Sky: ‘Clubs not worried about PR, wider good of the game a secondary concern’
Sky Sports reports there are ‘several board members at the top clubs who are opposed to joining’ the European Super League but that ‘the good of the game is a…
Sky Sports reports there are ‘several board members at the top clubs who are opposed to joining’ the European Super League but that ‘the good of the game is a…
Eleven Sports reportedly offers €110m for the Lega Channel project and could help Sky to surpass DAZN in the TV rights battle. Leeds patron Andrea Radrizzani owns Eleven Sports and…
Lega Serie A says it is ‘hopeful’ stadiums will be partially reopened to fans before the end of the season. All 20 Serie A clubs held an assembly meeting today…
Serie A clubs could pull their Sky games off the air if the broadcaster does not pay up by July 12. Although Serie A has now resumed, Gazzetta dello Sport…
Serie A games will remain exclusively on pay-TV platforms after the competition authority dashed the government’s free-to-air plans. Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora had been working on a deal for…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora says he is ‘working’ to ensure at least ‘a few’ Serie A games are shown free-to-air. Spadafora has finally given the green light to the…
A new legal battle is in the offing after Sky Sport Italia reportedly wrote to the Lega Serie A warning they would not pay the final instalment for television rights.…
Lega Serie A has called an emergency meeting for May 13, where the topics of resuming the season and TV rights will be discussed. All 20 Serie A clubs are…
Max Allegri had a lengthy and fascinating discussion on the Juventus DNA, pursuit of result rather than style and proving “football is not an exact science, it's an art.” The…
With the news Premier Sports are taking over Serie A rights in the UK and Ireland from February, we look at the next home for Italian football. It’s not easy…
Eleven Sports owner Andrea Radrizzani admits he could shut down the streaming service that shows Serie A in the UK. “You cannot just keep losing money.” The company was launched…
New Lega Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo has outlined his plans to increase revenue from TV rights. “The biggest problem in Italian football is piracy.” De Siervo is already…
Fixtures for the 2018-19 Serie A season will be announced on Thursday July 26, it has been confirmed. Unlike the Premier League, which released dates for all 380 of its…
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…
Sky Sport Italia and Perform have won the TV rights to Serie A for 2018-21 for €973m per year after Mediaset pulled out. The bidding war had to resume after…
Mediapro has failed to present an offer in the second auction for Serie A’s 2018-21 broadcasting rights. ANSA reports only Sky, Mediaset and Perform Group made bids before Wednesday’s 10:00…
The Lega Serie A decided today to transform TV rights from the 2018-2020 seasons, forcing viewers to sign up with more than one broadcaster. While the Premier League is at…
Mediapro will reportedly sue Lega Serie A after all 20 clubs voted unanimously to terminate the broadcaster’s contract. According to Il Messaggero, the decision to strip Mediapro of its 2018-21…
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…
The Serie A clubs will meet today to decide whether to drop Mediapro’s bid for the television rights for 2018-2021. The Spanish broadcaster won the bidding with a €1.05bn bid,…