The group of communication Italian Mediaset has announced the presentation of a demand in a court of Milan against the Italian league in search of a reduction of the price of the rights of television on the soccer.

The comparison of the period 2006-2007 with the previous sample a descent of 10 % in the spectators who have paid for seeing the first 13 parties and of 14,8 % in the value of the contracts of television of payment, according to Mediaset.

Mediaset points out that it has to guarantee the protection of his shareholders therefore he must acquire the television rights in accordance with the beginning of just price, a price that now it already does not have.

In any case, the Italian group, which the Spaniard Telecinco controls, points out that Mediaset does not want to damage the world of the fútbo'. In fact, Berlusconi controls also the club AC Milan.

Last year, culprit found the Italian sports justice to several teams, between them the Juventus, for manipulation and bribes of the championship.


(26/01/07)