Italy
RedBird Capital looks to make rival bid for AC Milan
Prominent American investment firm enters talks for Serie A club
Serie A buoyed by lifting of three-year international rights restriction
Lega Serie A will no longer be limited to three-year terms for its international rights deals, after the Italian Council of Ministers approved changes to the Melandri Law, the 2008 law which imposed the…
Dorna Sports warns Suzuki against ‘unilaterally’ quitting MotoGP
Dorna Sports has warned MotoGP team Suzuki against violating the terms of their commercial agreement by "unilaterally" exiting the motorcycling series after reports suggested the team will dissolve later…
Lega Serie A secures sponsorship boost with eBay and Bombeer
Lega Serie A has added to its sponsorship portfolio with online sales and auction platform eBay
Serie A broadcasts AC Milan-Fiorentina game in metaverse
Event is a first involving a major football league
Sky reports 71-per-cent Q1 Ebitda uplift amid lower operating expenses
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, recorded $622m (€591m) in adjusted Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) for the first quarter of 2022, a y…
Women’s Serie A to go professional next season
The Federal Council of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has announced that it has approved regulatory changes which will allow the women’s Serie A Femminile to go fully professional from the next s…
Emilia Romagna GP pulls in strong home audience on Sky Italia channels
Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix pulled in strong ratings in its home country of Italy, despite disappointment for local Formula 1 fans after a difficult race for Ferrari.
Investcorp ‘closing in’ on AC Milan takeover
Bahrain-based asset manager Investcorp could become the first Middle Eastern owner of an Italian Serie A football club through sealing a takeover of AC Milan by the end of this week, according to multiple…
Serie A shelves plans for 20-team US tournament during 2022 Fifa World Cup
Lega Serie A has shelved plans to stage a highly ambitious 20-team tournament in the United States during the 2022 Fifa World Cup, which is being held from November 21 to December 18 in Qatar
Sky Italia free to pursue exclusive internet rights after antitrust ruling
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has succeeded in securing an early overturn of a ruling that has prevented it from acquiring exclusive internet rights to sports properties for almost three years
Rai secures Diamond League rights to 2024
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has secured rights to World Athletics’ top-tier Diamond League series in a three-year deal running until 2024.
Bahrain’s Investcorp ‘in exclusive talks’ to buy AC Milan in $1.1bn deal
Bahrain-based investment fund Investcorp has entered into exclusive talks with Elliott Management Corp. to acquire Serie A giants AC Milan, according to multiple reports
OneFootball widens Serie B remit with global content deal
OneFootball, the football-focused media platform, has strengthened its relationship with Lega Serie B by signing a global content deal with the governing body for the second division of Italian club football
ROKiT Venturi Racing appoints Turnstile agency in wake of Maserati link-up
Formula E’s ROKiT Venturi Racing has appointed the Turnstile agency to assess the value of its intellectual property rights following the multi-year agreement between the racing team and sports car br…
Sardinia to host double-header as Extreme E reworks calendar
The Extreme E electric off-road racing series has been forced to postpone its planned race in Sardinia, with the Italian island to now stage a double-header event in July
AC Milan signs Konami as club’s first training kit sponsor
Italian football club AC Milan has signed up video game developer Konami Digital Entertainment to its sponsorship portfolio as a Principal Partner
Milano Cortina 2026 cuts projected loss, hails cost containment measures
Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, the local organising committee for the Italian staging of the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, has hailed successful cost containment efforts after managing to cut its…