Lega Serie A: launch of the call for tenders for the 2021-2024 international broadcasting rights

The Lega Serie A has launched the call for tenders for the international broadcasting rights to the Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italia, for the 2021-2024 period, on 23/11/2020. Interested candidates must submit their offers between 16/12/2020 (from 10:00 CET) and 11/01/2021 (up to 10:00 CET).

"Lega Serie A will then start the selection process. As part of this, Lega Serie A may open private negotiations with bidders to identify the best offers. The invitation to submit offers, which is open both to media operators and intermediaries, has been built on a territorial approach and includes 115 packages, all offered on a platform-neutral basis. Interested parties can bid for a single package or for several ones," stated the Italian League.

This call for tenders does not include rights for Italy, San Marino and the Vatican (domestic rights), as well as the MENA zone which will be the subject of a separate call for tenders.

The contracts for the TV rights (currently held domestically by Sky Italia and DAZN for €973m per season) and international (held by IMG and RAI for…