Italy: B4 Capital extends its international distribution rights to the Serie B until 2018

B4 Capital has extended its international distribution (outside of Italy) agreement for the audiovisual rights to the Serie B for the 2015-2018 cycle, the Anglo-Luxembourg media rights agency announced on 18/08/2015. "The league has grown in stature," stated Fabio de Santis, the chief executive of B4 Capital.

The media rights agency also distributes the international audiovisual rights of the TIM Cup, the Supercoppa TIM (Italian Super Cup), and home friendly matches of the Italian national team (in the Americas, Middle East and North Africa), until the end of the 2017-18 season.

• The audiovisual content of the Serie B Professional league which manages the Italian second division. is produced by the Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia during the 2015-2018 cycle.

The 2015-16 Serie B championship begins on 05/09/2015

• The clubs Calcio Catania and SS Teramo Calcio have been administratively demoted to the Lega Pro (Italian third division) on 20/08/2015 due to match-fixing allegations…