Italian prosecutors probe Mediaset unit, Infront executives over TV rights

Italian prosecutors are investigating executives at the RTI Italian TV arm of broadcaster Mediaset and football rights firm Infront over alleged irregularities in the assignment of Serie A football rights last year, a search warrant showed. The prosecutors allege that Infront and RTI executives colluded to violate competition laws and favour Mediaset, which is controlled by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, in an auction for the sale of broadcasting rights for the 2015-2018 seasons, accor