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MotoGP season commences with strong ratings in Italy, Germany
The 2023 MotoGP season opened to strong ratings in Italy and Germany as the motorcycling championship debuted its new sprint race concept
Amazon retains Champions League package in Italy, Sky ‘closes in on remainder’
Online retail giant Amazon has retained its package of broadcast rights in Italy to first-pick Wednesday evening matches from the Uefa Champions League in a new deal covering the 2024-27 cycle
Serie A clubs voice support for ‘very useful option’ of domestic rights extensions
Member clubs of Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, have backed proposed legislation that would allow for the extension of existing domestic rights deals with subscription broadcaster DAZN…
Serie A domestic rights extensions with DAZN, Sky possible after senate approval
The Italian senate has approved legislation that would allow Italy’s Lega Serie A to extend its existing domestic broadcast rights deals with DAZN and Sky Italia for two more seasons, pending approval f…
Sky Italia nets Club World Cup rights
Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has secured rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup, which is taking place in Morocco next month.
Sky Sport will show all seven matches live
Sky Italia stalwart Zappia to leave broadcaster
Andrea Zappia, who helped launch Sky Italia in 2003, is to leave the pan-European pay-television broadcaster after two decades
Uefa club competition broadcast rights to hit Italian market early next year
The Team Marketing agency will next month initiate the bidding process for broadcast rights in Italy to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
Sky retains suite of golf rights in DACH region, agrees Ryder Cup deal in Italy
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has renewed various golf rights in German-speaking countries while also reaching an agreement in Italy to broadcast the DP World Tour and the 2023 Ryder Cup from the Marco Simone…
Lega Serie B targets remote production for ‘most matches’ next season
Lega Serie B, organising body of the second tier of Italian club football, has claimed a first by implementing full remote production of a league match
Comcast considers sale of Sky Deutschland
Media giant Comcast is thought to be considering a sale of the German arm of Sky, as the European pay-television broadcaster’s total customer relationships increased by 320,000 to 23 million in the third q…
Sky Italia retains Serie C rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired domestic rights to the Italian Serie C this season
Sky Italia, DAZN sign off on Serie A distribution deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN have announced a new strategic agreement that will make the latter’s app available on Sky Q from August 8, with the d…
DAZN and TIM ‘to restructure’ Serie A agreement
OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN is set to restructure its Serie A rights agreement with Telecom Italia
Euro 2022 action draws heavyweight audiences in UK, France
England’s emphatic 8-0 win over Norway last night at the Uefa Women’s Euro attracted a peak UK audience of 4.1 million viewers on the BBC.
Wimbledon gets strong uplift in new Sky Italia deal
Sky Italia is thought to have paid a significant increase to renew its rights to Wimbledon in a defensive move after losing the main package of Serie A rights to DAZN.
Sky Italia nets four-year Wimbledon rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam from 2023 to 2026
Sky Italia picks up package of third-party Uefa national team rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired a package of third-party rights to Uefa national team matches over the course of the next two years
Sky Italia finalises Premier League rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its deal for the English Premier League rights for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25