The Italian Serie A TV Rights Selling Model – Historical Study

Authors

  • Christos Koutroumanides Democritus University of Thrace, 4 Str Souliou, Kavala 65403, Greece
  • Panagiotis Alexopoulos Democritus University of Thrace, 4 Str Souliou, Kavala 65403, Greece
  • Athanasios Laios Democritus University of Thrace, 4 Str Souliou, Kavala 65403, Greece
  • John Douvis University of Peloponnese, Erythroy Stavroy 28 & Karyotaki, 22131, Tripolis, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29081/gsjesh.2018.19.1s.06

Abstract

In mid 2000s the tv rights income reaches a 873 million euro for the 2005-06 season, with the Serie A tv rights annual income to gradually increase from a 844 million euro for the 2009-10 season to an amazing approximate 1,4 billion euro for the 2018-21 season. All these years Lega Calcio experimented a lot in the designing and application of a tv rights selling mechanism and its accompanied tv rights income distribution model. The Greek Superleague followed similar paths with Lega Calcio, when for many years in early 2000s clubs could exploit their tv rights by themselves. Even later, in late 200s and after the establishment of SL and with the collective selling mechanism in use, this mechanism didn’t include all participating clubs. The study aims to show how could Greek Superleague higher management staff learn from the Serie A tv rights deal history and follow the league’s recent tv rights optimal collective selling practices.

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Published

24-06-2019

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