The Lega Serie A have voted unanimously to terminate the contract with Mediapro, so the Serie A TV rights go back on the market.
The Spanish broker had won the bidding war for the rights in February for €1.05bn, but Sky Sport Italia won a court case to have the tender suspended for not respecting Italian antitrust regulations.
Mediapro had offered to provide more financial guarantees, but this evening the Lega Serie A saw all 20 clubs vote unanimously to terminate the contract.
The Lega Serie A have voted unanimously to terminate the contract with Mediapro, so the Serie A TV rights go back on the market.
The Spanish broker had won the bidding war for the rights in February for €1.05bn, but Sky Sport Italia won a court case to have the tender suspended for not respecting Italian antitrust regulations.
Mediapro had offered to provide more financial guarantees, but this evening the Lega Serie A saw all 20 clubs vote unanimously to terminate the contract.
That decision will be valid a week today, so Sky and Mediaset are now back in the race to snap up the rights for the 2018-21 seasons.