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How you can watch the 2024 Super Bowl on TV in Italy

The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the San Francisco 49ers in this year’s Super Bowl showdown – but how can you watch the NFL grand finale in Italy?

Published: 1 February 2024 13:26 CET
Updated: 4 February 2024 14:48 CET
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Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes rolls out to pass against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game on January 28th 2024. Photo by Rob Carr / Getty Images via AFP

The 2024 Super Bowl, one of the most anticipated events in the American sporting calendar, will unfold in the early hours of Monday, February 12th, with kickoff scheduled for 12.30am Italian time. 

This year’s edition will see the reigning champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, go head-to-head with the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with Usher and Post Malone set to perform in the Halftime Show.

But how can American football fans catch the game in Italy?

There are a few options available, starting with watching the match on Italian TV. 

Mediaset, Italy’s largest private broadcaster, has bought the rights to this year’s Super Bowl and will show the game on Italia1 (channel six) with Italian commentary. 

The channel is available on all Italian TV sets and viewing will be free of charge.

For those who may not have access to a TV, Super Bowl LVIII will also be available on Mediaset’s streaming platform, Mediaset Infinity, which can be accessed online or via mobile app.

Viewing will be free of charge, but you’ll be asked to set up an account first.

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An exterior view of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images via AFP

Mediaset won’t have exclusive rights to the Super Bowl as streaming platform DAZN Italia will also air the game live, though you’ll have to subscribe to the service to access the game. 

DAZN’s Super Bowl pass costs 0.99 euros this year. 

Unlike Mediaset, DAZN will make the broadcast available for replay right after the game, which makes it the best option for those looking to get some shut-eye and catch the game later on Monday.

With that being said, the Super Bowl isn’t just a game. It’s also an exceptional viewing experience that many love to share with fellow fans.

Unfortunately, there are very few chances to watch the game in the company of others in Italy due to the time of the broadcast and tight national laws on venues’ opening times.

However, some establishments across the boot, especially in major cities, will still show the match.

For instance, Hard Rock Cafes in Venice, Florence and Rome will all show the 2024 Super Bowl, with the venues offering special tailgate menus and music performances for the occasion.

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How much money do Americans need to become residents in Italy in 2024?

If you're a US citizen who's looking to move to Italy on a retirement or digital nomad visa, here’s how much money you need to be allowed to live in the country.

Published: 15 April 2024 13:16 CEST
How much money do Americans need to become residents in Italy in 2024?

From Edith Wharton to Gore Vidal, a number of famous Americans down the decades have fallen in love with the Italian lifestyle and made Italy their second home.

Though Italian immigration policies are stricter than they once were, US citizens can still obtain residency in Italy, even if you don’t have family ties or a job offer.

As of 2024, Italy has more than one visa available to self-employed or remote workers from outside the EU, and others for retired people and investors.

What you will need for each of these is a minimum annual income sufficient to reassure the Italian authorities that you can support yourself financially without the assistance of the Italian state.

Here’s what those thresholds are in 2024.

Elective residency visa

Often known as Italy’s retirement visa, the elective residency visa, or ERV, is for people who don’t need to work (you’re not allowed to work on this visa), and can support themselves on a passive income.

The government’s official minimum threshold is €31,000 per person or €38,000 per married couple plus five percent per dependent minor.

However, as Italian immigration experts have told us in the past, individual consulates have the power to raise this limit much higher than this.

READ ALSO: Five expert tips for getting your Italian elective residency visa approved

Giuditta Petreni at Mazzeschi Legal Counsels says that in her experience it’s “typical” for consulates to require three to four times the official threshold.

Digital nomad visa

As of April 2024, Italy finally has a digital nomad visa along the lines of those offered by countries like Spain and Portugal.

The decree doesn’t provide a number, but says that an applicant’s annual income must be no less than three times the minimum amount that would exempt them from paying for healthcare.

According to multiple immigration experts, that amounts to just under €28,000. 

Nick Metta from Studio Legale Metta notes that the decree doesn’t specify that this income has to be from work, meaning that in theory it could come “from any source, for example, rental income, corporate dividends, etc.”

READ ALSO: Q&A: Your questions answered about Italy’s digital nomad visa

As with the ERV, he cautions that “each Italian Consulate might apply its own interpretation about qualifying sources of income and might require a higher amount as well.”

Investor visa

As you might expect from the name, an investor visa requires the largest outlay of any of these permits.

The scheme allows Americans and other non-EU citizens the right to live in Italy if they meet the key requirements, namely a minimum investment of €250,000 to €2 million in certain start ups, companies, charities or government bonds.

Unlike other Italian visas, the investor visa doesn’t require the holder to make Italy their primary place of residence.

You also don’t need to spend the money at the outset; according to Giancarlo Ostetto from the Italian office of Lexidy Law Boutique, “the Italian investor visa is considered a safe option as you pay the investment three months after you get your visa rather than beforehand.”

Self-employment visa

According to the Italian consulate in London, Italy’s self-employment visa requires an annual income “higher than the minimum level provided by the law for exemption from participation in medical and health public assistance” – that is, €8,500.

You might be wondering why anyone would choose to apply for the new digital nomad visa over the self-employment visa given how much lower the income threshold is for the latter.

The answer is that unlike the digital nomad visa, Italy’s self-employment visa is subject to annual quotas that hover around 500 per year.

This, combined with the fact that consulates tend to be very hesitant to approve the visa without proof of a stable and substantial income, makes the self-employment visa notoriously difficult to obtain in practice.

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