Napoli owner calls for Italian league to stream matches straight to fans
Financial Times
23-05-22 04:43
The owner of Serie A champions Napoli has called on the league to deliver matches directly to viewers through services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, warning piracy and waning interest were a real risk to the sport's future. Aurelio De Laurentiis said the league should handle broadcast production and streaming of games in a bid to reignite Italian football. The country's top league has suffered underinvestment and scandal, and the 73-year-old said it was losing younger fans to video games. The Premier League and Ligue 1 are also planning tenders for domestic broadcast rights.