Gol TV loses rights to Serie A to FSC and RAI

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FSI and RAI acquire Serie A TV rights in the US

March 7, 2007

FOX Sports International (FSI) and RAI International have acquired video rights in the US to the Italian Serie A for the 2007-2008 through 2009-2010 seasons via agreements with the partnership of sports marketing agencies Media Partners/Ricardo Silva and SPORTFIVE.

FSI has outbid GolTV for the rights in English and Spanish. In the US, FOX Soccer Channel (FSC) will air live Serie A matches in English on Saturdays usually at 2:30pm Eastern Time and Sundays usually at 9am Eastern Time. FOX Sports en Espanol will have Serie A match telecasts in Spanish.

RAI International will air the Serie A in Italian throughout the Americas, with live matches on Saturdays usually at 12noon and 2:30pm Eastern Time, and Sundays usually at 9am and 2:30pm Eastern Time.

GolTV will have no access to the Serie A in the US during the new TV contract cycle.

I actually dont kno whether to be happy or sad about this...Gol TV was for me an excellent option, as I was able to see matches that FSC didnt carry...now, with RAI (which I have no home access to) and FSN sharing the matches, I feel sure to have a reduction in the number of Serie A matches I will be able to see...

I am not sure of this, but since I dont get RAI at home, I will indeed probably see less.

With FSC being so focused on the EPL, I really think there will be an overall reduction...not happy about this, not happy at all...