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Roma v Bologna Serie A match free on DAZN UK

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is kicking off the 2025/26 season by giving football fans in the UK free access to Lega Serie A and Jupiler Pro League live games, alongside highlights from top-tier European leagues and original programming.  DAZN will bring fans coverage of all 10 Serie A Championship matches per round. With exclusive […]

August 22, 2025

Lega Basket Serie A, Deltatre partnership

Deltatre, a provider of streaming, digital, data and graphics solutions, has announced a five-year partnership with Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) to develop and run all aspects of LBA’s production and operations, third-party distribution, and DTC OTT offering. Ahead of the 2025–26 LBA season, Deltatre will deliver a refreshed distribution strategy into strategic third-party partners, […]

August 8, 2025

DAZN scores Serie A deal

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has signed a deal that secures exclusive and non-exclusive rights to Lega Serie A, Italy’s top football league, competitions, in several international market. In the 2025/26 season, DAZN will stream every Serie A Championship match in the UK and Ireland and the US  – including US Possessions and the Caribbean […]

July 4, 2025

Italy: Widespread pay-TV piracy fines

Over 2,282 individuals in 80 Italian provinces have been identified and fined for illegal IPTV streaming of copyrighted content, particularly football. This follows a memorandum of understanding between the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AgCom) and the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police). The fines, issued between March and April 2025, range from €154 to €1,032, based […]

May 19, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Tech companies challenge Italy’s Piracy Shield

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has expressed serious concerns regarding Italy’s Piracy Shield anti-piracy initiative. Under the initiative, copyright holders can flag suspected piracy websites to the Italian media regulator (AgCom), which orders Internet providers to block user access to those sites within 30 minutes. While ostensibly designed to combat online copyright […]

January 27, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Italian Court orders Cloudfare to assist in combatting piracy

The Milan Court has issued a landmark ruling in the fight against digital piracy, siding with the Serie A League in its lawsuit against content delivery network provider Cloudflare. The court has ordered Cloudflare to prevent users from accessing websites illegally streaming Serie A football matches by blocking their domain names and network traffic. Cloudflare […]

December 23, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Serie A, Meta copyright collaboration

Lega Serie A, Italy’s top flight football league, and Meta have confirmed they are collaborating in fighting online piracy of sporting events on a global scale, showcasing the power of joint efforts between content owners and online platforms. Rights Manager: Lega Serie A has access to Rights Manager, a content management system developed by Meta […]

December 13, 2024By Colin Mann

Italy: Tougher TV piracy penalties

The Italian government has significantly increased penalties for those involved in TV piracy, including those who fail to report illegal activities. Two amendments approved by the Senate propose prison sentences of up to a year for individuals who do not report piracy or related offences. The amendments aim to protect copyright and combat the widespread […]

October 2, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Deltatre delivers live graphic production for Serie A

Deltatre, a specialist in OTT, digital and data technology for media and sport, has deployed one of the first SMPTE ST 2110 IP networks for live graphic production based on Imagine Communications’ Selenio Network Processor (SNP). In a major project undertaken for Italy’s Lega Serie A, Deltatre and Imagine prepared the new system for the […]

September 12, 2024

Serie A, Ligue 1 go DTC in UK

OneFootball and Lega Serie A have announced a partnership to deliver coverage of Italy’s top flight football league to fans in the UK and Ireland for the 2024/2025 season. Through the newly launched Home of Serie A, the direct-to-consumer streaming service from Lega Serie A will provide live access to all 380 Serie A matches. […]

August 28, 2024By Nik Roseveare