Italy
Sky Italia provides sports subscription discount
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has announced a discount offer to its sports subscribers in an effort to compensate for the lack of live action during the Covid-19 pandemic
Lega Serie A wage cuts proposal met with scorn from players’ union
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has voted unanimously to recommend that clubs impose wage cuts of between two and four months’ pay on playing and coaching s…
FIGC president suggests betting revenue share to help ‘save’ Italian football
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has called on the government to introduce a fund to ‘save football’ in the country and has suggested that a share of betting revenue be donated to clubs and organisations in …
AC Milan signs up ROinvesting to bolster sponsorship portfolio
Italian Serie A club AC Milan has added Cyprus-based trading platform ROinvesting as a new sponsor
Diamond League postpones three more events due to Covid-19
World Athletics’ Diamond League has postponed three more meetings scheduled for May amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Serie A 2018-19 revenues hit €2.7bn after media-rights increases
Italian football’s Serie A registered a 13.5-per-cent increase in revenues during the 2018-19 season, in part thanks to improved media-rights revenues.
Fox Sports’ Italian exit complete as web operations to close
Fox Sports Italia is set to cease its web operations at the end of the month, almost two years after its television operation shut down in Italy
Mediaset ups ProSiebenSat.1 stake to almost 20 per cent
Mediaset, the Italy-based commercial broadcaster, has increased its stake in ProSiebenSat.1, a German commercial broadcaster, to 19.35 per cent after acquiring a further 4
Coca-Cola eyes Coppa Italia title rights after Supercoppa success
Coca-Cola’s modest investment in the title rights to Italy’s 2019 Supercoppa appears to have been so successful that the US beverage company is in advanced negotiations for a deal covering the country’s main domestic cup, the Coppa Italia.
Italian, Spanish officials spell out hope for European football resumption
Officials in Italy and Spain have expressed hope that Serie A and LaLiga may be able to restart in May, as Lars-Christer Olsson, chairman of the European Leagues group, stated forward planning is hopeful…
Rai launches classic sports channel to fill content hole
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has moved to counter the current gap in content left by the cancellation or postponement of a myriad of sporting events in the coming months by launching a dedicated…
Pulse Media agrees exclusive Giro Rosa rights deal
Pulse Media, an Italian production and media rights distribution company, has acquired the exclusive rights to women’s cycling’s Giro Rosa until at least 2022.
Italian Football Federation to call for Euro 2020 postponement
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina has said the governing body will propose the postponement of Uefa Euro 2020 at a key meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) to allow European…
Giro d’Italia start postponed as Hungarian government declares state of emergency
The start of this year’s Giro d’Italia cycling race has been delayed by its organiser, RCS Sport, in response to the Hungarian government declaring a state of emergency in the country.
Coronavirus latest: LaLiga behind closed doors, Italy shuts down, AFC qualifiers moved
All public gatherings throughout Italy have been halted by the government until April 3 in order to contain the coronavirus epidemic
Sky and Lega Serie A hit back at free-to-air criticism
Lega Serie A, the operating body of the top division of Italian club football, and domestic rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia, have hit out at comments by Italian sports minister Vincenzo…
Milan clubs to implement 4K LED ad boards at San Siro
Italian Serie A clubs AC Milan and Inter Milan have signed a joint alliance with digital advertising companies Technovision Ledwall and Aim Sport to enhance the clubs' LED signage at the San Siro stadium
Alpine Ski World Cup Finals and IIHF Women’s Worlds fall victim to coronavirus
The coronavirus has claimed two major events in the winter sports sector with the International Ski Federation (FIS) and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) cancelling their Alpine Ski World Cup…