TV rights

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…

Serie A will be shown live on ESPN in the United States of America, after the league and broadcaster reached a “multi-year deal”. The Italian top flight has fallen behind…

The Serie A rights for the UK and Ireland have been bought by Eleven Sports, who will broadcast the league for the next three seasons. The company, owned by Leeds…

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…

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 has confirmed the decision to drop Mediapro’s television rights bid and proceed to private negotiations. On May 28, all 20 clubs voted to terminate the contract,…

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,…

The viewing figures for this year’s Serie A season have been revealed, with Juventus the most-watched team in the country. The rights are currently divided between Sky and Mediaset, and…

Mediapro has officially presented an appeal against the revocation of their tender for the Serie A rights. The Spanish broadcaster paid €1,000,050 for Serie A’s TV rights for 2018-21 in…

Sky has promised to make ‘an important offer’ in the next auction for Serie A’s television rights, which ‘safeguards’ Italian football. Sky’s announcement comes on the same day that the…

Mediapro has responded to the suspension of its tender for the Serie A rights - “the only thing that will be damaged is Italian football”. The Spanish broadcaster was awarded…

Sky has succeeded in suspending Mediapro’s tender for Serie A’s 2018-21 television rights, with a verdict set for next month. Mediapro had outbid Sky for the rights in question two…

Mediapro have been given the go-ahead by the Antitrust commission to buy Serie A rights, but cannot set up their own channel. The Spanish company won the auction to buy…

Sky Italia insist “we’re sure our subscribers will continue to be able to watch Serie A matches”, despite Mediapro winning the rights. The Spanish company bid €1.05bn for the 2018-2021…

A new auction is required for Serie A TV rights after Mediaset abandoned it in protest and Sky offered well below the asking price. Today the TV rights for the…

The Serie A fixture list will be spread out over eight different kick-off times next season on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The negotiations will soon open to sell TV rights…

The Lega Serie A has agreed to double parachute payments for relegated teams this season. Today saw a meeting of the Lega to discuss the distribution of television rights, with…

Juventus President Andrea Agnelli has declared that Italian football is lagging behind its continental rivals. The club today announced a record turnover of over €300m, but Agnelli believes Italian clubs…