Serie A and the Battle for Broadcasting Rights

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s been a tough year for the football industry…</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course, it’s one thing to lose money through a lack of gate receipts. It’s another thing to lose money through lack of television revenue… But that is precisely what is happening around Europe.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ve seen broadcast rights deals drop in Germany and in France, and it’s now Italy’s turn to face the music.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we ask: what’s going on with Serie A’s broadcast rights deal?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guest:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">David Hellier (<a href= "https://twitter.com/hellierd">@hellierd</a>) covers football finance at Bloomberg.</span></p> <p>Support Us:</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday</a></p> <p>Follow Us:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FT_Podcast_" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@FT_Podcast_</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.footballtodaypodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.FootballTodayPodcast.com</a></p> <p>Music:</p> <p>The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a>.</p> <p>Individual Tracks:</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plate Statis - Algea Fields</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rate Sheet - Union Hall</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Median Point - Glass Obelisk</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cab Ride - Pacha Faro</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Peacetime - TinyTiny Trio</span></p>