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Club News·22 April 2026·2h ago

Serie A Receives Major Compensation Settlement for International Broadcasting Rights Damages

Source: Forza Roma

Serie A clubs have received a settlement proposal worth €300 million from IMG, one of three intermediaries involved in an illegal cartel that suppressed the value of the league's international broadcasting rights between 2008 and 2018. The Italian antitrust authority determined that IMG, along with MP & Silva and B4, had artificially kept prices below fair market value, causing significant damage to Serie A's revenue compared to other major European leagues. Roma was among the first clubs to file a lawsuit in Milan's court alongside Fiorentina, Torino, Palermo, Chievo, Empoli, Pescara, and Perugia. The collective action eventually expanded to include nearly 30 clubs that participated in Serie A during the affected period. The lawsuit sought over €3 billion in total damages—the largest civil claim resulting from an antitrust case. The €300 million offer from IMG represents approximately one-third of the potential compensation clubs could obtain, though legal experts note the settlement accounts for time sensitivity given clubs' financial deadlines, the lengthy appeals process, and enforcement complications against a major U.S. company. The other two intermediaries involved remain in liquidation, further affecting recovery prospects. The settlement proposal was formally delivered to Serie A clubs and represents a significant development toward resolving the protracted dispute over damages from the cartel's anticompetitive practices.

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Diritti tv internazionali, per la Serie A arriva il maxi-risarcimento - Forzaroma.info Forzaroma.infoI migliori video scelti dal nostro canaleforzaroma news calcio Diritti tv internazionali, per la Serie A arriva il maxi-risarcimentonews calcioDiritti tv internazionali, per la Serie A arriva il maxi-risarcimentoST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 04: CEO of The Friedkin Group, Dan Freidkin, tees off on the second hole during day two of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2024 at Carnoustie Golf Links on October 04, 2024 in Carnoustie, Scotland. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)Il risarcimento spetta a circa 30 club iscritti al massimo campionato tra il 2008 e il 2018. Img ha ufficializzato ieri la proposta di transazione da 300 milioni di euro Redazione 22 aprile 2026 (modifica il 22 aprile 2026 | 09:58) Nella notte tra lunedì e martedì ai club di Serie A è stata recapitata la proposta ufficiale di transazione per un importo di 300 milioni da parte di Img, uno dei tre intermediari (gli altri sono MP & Silva e B4), che hanno costituito un cartello anticoncorrenziale trail 2008 e il 2018, frenando la rendita dei diritti televisivi internazionali del massimo campionato di calcio, come accertato da un procedimento avviato nel 2017 dall’Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato. L’Agcom, peraltro, ha rilevato come questa condotta illecita avesse causato un decremento del valore dei diritti internazionali, danneggiando la Lega Serie A e le società beneficiarie dei ricavi. In estrema sintesi, secondo l'Antitrust, mentre negli altri grandi campionati europei il valore dei diritti internazionali cresceva, la Serie A è rimasta bloccata in una dinamica anomala, anche pervia di prezzi tenuti artificialmente al di sotto del fair value. Ecco perchè ancora prima che l’iter della procedura antitrust si chiudesse, diversi club si sono rivolti al Tribunale di Milano - tra i primi a muoversi la Fiorentina, il Torino, la Roma, il Palermo, il Chievo, l'Empoli, il Pescara e il Perugia, assistiti da Bonelli Erede - con un’azione che ha poi incluso la stessa Lega e quasi 30 società (quelle che hanno militato in Serie A tra il 2008 e il 2018). Il processo diretto a ottenere un risarcimento dei danni aveva un petitum complessivo di oltre tre miliardi di euro, il più elevato per una causa civile derivante dall’antitrust. A seguito della perizia tecnica - spiega 'Il Sole 24 Ore' - è stata accelerata la ricerca di un’intesa tra le parti ed a Img è arrivata come detto ieri l’offerta di 300 milioni. Si tratta di circa un terzo del potenziale risarcimento che i club danneggiati potrebbero ottenere, ma nella valutazione di congruità della somma bisogna tener conto del fattore tempo (rispetto alle imminenti scadenze finanziarie delle società), delle lungaggini di un procedimento d’appello nel merito e degli oneri conseguenti all'esecuzione di una sentenza all’estero nei confronti di una grande azienda Usa, oltre che dello stato di liquidazione in cui versano gli altri due intermediari.Leggi anche Coppa Italia, Inter-Como 3-2: Calha e Sucic guidano la rimonta. Chivu in finale Serie A, Lecce-Fiorentina 1-1: Harrison illude, Thiago Gabriel salva Di Fra © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA

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