In the second part of our interview, Luisella Fusco, head of media operations and broadcast Lega Serie A, takes us behind the scenes of the league’s new production centre and explains how it’s enabling innovation. Read the first part of the interview here. Tell us about some of the technical innovations made possible by the […] More
To help DAZN and Amazon with their Serie A and Champions League coverage, EMG Italia has put in place new studios and facilities – and that is just the tip of the iceberg in what has been a hectic few months, writes Roberto Landini. 3Zero2TV, Global Production and Netco Sports are continuing the process of […] More
OneFootball now has the rights to show live matches and highlights of 12 different leagues and competitions from around the world in Italy, following a new deal to broadcast Portugal’s top-tier competition the Primeira Liga. All live and on-demand footage will be shown free-to-air for OneFootball users and will be available on smartphone and tablet […] More
Director Giorgio Galli has 26 years of experience directing major sports events for television, especially in football, and has celebrated several birthdays in OB vans. He started with Tele+ in the mid-90s and continued with two Champions League finals, six Italian Cup finals, one Super Cup final, the UEFA European Under Championship 21 final, two […] More
Italian director Giorgio Galli started his broadcasting career at the age of 20 at a local TV station in Reggio Emilia, joining the sports team as a cameraman. He quickly moved into directing, thanks to sports manager Franco Tosi. In the mid-1990s he began directing Serie A football matches for Tele+, even calling the shots […] More
EMG company Global Production handled the complete television production of the Serie A match between Torino and Benevento on 23 May 2021 at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, generating the international feed as well as a unilateral feed for Sky Italia. The match was produced using 12 Grass Valley LDX 80 cameras: seven with long […] More
3Zero2 TV, a subsidiary of EMG, started 2021 by adding a series of new technical and aesthetic initiatives for coverage of Italian SuperLega volleyball matches being aired on the Eleven network. The enhancements were made in order to provide viewers with better insight into both the tactical and emotional elements of each game. Talking to […] More
Sports streaming platform DAZN has acquired the bulk of the rights to show live Serie A matches in Italy in a deal reputed to be worth €2.5bn. The contract, which runs from 2021 to 2024, includes seven out of 10 exclusive matches per match week and sees DAZN become the new primary broadcaster of the […] More
Live sports streaming service provider and broadcaster Eleven has appointed a former DAZN vice president as its managing director in Italy. Giovanni Zurleni, who was vice president of commercial and partnerships at DAZN from 2018 until 2019, will be responsible for further developing Eleven’s business and operations in Italy. He replaces Mattia Baldassarre who will […] More
The chief executive and co-founder of the Euro Media Group (EMG) in Italy has stepped down as part of a management restructure at the broadcast facilities and services provider. After 18 years, Mario Rasini (pictured, centre) leaves the leadership of EMG Italy and is replaced by Claudio Cavallotti (pictured, right) who was most recently sales […] More
