Italy: "A strict reminder for DAZN of their contractual obligations" (Luigi De Siervo, Lega Serie A)

"There will be no termination of the contract with DAZN. We have given them a very strict reminder of their contractual obligations, to protect the League. As Lega Serie A president Lorenzo Casini said, we are aggrieved in this matter and we have reminded the OTT platform of its duties," said Luigi De Siervo, CEO of the Lega Serie A, following the technical problems that arose during the broadcast of two games on Matchday 16 of the 2022-23 Serie A TIM season, on 11/01/2023.

"We regret what happened during two of the 10 matches played on 04/01/2023 (FC Inter Milan - SSC Napoli and Udinese Calcio - Empoli FC). A technical disruption occurred, caused by an external global partner in charge of managing the traffic distribution on the servers used by DAZN. The disruption impacted a few customers, while the majority of those connected watched the matches without any problems," explained the OTT sports platform on 05/01/2023.

"There have been three different problems in a year and a half. This year's audience is progressively higher than last year's and more and more people are watching…