Italy

Nordic Combined
Events

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has hit out at the International Olympic Committee’s “surprising and disappointing” decision to exclude women’s Nordic combined from the 2026 Winter …
Basketball
Media

Lega Basket Serie A, the top-tier Italian basketball league, has issued its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender for the next three seasons
Olympic Games
Events

Local government bodies involved with organising the Milano Cortina 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have raised concerns with the Italian government over the funding plan for the event and have…
Football
Media

Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is said to be considering the launch of its own radio channel
Cycling
Events

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded Italy hosting rights to the first two editions of its new Gravel World Championships and confirmed the calendar for the 2022 Track Champions League competition
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

Newly-promoted Italian Serie A football club AC Monza has signed a multi-year marketing agreement with Konami Digital Entertainment, maker of the eFootball video game series
Football
Media

Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN has upped the price of a standard subscription in Italy and introduced a new premium service that will allow customers to watch content on up to six devices
Tennis
Media

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired non-exclusive rights to the Davis Cup group-stage matches to be held in Bologna from September 13 to 18
Cycling
Events

Italy will host the ‘Grand Départ’ of the Tour de France for the first time in 2024, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, with Nice set to act as the finale for the cycling ‘Grand Tour’ due to the stag…
Golf
Media

LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week is to be broadcast by streaming service Mola TV, SportBusiness understands, while subscription streaming operator Via…
American Football
Media

The European League of Football (ELF) has announced media rights agreements with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi in China and international streaming platform Eleven across Italy and Southeast Asia
Football
Fan Engagement

Chinese collectible trading cards company FansMall has agreed a multi-year deal with Italian Serie A club Inter Milan
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Rome-based fashion brand Fendi has signed its first-ever sponsorship with AS Roma in a two-year deal, from 2022-23 to 2023-24
Football
Finance & Law

RedBird Capital has agreed terms on a deal to acquire recently-crowned Italian football champion AC Milan from fellow US investment group Elliott Management. The deal values AC Milan at €1.2bn ($1.2
Multiple Sports
Media

Michele Criscitiello has secured full control of Italia Sport Communication, parent company of digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired a package of third-party rights to Uefa national team matches over the course of the next two years
Football
Media

Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final netted robust free-to-air viewing figures in Europe’s major markets despite the 36-minute delay caused by chaotic scenes outside the stadium.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its deal for the English Premier League rights for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25