Italy

Football
Media

Sky Italia has won its appeal against the country’s antitrust authority’s decision to bar the pay-television broadcaster for three years from acquiring exclusive content rights over internet platforms.
Rugby Union
Events

The Six Nations rugby union clash between Italy and England in Rome on March 14 has been postponed until later this year as the country continues to attempt to stem the tide of its coronavirus outbreak
Motorsport
Media

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has agreed a two-year extension to its rights deal for motorcycling's FIM Motocross World Championship
Rugby Union
Media

Six Nations Rugby, organising body of the annual national team tournament, has refused to rule out the possibility that live rights to the championship could go behind a paywall against the backdrop of…
Football
Media

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has said that it will consult with Lega Serie A over whether to broadcast this Sunday’s fixture between Juventus and Inter Milan on its free-to-air channel T…
Baseball
Other

A raft of sports events in Korea have been cancelled or put under threat after a spike in coronavirus cases in the country
Football
Other

Four Italian Serie A football matches were postponed at the weekend after an outbreak of coronavirus cases in the north of the country
Rugby Union
Events

European private equity company CVC Capital Partners is close to buying stakes in the Six Nations and Pro14 rugby competitions, as part of wider plans to 'reshape' the sport's global competition structure,…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian sportswear company Macron has extended its kit supplier deal with domestic Serie A football club Bologna through a new contract that will take the association into a third decade
Football
Fan Engagement

Serie A side AC Milan has announced that its collaboration with London-based digital marketing agency WePlay has helped the club drive a 7.5-per-cent increase in ticket sales
Boxing
Media

Subscription streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in five countries to this weekend’s heavyweight boxing rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Casio Computer brand has renewed its official partnership with the Formula 1 team Scuderia AlphaTauri, formerly known as Scuderia Toro Rosso
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Swiss watchmaker Tissot has completed the set of cycling’s ‘Grand Tours’ by agreeing a sponsorship deal for the Giro d’Italia. The
Football
Technology

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has signalled his intention to step up the use of video assistant referees in the top-tier Serie A and revealed that a challenge system could be implemented in the…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian football giants Juventus have expanded and extended their naming rights and sponsorship contract with global financial services company Allianz. The new deal is worth €103.1
Biathlon
Media

At least 18 European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members will show coverage of the International Biathlon Union’s (IBU) Biathlon World Championships, which get underway in Antholz Anterselva, Italy today (…
Football
Media

Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) has cleared the way for Italian football’s Lega Serie A to begin its sale of domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after approving the guidelines set out…
Rugby Union
Media

The member unions of the Six Nations rugby union tournament have agreed to pool their media rights, including autumn internationals and other test matches, ahead of the anticipated investment from CVC…