Sports broadcasting contracts in Italy
This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts in Italy. For a list of broadcasting rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts.
In Italy, due to the law 8/99, the following sport events must be broadcast for free, even partially or delayed:
- Winter and Summer Olympics
- all matches of Italy national football team.
- final of FIFA World Cup (live compulsory)
- final of UEFA European Football Championship (live compulsory)
- if Italian teams are involved, semifinals and final of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Six Nations matches involving Italy
- semifinals and finals of FIBA World Championship, Waterpolo World Championship, Volleyball World Championship and Rugby World Cup if Italy is involved
- Italy GP of F1 and MotoGP
- Giro d'Italia
- final and semifinal of Davis Cup and Fed Cup if Italian players are involved
- World Cycling Championship
Due to their length, Olympics and Giro may be broadcast partially for free.
Football
World
- FIFA World Cup 2018: -
- FIFA World Cup qualification:
- FIFA Club World Cup: RAI
- AFC Asian Cup: Eurosport
- African Cup of Nations: FOX Sports
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Eurosport
- FIFA Women's World Cup: Eurosport
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Eurosport
Europe
- Italy national football team:
- RAI (all friendly matches live)
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship:
- RAI (all matches)
- UEFA Women's Championship
- Serie A (until 2018):
- Sky Italia (all matches live)
- Mediaset Premium (all matches of Juventus, Milan, Internazionale, Roma, Napoli, Fiorentina, Lazio, Genoa and Carpi)
- RAI (highlights)
- Serie B (until 2018):
- Sky Italia (all matches live including play-off and play-out matches)
- RAI (highlights)
- Lega Pro:
- sportube.tv (all matches)
- Rai Sport 1
- Coppa Italia:
- RAI (six matches from first three rounds and all matches from fourth round live)
- Supercoppa Italiana:
- RAI
- UEFA Champions League (2015-2018):
- Mediaset Premium (all matches live including the play-off round)
- Mediaset (FTA on Canale 5 one match per matchday live, possibility of broadcasting all semifinals due to law 8/99 if Italian teams are involved)
- UEFA Europa League (2015-2018):
- Sky Italia (all matches)
- TV8 (first-pick match involving Italian teams, possibility of broadcasting all semifinals due to law 8/99 if Italian teams are involved)
- UEFA Super Cup:
- UEFA Youth League
- Mediaset Premium
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Premier League: Sky Italia (2016-2019)
- FA Cup: Fox Sports (until 2018)
- FA Community Shield: Fox Sports (until 2015)
- League Cup: Fox Sports (ultil 2018)
- La Liga: Fox Sports (until 2018)
- Supercopa de España: NOVE
- Copa del Rey: NOVE (final)
- Bundesliga: Fox Sports (until 2021)
- DFB-Pokal: Fox Sports (until 2021)
- DFL-Supercup: Fox Sports (until 2020)
- Ligue 1: Mediaset Premium (until 2018)
- Coupe de France: -
- Coupe de la Ligue: Mediaset Premium (until 2018)
- Trophée des Champions: Mediaset Premium (until 2017)
- Eredivisie: Fox Sports (until 2018)
- Scottish Premiership: Mediaset Premium (until 2018)
- Jupiler Pro League: Sportitalia
- Russian Football Premier League: Sky Italia
South America
- Copa Libertadores: Fox Sports (until 2019)
- Copa Sudamericana: Fox Sports (until 2019)
- Recopa Sudamericana: Fox Sports (until 2019)
- Argentine Primera División: Mediaset Premium[1]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: Mediaset Premium
- Copa do Brasil: Eurosport
- Chilean Campeonato Nacional: Eurosport (Fifa Futbol Latino)
- Liga Águila: Eurosport (Fifa Futbol Latino)
- Ecuadorian Serie A: Eurosport (Fifa Futbol Latino)
- Paraguayan Primera División: Eurosport (Fifa Futbol Latino)
- Peruvian Primera División: Eurosport (Fifa Futbol Latino)
- Uruguayan Primera División: Eurosport (Fifa Futbol Latino)
Rest of World
- J1 League: Eurosport
- Liga MX: Eurosport (Fifa Futbol Latino)
- CAF Champions League: FOX Sports
- CAF Confederation Cup: FOX Sports
- CAF Super Cup: FOX Sports
