Italy
TIM to offer Champions League on Mediaset’s streaming service
Italian telecoms company TIM has agreed a three-year deal for non-exclusive distribution of commercial broadcaster Mediaset’s Infinity app on its TIMVision platform.
AC Milan secures renewal with Snaipay
Italian football club AC Milan has signed a renewal to its sponsorship contract with top-up and payment services brand Snaipay
DAZN adds Europa League and Europa Conference League to Italian rights
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has added more high-profile football content in Italy with the acquisition of rights to the Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa…
Juventus sets up €400m capital increase, faces €320m pandemic impact
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has confirmed plans for a capital increase of up to €400m ($474m) after stating that it expects to lose €320m due to the impact of Covid-19.
Eleven Sports retains Serie A rights in Poland
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained exclusive rights in Poland to Italy’s Serie A in a deal with the Infront agency.
Juventus ‘weighing up’ fresh capital increase
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has approached a number of banks as it considers a second capital increase in three years in an effort to alleviate its financial concerns, according to Reuters
Rai’s Euro 2020 coverage blocked in Malta to protect PBS exclusivity
Public Broadcasting Services, the Maltese public broadcaster, has enforced its exclusivity to the ongoing Uefa European Championship after Italian television coverage of Italy’s latest match was made u…
Salernitana seeks new owner to avoid Serie A conflict of interest
Newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana is seeking a new owner as it attempts to resolve conflict of interest rules that may prevent it obtaining a licence for the top division of Italian football
Rai nets 61-per-cent share for narrow Italy win, ORF pulls in 2m viewers
Italy’s extra-time victory over Austria at the Uefa European Championship registered a 61.1-per-cent market share on Rai, the Italian public broadcaster.
An average of 13.3
Rossi’s Saudi-backed team set for 2022 MotoGP entry, Japan MotoGP cancelled
Racing Team VR46, the motorcycling outfit owned by MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi and now backed by oil and natural gas company Saudi Aramco, has confirmed a five-year contract to compete in the premier…
Highest Euro 2020 audiences so far in France and Germany on dramatic night
Wednesday evening’s dramatic Group F encounters attracted the highest Uefa European Championship audiences so far in France, Germany and Portugal.
Sky takes DAZN-TIM grievance to antitrust watchdog
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has lodged an appeal with Italy’s competition authorities over the agreement between sports subscription service and media company DAZN and Telecom Italia (TIM) f…
Euro 2020 weekend action nets bumper audiences in ‘big five’ European markets
Matches from the Uefa European Championship attracted bumper audiences across Europe’s major broadcast markets over the weekend with the ‘big five’ countries all in action.
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Uefa welcomes Italian Euro 2020 anti-piracy initiative
Uefa has welcomed an Italian anti-piracy initiative that has blocked over 600 illicit streams of Euro 2020 matches
Intesa Sanpaolo takes over from UBI Banca as NBA sponsor in Italy
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo has agreed a deal to become a sponsor of the National Basketball Association.
Intesa Sanpaolo becomes the exclusive banking partner of the NBA in Italy
Ski mountaineering proposed for Milan-Cortina 2026
The sport of ski mountaineering could be added to the programme for the 2026 winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina after the local organising committee put it forward for inclusion
Italy’s Euro 2020 performances spark Rai ratings boost
Italy’s 3-0 win over Switzerland last night in the Uefa European Championship netted an average audience of 13.3 million viewers on Rai, the Italian public-service broadcaster.
Mediaset ‘close to deal’ with DAZN for Italian advertising sales
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN is set to agree a three-year deal with Publitalia, the advertising agency of the television networks of Italian media group Mediaset