Officials at the Italian football league met on Monday as clubs look to further monetise the Serie A competition.
Italy’s Top 20 Clubs met with executives to discuss approaches by private equity firms looking for a slice of Serie A’s media business.
One option first mooted in La Stampa has been a bid for the Sky Italia pay-TV platform. However, speaking to reporters at the end of the Milan meeting, Serie A Chairman Lorenzo Casini said that there was nothing on the table at the moment.
However, it is known that among the options is to take a majority stake in Comcast’s Italian unit that could then be used to launch a dedicated Serie A channel to Italian consumers, buoyed by the 4.2 million customers that already subscribe, with about half take the Sky Sports channels.
It’s anticipated Serie A will launch a tender for bids from the 2024/25 season this month. The principle rights holder is currently the streaming service DAZN, which has been dogged by a series of technical problems. Sky has the rights to screen three matches in each round.
There was no conclusion at the end of the meeting and the clubs are expected to hold further talks at the end of the month.