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Serie A sports broadcasting rights and pricing

Overview

The sports broadcasting landscape for Serie A is experiencing changes in pricing and rights management. DAZN has implemented price increases for its ‘DAZN Full’ and ‘DAZN Family’ subscription plans for the upcoming season, citing an expanded catalog that includes international tournaments like the FIFA Club World Cup and various tennis championships.

In addition to pricing shifts, disputes regarding broadcasting exclusivity have escalated. While the Albanian platform Tring holds legal rights for Serie A and the Champions League within Albania, reports indicate its service is accessible outside the country due to a lack of strict geolocation. This has led to complaints from Serie A regarding the challenge to exclusivity for broadcasters holding rights in other territories.

Following these concerns, Lega Serie A has suspended the supply of television signals to Tring. The decision was made after findings revealed that the platform’s signal was accessible in Italy without a VPN, allowing users to access a sports package including Serie A, the Champions League, and the NBA for approximately 250 euros per year—a fraction of the cost of domestic Italian subscriptions.

Tring, which is controlled by Vertex Holding and pays roughly 4 million euros annually for Albanian rights, previously suggested the lack of blocking was intended to serve the Albanian diaspora. However, the Lega maintains that the signal supply will remain suspended until Tring provides sufficient guarantees that its OTT and satellite signals cannot be accessed from Italy, citing conflicts with the exclusive rights purchased by domestic broadcasters.

Entities

DAZN · Lega Serie A · Serie A · Tring · Vertex Holding

Timeline

  1. 28 days ago

    [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Lega Serie A blocks Tring broadcasting signal

    Lega Serie A has blocked the Albanian broadcaster Tring from airing Serie A and Coppa Italia matches due to a lack of geoblocking, which allowed unauthorized international access to the content.

  2. 30 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 11 sources
    Lega Serie A suspends signal to Albanian broadcaster Tring

    Lega Serie A has cut signal supply to Albanian broadcaster Tring after its sports package was found accessible in Italy, violating territorial exclusivity agreements.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    DAZN raises Serie A subscription prices amid new TIM football offer

    DAZN is raising subscription prices for the new Serie A season due to expanded content, while TIM has launched a 9.99 euro monthly mobile-only promotion for selected Serie A matches.

Sources

advanced-television.com · calcioefinanza.it · calcionews24.com · cronachedi.it · digital-sat.it · fcinternews.it · ilcrotonese.it · infodrones.it · lapiazzettadellosport.it · litaliano.it · milannews.it · mondomobileweb.it · punto-informatico.it · tech.everyeye.it · tecnoandroid.it · tuttomercatoweb.com · unionesarda.it

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