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Formula E lands new Brazilian broadcaster, Sky signs on in Italy
Free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has become the new home for Formula E in Brazil, while the electric racing series has also agreed a multi-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia
Internet exclusivity ban weighs on Sky Italia’s Europa League renewal fee
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has successfully driven down its fee for Uefa’s lower-tier club competition rights in a three-season renewal. The motivation was, in large part, its inability to acquire exclusive streaming rights under the new rules from Italy’s antitrust authority.
Sky Italia promises €505m upfront payment for Serie A rights
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has written to Serie A club presidents promising an upfront payment of €505m ($610m) if its offer for domestic rights to the Italian top tier is accepted.
Serie A delays domestic rights award with DAZN, Sky bids still on table
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has postponed a vote on the award of its domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 with bids from incumbent rights-holders DAZN and Sky Italia still under consideration.
Serie A to discuss domestic bids on Thursday, private equity delay sparks doubts
Italian football’s Lega Serie A is to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss the award of its domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after clubs decided against holding a vote last night.
Sky Italia retains Europa League, adds Europa Conference League
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has expanded its coverage of Uefa club competitions by retaining rights to the Uefa Europa League and also adding the new third-tier Europa Conference League…
Serie A’s Mena bid deadline pushed back, Mediapro among domestic bidders
The bid deadline for broadcast rights to Serie A in the Middle East and North Africa has been pushed back by two weeks and will now fall at 10am (CET) on February 15
Serie A to enter private negotiations over domestic rights
Italian football’s Lega Serie A is to engage in private negotiations with companies interested in domestic broadcast rights after the first-round bid deadline in its invitation to tender passed on Thursday m…
Extra bidding round for co-exclusive Europa League internet rights in Italy
An additional sales process for internet rights in Italy to the second-tier Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the 2021-24 cycle is to be issued
Serie A pushes back deadline for domestic broadcast rights bids
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has pushed back the deadline for first-round bids in its domestic rights auction for the 2021-24 cycle.
Italian court rejects watchdog’s appeal over historic Serie A TV rights fines
Italy’s Council of State has rejected an appeal from the country’s competition watchdog, the AGCM, which sought to overturn a lower court ruling concerning the sale of broadcast rights to Serie A, the…
Court ruling on Sky Italia’s Serie A payment ‘expected in January’
A court ruling on the dispute between Lega Serie A and pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia is expected to be made at the start of next year
Serie A ‘targets €1.15bn’ per season from domestic rights sales
Italian football’s Lega Serie A is looking to raise a minimum of €1.15bn ($1.41b
Serie A nears launch of domestic broadcast rights tender
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has called a meeting for December 18 to discuss the launch of the domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Sky Italia lands rights to World Athletics’ Continental Tour
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a rights deal for the 2021 edition of World Athletics’ Continental Tour series.
Sky Italia will show all 11 Gold stages of the tour next year.
Sky Italia moves for package of non-exclusive Serie C rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has bought a package of non-exclusive rights to Italian football’s third-tier Serie C for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.
Sky Italia secures two-year EPCR rights deal
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a two-year broadcast deal for rights to European Professional Club Rugby competitions
Sky Italia’s exclusive digital rights appeal thrown out
An appeal by pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia against a ban on it acquiring exclusive digital media rights has been thrown out by Italy’s Council of State.