Italy: Adriano Galliani, ex-director of AC Milan, named president of Mediaset Premium

Italian Adriano Galliani, 72 years old, has been appointed president of the Italian pay-TV company Mediaset Premium SpA on 25/07/2017. Adriano Galliani replaces Marco Giordani, and joins Marco Leonardi, appointed the delegated administrator of Mediaset Premium on 09/03/2017.

Very close to Silvio Berlusconi, Adriano Galliani, who held positions in the Lega Serie A until April 2017, was vice-president and managing director of AC Milan (Serie A TIM) since 1986, before sharing this position with Barbara Berlusconi, the daughter of Silvio Berlusconi, and then concentrate on the activity "technico-sportivo" from 19/12/2013.

"On the eve of the new tender for the TV rights of Serie A TIM for the 2018-2021 period, the presence at the head of Mediaset Premium of a personality with a great experience in the world of sport and of TV rights gives credibility to the company," said Mediaset, founded by Silvio Berlusconi on 26/11/1987, which acquired the 11.1% stake in Mediaset Premium held by the Spanish telecom group Telefonica on 19/06/2017. Mediaset now owns 100% of its pay-TV subsidiary…