Serie A: two separate tenders (broadcasters and intermediaries) launched for 2018-2021 TV rights

The Lega Serie A published two separate tenders regarding the allocation of its audiovisual rights over the 2018-2021 period, on Saturday 06/01/2018. Interested groups must submit their offers no later than Monday 22/01/2018 at 13:00 CET.

The two tenders correspond to the initial five lots put back into play by the Lega Serie A. While the floor price of the five lots is almost the same (€990 million per year for the 2018 tender, against €1bn earlier for the initial tender of June 2017), the lots have been modified by the Lega Serie A (see details below). The rights to Lots A, B, and C can not be assigned to a single operator.

The Italian league also has an tender for an independent intermediary for all Serie A matches, which will come into play if the first tender (for audiovisual groups) fails. The Qatar International Bank (International Bank of Qatar) may have proposed €13bn over 10 years for this tender, according to Italian media on 22/12/2017.

The 20 Serie A TIM clubs gathered at the Lega Serie A Ordinary Assembly held in Milan (ITA) approved the 2018-2021 audiovisual rights…