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Ecclestone inks split broadcasting deal for Italy
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Edited: Jun 7, 2012, 12:46 PM
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Jun.7 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has inked a television deal for Italy that mirrors the controversial split-broadcasting arrangement in Britain.
Bernie Ecclestone, CEO Formula One Group
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For 2012, the F1 chief executive ended free-to-air live coverage of the Grand Prix weekends within Britain by agreeing a deal with pay-channel Sky.
Free-to-air viewers in Britain can now only watch a limited amount of races live, with the others restricted to delayed highlights packages.
Ecclestone has signed a near-identical arrangement for Italy.
The live broadcasting rights for the entire 2013 calendar have been secured by Italy's pay-channel Sky.
Assuming a 20-race calendar, free-to-air viewers in Italy will see 9 Grands Prix live, with the other eleven to be shown in the form of a delayed broadcast.
One of the free-to-air live races will be the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, publications including La Gazzetta dello Sport and Autosprint said.
"We have worked with Sky Italia in the past and I have no doubts about their standards of production," Ecclestone is quoted as saying.
"We have a similar arrangement in England that is working very well, increasing the quality and breadth of coverage and ensuring at the same time that events can be seen for free."
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