Italy
Uefa’s Uva ‘lined up’ as new CEO of Milan-Cortina 2026
Uefa executive Michele Uva is being lined up to swap European football’s governing body for the chief executive role at Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, local organising committee for the Winter Olympic a…
Inter signs three-year Hisense sponsorship, regional deal with Chinese betting operator HTH
Inter Milan has agreed a sponsorship deal with Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Hisense, while the Italian Serie A club has also signed Chinese betting and sports entertainment brand HTH as a…
Udinese extends with sleeve sponsor, Torino signs up PlanetPay365
Udinese has extended its sleeve sponsorship deal with food products manufacturer Consorzio del Prosciutto di San Daniele, while fellow Italian Serie A club Torino has signed a new sponsorship deal with…
Bitget extends as Juventus sleeve sponsor for another year
Singapore-based cryptocurrency trading platform Bitget has extended its sleeve sponsorship of Italian Serie A club Juventus for another season
Over 4m domestic TV viewers for Munich 2022 athletics
Live coverage of the athletics events at Munich’s multi-sports European Championships netted an average audience of 4.15 million viewers last night on ARD, the German public broadcaster.
Toyota replaces Hyundai as Roma sponsor
Japanese car company Toyota Group has become a new main global partner of Italian Serie A club AS Roma.
Toyota replaces Korean rival Hyundai as the club’s car category sponsor.
Helbiz strikes live Serie B rights deal with OneFootball, reveals streaming income
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has agreed a distribution deal in Italy with media platform OneFootball for live coverage of the Serie B domestic competition
Cost of staging Milan-Cortina 2026 set to surpass €2bn
The budget for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo is set to rise to more than €2bn ($2.04bn).
DAZN renews EFL rights in key European markets and Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has renewed its exclusive rights to the English Football League's Championship, League One and League Two as well as the EFL Cup in German-speaking countries, Italy, Spain…
Gymnastics, sport climbing and triathlon breach 2m audience barrier on ARD
Gymnastics, sport climbing and triathlon events at Munich’s European Championships have all attracted audiences of over 2 million viewers on ARD, the German public-service broadcaster.
Bologna extends sponsor deals with BFGoodrich, Valmora
Italian Serie A club Bologna has extended sponsorship deals with US tyre manufacturer BFGoodrich and domestic water brand Acqua Valmora
DAZN hit by more Serie A technical issues as season commences
DAZN has found itself at the centre of fresh complaints over its service in Italy following issues during its domestic coverage of the opening weekend of the 2022-23 Serie A season
DAZN Italia agrees Google, Samsung promotional subscription offer
The Italian division of OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN has signed commercial deals with electronics company Samsung and technology giant Google
Inter expands digital footprint with Recast channel
Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan has launched a dedicated channel on subscription-free streaming platform Recast
Castore makes move into Italy with Genoa kit deal
UK-based sportswear brand Castore has entered the Italian football market after signing a multi-year deal with Serie B club Genoa
Sky Italia, DAZN sign off on Serie A distribution deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN have announced a new strategic agreement that will make the latter’s app available on Sky Q from August 8, with the d…
DAZN and TIM ‘to restructure’ Serie A agreement
OTT sports subscription broadcaster DAZN is set to restructure its Serie A rights agreement with Telecom Italia
Lega Serie A appoints AdPlay to develop free match highlights platform
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has appointed digital media company AdPlay Media Holding to develop a new multimedia platform through which it will provide…