- North American Soccer League: Mediaset Premium (matches of Miami FC)
- Major League Soccer: Eurosport until 2019
American football
- NFL: Mediaset Premium/Fox Sports (three matches per week, Pro Bowl and Super Bowl) until 2018
Basketball
- European Basketball Championships: Sky Italia
- Euroleague: Fox Sports
- Eurocup: Eurosport
- FIBA Champions League: RAI (2 games per week)
- Serie A: Sky Italia (2 game per week), RAI (1 game per week), local channels for some away matches; play-off in simulcast on Sky and RAI
- Italian Cup: RAI
- Italian Supercup: Sky Italia
- NCAA Basketball (including March Madness, Final Four and the Championship Game): Sky Italia, Fox Sports
- Serie A (female): Sportitalia (1 game per week)
- NBA: SKY Italia (4 games per week, All-Star Weekend & playoffs)
Cycling
- Tour de France: RAI, Eurosport
- Giro d'Italia: RAI, Eurosport
- Vuelta a España: Eurosport
- World Cycling Championships: RAI, Eurosport
- UCI ProTour: RAI (some races), Eurosport
Fencing
Futsal
World
Europe
- UEFA Futsal Cup: RAI, Eurosport
Golf
- Ryder Cup: SKY Italia
- U.S. Masters: SKY Italia
- U.S. Open: SKY Italia
- The Open Championship: SKY Italia
- PGA Championship: SKY Italia
- PGA Tour: SKY Italia, Eurosport
- European Tour: SKY Italia
Horse racing
Multi-discipline events
- Olympic Games: Discovery Communications (Eurosport) for 2020 and 2024
- Winter Olympic Games: Discovery Communications (Eurosport) for 2018 and 2022
- European Games: Sky Italia
- Universiade: Eurosport
- Milan Marathon: La7
Motor Racing
- Formula 1:
- Sky Italia (Free Practices, Qualifying and Race)
- RAI (9 races live on free channel / Extended highlights of the rest)
- GP2: Sky Italia (Free Practices, Qualifying and Races)
- GP3
- EuroSport
- Sky Italia (Free Practices, Qualifying and Race)
- Porsche Super Cup
- EuroSport
- Sky Italia (Free Practices, Qualifying and Race)
- Moto GP:
- Sky Italia (Free Practices, Qualifying, Warm-up and Race )
- TV8 (8 races live on free channel / Extended highlights of the rest)
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Nuvolari
- NASCAR Xfinity Series: Nuvolari
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Nuvolari
- Formula 3 Euro Series: Nuvolari
- Blancpain Sprint Series: Sport 1
- Superbike World Championship: Mediaset, Eurosport
- Supersport World Championship: Mediaset, Eurosport
- FIM Superstock 1000 Cup: Mediaset, Eurosport
- AMA Supercross: Nuvolari
- European Superstock 600 Championship: Mediaset
- FIM Motocross World Championship: Mediaset, Eurosport
- IndyCar Series: Sky Italia
- World Rally Championship: Mediaset Premium
Rugby Union
- Six Nations: Discovery Communications (DMAX all matches, NOVE matches of Italy in simulcast)
- National Championship of Excellence: Rai Sport 1
- Pro12: Eurosport (Benetton Treviso and Zebre live matches, semi-finals and final live)
- European Rugby Champions Cup: Sky Italia
- Super Rugby: Sky Italia
- Tri Nations: SKY Italia
Sailing
- America's Cup: Mediaset
- Volvo Ocean Race: -
- Louis Vuitton Pacific Series: RAI
- Clipper Round the World Yacht Race: -
- Barcolana regatta: RAI
Skiing
Tennis
- Davis Cup:
- SuperTennis (All matches)
- RAI (Italy matches in simulcast with SuperTennis)
- Fed Cup:
- SuperTennis (All matches and Italy matches)
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2016):
- SKY Italia
- RAI (one semi-final and final of Rome)
- ATP World Tour 500 series (2016):
- ATP World Tour 250 series (2016):
- International Premier Tennis League:
- The Slam:
- Wimbledon: Sky Italia until 2018
- Australian Open: Eurosport until 2021
- French Open: Eurosport until 2021
- U.S. Open: Eurosport until 2017
- WTA Tour
- SuperTennis until 2016
Volleyball
- Serie A1 and A2: RAI
- Italian Supercup: RAI
- Coppa Italia: RAI
- CEV Champions League: Fox Sports
- CEV Women's Champions League: Sportitalia
- Volleyball World League: RAI
- Volleyball Grand Prix: -
- Men's European Volleyball Championship, Women's European Volleyball Championship, Men's World Championship and Women's World Championship: RAI
References
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