Italy

ESPN Classic Sport - the archive pay-TV sports channel which launched in France on 4 March of this year - is rolling out into Italy as part of its planned expansion strategy across Europe.

Italy's shock exit from the FIFA World Cup has dented the marketing strategy around the team but will cause it no long-term damage, according to the commercial operation behind the team.

Italy's shock exit from the FIFA World Cup has dented the marketing strategy around the team but will cause it no long-term damage, according to the commercial operation behind the team.

The very future of sport on pay-TV is under greater threat now than ever before. In the June issue of SportBusinessTV, the delivery methods of cable, satellite and digital terrestrial are all placed under the microscope and the question asked: ‘Which will deliver the best results in the future?'

The very future of sport on pay-TV is under greater threat now than ever before. In the June issue of SportBusinessTV, the delivery methods of cable, satellite and digital terrestrial are all placed under the microscope and the question asked: ‘Which will deliver the best results in the future?'

Italian marketing firm Media Partners is best known for its headline generating bid to create a breakaway European soccer super league. Now it is behind some of European soccer's most successful club websites.

Italian marketing firm Media Partners is best known for its headline generating bid to create a breakaway European soccer super league. Now it is behind some of European soccer's most successful club websites.

Italian national broadcaster RAI is considering taking legal action against FIFA, blaming the world's football organisation for inadequate refeering which led to Italy's premature exit from the World Cup.

Italian national broadcaster RAI is considering taking legal action against FIFA, blaming the world's football organisation for inadequate refeering which led to Italy's premature exit from the World Cup.

The official club website for Italian soccer giants AC Milan has registered a new record audience.

The official club website for Italian soccer giants AC Milan has registered a new record audience.

Sports.com, the online sports group which has long been cited as the leader in the industry, has been placed into administration in an attempt to preserve the business and find a buyer.

Sports.com, the online sports group which has long been cited as the leader in the industry, has been placed into administration in an attempt to preserve the business and find a buyer.

The UK-based horseracing and gaming venture attheraces plc has agreed to sublicense its media rights to betting shop broadcaster Satellite Information Services (SIS) to a number of overseas clients.

The UK-based horseracing and gaming venture attheraces plc has agreed to sublicense its media rights to betting shop broadcaster Satellite Information Services (SIS) to a number of overseas clients.

The Football Association of Republika Srpska (FA RS), the Serbian entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has joined the country's recognised national football association (NSBiH), putting the seal on more then five years of discussions supervised by UEFA and FIFA.

The Football Association of Republika Srpska (FA RS), the Serbian entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has joined the country's recognised national football association (NSBiH), putting the seal on more then five years of discussions supervised by UEFA and FIFA.

ESPN Classic Sport - the European archive arm of the US cable network - has secured a rights deal with soccer governing body FIFA.