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AgCom
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AGCOM gives Serie A the greenlight to sell domestic rights in five year cycles
After protracted lobbying, top Italian football league Serie A will soon be permitted to sell…
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Amazon Prime and Disney+ close gap on Netflix in Italy
Italy’s Communications Authority Agcom has published a report which shows the state of play in…
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DAZN hit by storm of criticism after renewed Serie A problems
Italian regulator AGCOM has intervened for a second time after sports streamer DAZN experienced technical…
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Vivendi secures full voting rights in Mediaset
Vivendi secured another significant victory in its battle with Mediaset just before Christmas, with the…
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Italian watchdog AGCOM launches probes into Vivendi and Sky
AGCOM, the Italian communications watchdog, has opened an inquiry into Vivendi’s stakes in Mediaset and…
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Vivendi contests finding that execs manipulated market as EC casts doubt on new media law
Italian authorities have accused Vivendi bosses Vincent Bolloré and Arnaud de Puyfontaine of market manipulation…
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Mediaset takes MediaForEurope battle with Vivendi to regulator
Mediaset has taken its battle with shareholder Vivendi to Italian markets regulator CONSOB with a…
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Telecom Italia chief welcomes regulator’s move on network separation
Telecom Italia CEO Amos Genish has welcomed a decision by communications regulator AGCOM to launch…
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Telecom Italia escapes fine over Vivendi control
Telecom Italia (TIM) has escaped being forced to pay a fine of €74.3 million for…
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Vivendi-Mediaset dispute heading for court with no deal in sight
Vivendi and Mediaset now appear destined to face each other in court after the pair…
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Vivendi ‘close to agreement’ with AGCOM over Mediaset stake
Vivendi is close to finding an agreement with Italian regulator AGCOM over the fate of…
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Vivendi agrees to put Mediaset shares in blind trust
Vivendi has agreed to transfer its stake in Mediaset above a threshold of 10% to…
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Mediaset battle with Vivendi intensifies
Mediaset will continue to battle Vivendi in the courts and will do everything possible to…
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Mediaset bounces back to black
Mediaset has bounced back into the black in the first quarter following its €294.5 million…
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Vivendi to challenge Italian ruling on Telecom Italia and Mediaset stakes
Vivendi has said it will take “any appropriate legal action” including a possible complaint to…
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Vivendi Mediaset move ‘could breach antitrust rules’
Italian antitrust watchdog AGCOM has stepped into the battle raging between Vivendi and Mediaset with…
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AGCOM closes more pirate sites
Italian regulator AGCOM has closed three sites that broadcaster Mediaset said were illegally streaming Serie…
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Mediaset claims victory in battle with piracy
Mediaset has claimed a victory in the ongoing battle against piracy in Italy with the…
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Italian regulator orders investigation into Serie A allocation
Italy’s antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the division of Serie…
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Disney pledges to hit quota amid Italian toon row
Disney Italy will not seek a further year’s exemption to an EU law that dictates…
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European Audiovisual Observatory appoints new legal chief
The European Audiovisual Observatory has appointed the former head of Italian Regulator AGCOM’s digital rights…
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Italian media revenue crashes, down €1.6bn
Combined revenues of Italy’s media companies, including broadcasters and online players, fell by €1.6 billion…
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Italy moves towards DTT auction
Italy’s communications authority AGCOM has approved final rules for the auction of its digital terrestrial…