Minister for Sport Luca Lotti has signed a new law on TV rights, distributing them more evenly between top and bottom Serie A clubs.
The way television rights money is split will change in Italy, in part due to the sale to Spanish company MediaPro. You can read Emmet Gates' blog on how this new deal will change the face of Serie A here.
Minister for Sport Luca Lotti has signed a new law on TV rights, distributing them more evenly between top and bottom Serie A clubs.
The way television rights money is split will change in Italy, in part due to the sale to Spanish company MediaPro. You can read Emmet Gates' blog on how this new deal will change the face of Serie A here.
“From next season, the quota to be divided in equal parts is raised from 40 per cent to 50 per cent and the remaining sum will be assigned based on clear criteria that can be accurately measured,” wrote Lotti.
“It is a reform that represents an epoch-changing point for football in our country, not just because it gives importance to the number of points earned per season, which means there will no longer be futile fixtures at the end of the season.
“It will also allow us to close the historic gap that has been created between the leaders of the pack and the so-called small clubs, bringing Serie A closer to the style of the Premier League or Bundesliga.
“It is expected that thanks to this modification, the so-called ‘first to last’ split will be reduced from the current 4:1 to a more equitable 3:1.
“To explain in a few simple words, we’ll have a more balanced and therefore interesting League.”
Lotti also noted the Government was taking steps to help Serie A clubs achieve even basic ambitions.
“We have done our part. With this law and the new norms to favour the construction of stadiums, I hope now that the governance of the Lega Serie A and Federation will work for a new start to our football.”