Serie A clubs will miss out upon a combined €160 million in revenue when it comes to television rights due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic according to a report in today’s print edition of La Repubblica.
Sky Sport Italia and DAZN, who are Serie A’s two main broadcasters who pay out a combined €973 million of the €1.4 billion deal between them, have already paid out 85% of money for this season, despite the fact only 68% of games had been played prior to the season coming to a halt due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic.
The report from the Rome based newspaper goes on to state that Lega Serie A and the broadcasters could soon hold negotiations and it is possible that Sky Sport Italia and DAZN could be given a discount next season in terms of how much they must pay.
It also goes on to add that the Italian government have been asked to modify the Melandri law, the law which concerns television rights and stops a single entity from owning all of the rights.
