Mediaset is in talks with the organizers of New Year's Eve 2027 in Alghero for the national live broadcast on December 31, 2026. Following the tender, which ended without an award, regional tourism councillor Franco Cuccureddu says the project is moving ahead and indicates that a negotiated procedure will be used to award the service. The agreement with the television group has yet to be finalized.
Cuccureddu aims to award the contract within about ten days
In statements to SassariToday on November 12, Cuccureddu estimated that about ten days could be enough to launch the procedure, invite operators and reach an award. The process has yet to be formalized. Among the parties the city could invite is Mediaset, which did not submit an offer in the first tender.
The initial procedure assigned a single operator responsibility for organizing the evening, producing the television program and broadcasting the show. The sole proposal, submitted by the consortium led by TProject Group, scored 33.76 points out of 80, below the minimum threshold of 35. The city therefore declared the tender unsuccessful in its decision of November 10. Details are in the account of the Alghero New Year's Eve tender.
Alghero at the center of the broadcast, with five live links
The regional project envisages Alghero as the main stage on New Year's Eve. The format outlined by Cuccureddu includes five live links with other Sardinian town squares, bringing celebrations in several cities together in the same broadcast. The Region has allocated 3 million euros to the project, and the City of Alghero has budgeted a contribution of 500 thousand euros.
The locations to be connected will be selected through the regional call for proposals inviting municipalities to organize year-end shows. For Cap d’Any, the broadcaster, artists and schedule have yet to be announced. Events already announced in other cities are listed in the guide to New Year's Eve 2027 in Sardinia.