Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentMaximo Ibarra and Nicola Maccanico, respectively managing director and programming chief at Comcast-owned Sky Italia, are exiting the pay-TV operation following its failure to secure a rights deal for Italy’s Serie A soccer league.Ibarra, a Colombian-Italian executive with extensive telecoms experience, had been leading Sky Italia since October 2019.
His expertise in that sector was considered a good fit with Sky Italia’s plans to link content and high-speed broadband service in Italy thanks to its partnership with Italian broadband operator Open Fiber.
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