Serie A: TV rights awarded to the Spanish intermediary Mediapro for €1.05bn per year for 2018-2021

The Lega Serie A has awarded the domestic audiovisual rights of the Serie A for the 2018-2021 period to an independent intermediary, the Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro, for €1,050,001,000 per year, announced the Italian League on 05/02/2018. "With this price being higher than the minimum amount required by the tender (€1,000 above the €1.05bn floor price), the Lega Serie A will now proceed to the Italian Competition and Market Authority (which has 45 days to respond), in order to officially grant the rights in question," said the Italian League.

The Lega Serie A had not awarded any of the five lots proposed on 06/01/2018 (see details below), for the domestic audiovisual rights to the Serie A for the 2018-2021 period, following private negotiations between operators and the Italian League, from 22 to 26/01/2018.

The Lega Serie A received an offer of €630m from Sky Italia for four lots (A, C, D1, and D2) and an offer of €200m from Mediaset for lot B, for a total of €830m. The Lega Serie A had also received an offer, reserved for "independent intermediaries", of €950m from…