ViacomCBS' CBS Sports & Paramount+ Acquire Exclusive US Streaming Rights To Serie A

ViacomCBS Inc’s VIAC CBS Sports and Lega Serie A announced a multi-platform agreement for exclusive U.S. rights to the Serie A Championship, the Coppa Italia, and the Supercoppa Italiana.
ViacomCBS’ subscription streaming service, Paramount+, would deliver over 400 club matches live each season through 2024. It will feature all 380 Serie A matches, at least 25 Coppa Italia matches, including all contests from the fourth knockout round on, and the Supercoppa Italiana match each year between Serie A winners and Coppa Italia. Select games would be televised each year on CBS Sports linear platforms, including CBS Sports Network.
CBS Sports would initiate coverage in August with the 2021-2022 Serie A season. Additional coverage details would be announced in conjunction with the 2021-2022 Serie A and Coppa Italia schedules in the coming months.
CBS Sports Digital would deliver additional coverage and original programming and feature highlights across social channels and CBS Sports HQ, the 24/7 streaming sports news network.
Paramount+ featured over a thousand live matches annually across an extensive portfolio of soccer properties, including UEFA club competitions, NWSL, Concacaf Men’s World Cup Qualifiers, Liga Profesional de Fútbol, and Serie A.
Amazon.Com Inc’s AMZN recently announced its plan to stream the American baseball team New York Yankees on April 18.
Price action: VIAC shares traded lower by 3.04% at $67.96 on the last check Thursday.