Serie A Broadcast Holders Freeze Payments

JAKARTA - The Italian Serie A League is still at a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, companies that hold broadcast rights for the highest caste competition in the Spaghetti Country competition freeze the final payments for the 2019-2020 season.

The Italian league was suspended on March 9 and the league operator and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) want the season to be completed even if it has to play matches behind closed doors.

The Italian government has yet to decide whether it will give permission to continue the league, although they did allow teams to do individual training last week. Sassuolo, Parma and Bologna are the first three Serie A teams to ensure their return to training.

Launching Soccerway, Monday, May 11, the three broadcasting rights holders of Seria A; Sky, DAZN and IMG are yet to issue final payments for the 2019-2020 season.

The Italian League clubs hope to receive the payment at the end of this week.

The payments are part of an annual payment of 1.3 billion euros that broadcast rights holders have given Italian League clubs to broadcast matches, under a three-year agreement which expires next season.

Sources have previously said broadcast rights holders have put forward proposals to postpone or reduce the amount of payments to clubs, but that proposal has resulted in rejection.

The extraordinary meeting of the Italian League club representatives on Wednesday, May 13 will discuss the matter.