Italian Serie A
Serie A starts Coppa Italia international rights talks, accepts Aser in-flight/in-ship bid
Lega Serie A has invited interested parties in various international territories to engage in private negotiations for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Infront seals first Serie A deal as Arena retains rights in Balkans
The Infront agency has finalised its first Serie A media-rights deal since taking over from rival IMG as the league’s international rights-holder, sealing a deal in the Balkans with pay-television broadcaster A…
DAZN rebuffs Sky Italia’s Serie A carriage offer
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN has rejected a €500m ($608m) carriage proposal from Sky Italia that would have allowed customers of the pay-television broadcaster to retain a…
DAZN triples subscription price in Italy on back of Serie A deal
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to triple its subscription price in Italy on the back of its acquisition of the bulk of the exclusive live rights to Italian football’s S…
Pirelli signs Inter global tyre partner deal as club continues search for main sponsor
Serie A club Inter Milan is continuing its search for a new front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2021-22 season, after Italian tyre brand Pirelli, which has held the designation for 26 years, opted to downgrade…
Inter Milan ‘closes in on’ €275m bailout deal with Oaktree Capital
Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan is close to agreeing a deal which will boost its financial predicament and hand a minority stake to US investment firm Oaktree Capital Group, according to multiple…
FIGC president pushes for 18-team Serie A, anti ESL legislation approved
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina has said Serie A, the top division of the domestic game, could be reduced to 18 clubs as soon as the 2023-24 season as part of broader reform
Lega Serie A ups piracy battle with Google tie-up
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has said it will soon reach a level of protection against broadcast piracy that is “unique in the world” after striking an agr…
Sky Italia secures final package of live Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the final package of domestic live rights being marketed by Lega Serie A for the top division of Italian club football’s next cycle.
Juventus risking Serie A exclusion for Super League stance
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina has maintained Juventus will be ejected from domestic competitions if it maintains its commitment to the European Super League project
Serie A clubs postpone vote on remaining live rights award amid Sky appeal
Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has postponed its decision on the award of a second package of live domestic broadcast rights as it awaits the outcome of…
Inter Milan launch official Twitch channel
Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan have launched an official channel on Amazon-owned online streaming platform Twitch
Napoli joins Konami’s Serie A set in wide-ranging deal
Japanese video game developer Konami has strengthened its Italian football portfolio by agreeing a wide-ranging deal with Serie A club Napoli
What the European Super League controversy will mean for sponsorship
The plot by 12 clubs to break away from the Champions League has undermined their claims to represent certain values and engagement with their fanbases. Ben Cronin, global head of Publicis Sport & Entertainment says sponsorship could suffer as a result
Serie A ‘reduces asking price’ for second live rights package
Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian club football, is thought to have lowered the asking price for its second package of live domestic rights for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 period
Sky appeals award of Serie A rights to DAZN
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has moved to block the recent award of domestic Serie A broadcast rights to DAZN, the subscription streaming broadcaster, in an appeal lodged with a Milan…
Serie A president Dal Pino faced with calls to step down
Lega Serie A president Paolo Dal Pino has seen his position come into question after a group of seven clubs from the top division of Italian football have called on him to resign
US investor-owned Serie A club Spezia extends kit deal with Acerbis
Italian Serie A newcomer Spezia Calcio has extended its kit supply deal with the Acerbis sports brand until the end of the 2022-2023 season