RAI chief: ‘Juventus control VAR’
In a bizarre rant, new director of Rai 2 Carlo Freccero has accused Juventus of “occupying all of VAR” and “manoeuvring” the sport. It was an unexpected turn of events…
Arson attempt on Report journalist
The journalist who among other things recently investigated organised crime attempts to infiltrate the Juventus ultras was the victim of an arson attempt. Federico Ruffo was behind the recent Rai…
Micciche: ‘Serie A rights €1.4bn’
Serie A TV rights, including those sold abroad, will bring in €1.4bn per year, said Lega Serie A President Gaetano Micciché, while fans in Italy will be looked after. The…
Rai keeps Coppa rights
Rai has kept its domestic television rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana for the next three years. It was confirmed on Monday that Rai won the auction for…
Mediaset wins World Cup rights
Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset has won the rights to show all 64 matches of next summer’s World Cup on Italian television. In what is a historic coup, Mediaset has beaten state…