Lega Serie A: Mediapro proposes becoming an audiovisual technical partner for the 2021-2024 cycle

The Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro has proposed becoming an audiovisual technical partner of the Lega Serie A, with a view to creating a channel for the League for the 2021-2024 cycle, according to the Italian news agency ANSA on 08/05/2019.

Lega Serie A had dissolved its contract with Mediapro on 05/06/2018, after the Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group acquired the TV rights, in Italy, to the Serie A TIM as an independent intermediary for the 2018-2021 period, for €1.05bn annually, on 05/02/2018.

"The guarantee paid is not in compliance with the tender, and so is inadmissible, on different aspects both formal and quantitative. As for the €64m already paid by Mediapro, I am faithful to the contract, and the contract provided for a deposit (during the tender process) that has been paid, and will remain in the coffers of the Lega," said Gaetano Miccichè, president of the Lega Serie A, on 05/06/2018.

Mediapro would prefer to avoid legal action in an attempt to recover the €64m and has proposed that the amount be used in advance for the future partnership it wishes to…