Motor Racing – Formula One
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences across the big five markets for the recently concluded Formula One World Championship
Sky Italia secures Baku 2015 rights
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.
Sky Italia picks up EuroBasket rights
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to the EuroBasket 2015 men’s and women’s national team basketball competitions.
Watching Brief (Vol.91) Special Focus: Motor Cycling – MotoGP
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines live television audiences in Europe’s five largest markets for motorcycling’s MotoGP world championship
BSkyB seals deals for Sky Italia, Sky Deutschland to form European giant
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.
BSkyB could merge Sky Italia with Mediaset Premium, analysts say
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB could aim to merge Sky Italia with rival pay-television service Mediaset Premium when it finalises a deal to acquire the Italian company, according to analysts at Bernstein.
BSkyB’s ‘Sky Europe’ plan moves step closer
BSkyB’s proposal to acquire pay-television broadcasters Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia has been overwhelmingly approved by the UK pay-television broadcaster’s shareholders.
Telecom Italia strengthens Sky pact with Uefa football rights
Telecommunications company Telecom Italia will show Uefa Champions League and Euro 2016 qualifying games through its TIMvision video-on-demand service after agreeing a sublicensing deal with the football competitions’ rights-holder in the country, pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia.
EC approves BSkyB’s European pay-television acquisitions
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of pay-television broadcasters Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia by UK pay-television company BSkyB.
Mammi to lead Sky Italia’s sports operations
Matteo Mammi has been promoted to the role of director of sports, outside production and operations at Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia, TV Sports Markets understands.
Sky and Fox snap up football as beIN Sports hovers
Rupert Murdoch’s two Italian pay-television businesses – the Sky Italia satellite platform and the Fox Sports premium channel – reinforced their football portfolios this week as rival operator Mediaset inched closer to a deal to sell a stake in its Mediaset Premium platform to Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports.
BSkyB to form new European pay-TV giant
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has confirmed deals to acquire media company 21st Century Fox’s 100 per cent stake in Sky Italia and 57.4 per cent interest in Sky Deutschland, bringing together the leading pay-television businesses in three of Europe’s four biggest markets.
BSkyB closes in on deal to establish new European pay-TV powerhouse
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB is set to confirm deals to acquire sister companies Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia in Germany and Italy from media company 21st Century Fox tomorrow (Friday) morning.