The Antenna Group and DAZN, the leading international sports entertainment and content platform, announce an exclusive partnership to create an innovative news service in Italy.
The Antenna Group is making yet another investment in Italy, following its recent acquisition of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale, one of the country’s leading media and entertainment organizations, which owns, among other assets, the newspaper La Repubblica.
As noted in the relevant announcement, the news service will launch on June 28, 2026, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, capitalizing on the reach of the world’s premier soccer tournament, and will feature a daily news program that will complement the platform’s sports coverage with news, analysis, and current affairs.
This is the first news program in Italy designed exclusively for a streaming audience, leveraging DAZN’s data and analytics tools to shape content and meet the needs of a new, digital audience.
Specifically, the program will cover Italian and international current events, as well as major developments in sports, technology, and entertainment, with an emphasis on analysis and content formats tailored to digital platforms and mobile devices.
The new partnership builds on the two companies’ already successful collaboration during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, when the Antenna Group and DAZN jointly broadcast all 63 matches of the tournament in Greece. At the same time, it combines the Antenna Group’s extensive experience in the media sector with DAZN’s cutting-edge technological platform, which broadcasts more than 140,000 live sporting events annually in over 200 markets worldwide.
The two organizations will set a new standard for digital news in Italy by combining quality journalism with sports content and digital innovation. The Antenna Group will be responsible for developing and operating the new news service, with an emphasis on accurate reporting. The content will be curated by experienced journalists from GEDI Digital, ensuring its quality and reliability.