Serie A's clubs agreed to launch their own Arabic-language channel on YouTube to live-stream some matches in the Middle East and North Africa as Italy's top-flight soccer league faces a stalemate over the sale of TV rights in the region.
Serie A, house to Juventus, AC Milan and Inter, has been making an attempt for months to interrupt a impasse over the sale of rights to display screen its matches over the following three seasons throughout a market which incorporates territories akin to Egypt, Morocco and the Gulf States.
However Qatari broadcaster beIn has been reluctant to hitch the tender course of, whereas talks with media group Saudi Sports activities Firm over a broadcasting deal have been fruitless, sources have mentioned beforehand, leaving an accord forward of the Aug. 21 season begin elusive.
The league “has determined to proceed with the creation of an Arabic-language channel on the YouTube platform,” Serie A mentioned in a press release, following a teleconferenced assembly.
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