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Italy
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No more Champions League on Mediaset
Mediaset in Italy will not be airing Champions League football, CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi told…
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TIM boosts sports content with new WBD deal
Telecom Italia (TIM) and Warner Bros. Discovery have struck an agreement that will see, via…
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Swisscom loses TV and broadband customers
Swisscom lost more TV and broadband customers in the first quarter, contributing to a dip in revenue and EBITDA. On the upside the Swiss telco pointed to growth at its Italian business, Fastweb.
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TIM CEO stays on as Vivendi abstains from shareholder vote
Telecom Italia (TIM) CEO Pietro Labriola has held on to his seat, with another three-year…
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DAZN extends hold on LaLiga for Portugal and Italy
Sports streamer DAZN has extended its hold on exclusive LaLiga broadcast rights for Italy and…
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Sky Italia keeps hold of Premier League rights until 2028
Comcast pay TV operator Sky Italia has retained its rights to the UEFA Premier League…
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TIM in new deal with DAZN
Telecom Italia (TIM) and sports streamer DAZN have struck a new non-exclusive distribution agreement that…
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Swisscom acquires Vodafone Italia in €8bn deal
Swisscom has confirmed it will acquire Vodafone’s Italian operation for €8 billion on a debt…
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Swisscom close to €8bn deal to acquire Vodafone Italia
Swisscom is in exclusive talks to acquire 100% of Vodafone’s Italian business and merge it with its own Swiss subsidiary, Fastweb.
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Amazon licenses The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm to Warner Bros. Discovery in Poland and Italy
Amazon has licensed high-profile shows The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm, Seasons One and Two,…
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Parrot Analytics: ‘Hazbin Hotel’ goes strong in Italy
Amazon Prime Video’s series Hazbin Hotel has soared to the top of Parrot’s top 10…
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Vodafone sees ‘return to negative growth’ in Germany from MDU TV rule change
The change in German law to prevent housing associations from bundling TV with rental costs…
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Vodafone rejects Iliad’s Italian offer
Vodafone has rejected Iliad Group’s upped offer to acquire its Italian operation, saying it would…
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TIM and DAZN reportedly renew Serie A broadcasting agreement
Telecom Italia (TIM) has reportedly signed a renewed agreement with sports streaming giant DAZN to…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Max Italy and Iberia production chief
Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Alberto Carullo as vice president Max local original production Italy…
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Xavier Niel’s Iliad in fresh bid to merge Italian operation with Vodafone
Xavier Niel’s Iliad Group has made a fresh bid for the merger of its Italian…
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Samsung TV Plus adds 10 Warner Bros. Discovery channels to FAST offering in Italy
In partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, AVOD and FAST platform Samsung TV Plus has expanded…
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Telecom Italia to bundle Amazon Prime in TV packages
Telecom Italia (TIM) has expanded its content distribution deal with Amazon, meaning the TimVision service…
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MediaForEurope sees brighter advertising prospects
MediaForEurope (MFE) expects an improvement in the advertising market in Italy in the last part…
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Vivendi reacts with fury to TIM network sale to KKR
Vivendi has reacted furiously to Telecom Italia’s (TIM) board’s decision to accept an offer from…
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Rome court ups Vimeo fine after confirming Mediaset ruling
The Rome court of appeal, confirming an earlier ruling in a case brought by MediaForEurope/Mediaset…
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Sky Italia to be home of the United Rugby Championship in Italy
Sky Italia has secured a first-time deal with the BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) to…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ debuts on top in Italy
Netflix’s One Piece has climbed to the top of Parrot Analytics’s latest report of top…
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Serie A dangles threat of own service as it seeks to talk bids up
Italy’s Lega Serie A has scheduled a meeting next week that will include a discussion…
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Tivùsat taps Nagra cardless security to deliver DAZN
Italy’s Tivù Srl, operator of free-to-air satellite platform tivùsat, has extended its technology partnership with…
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MFE sees first-half revenue and profit drop slightly
Mediaset-owner MediaForEurope’s (MFE) board has approved first-half financials that saw the group’s net revenue shrink…
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Serie A clubs to mull improved offers for TV rights
Italy’s Serie A football league has received three improved offers for its latest tranche of…
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Fastweb taps Cisco and Qwilt for Open Caching-based CDN
Swisscom-owned Italian service provider Fastweb has tapped tech companies Cisco and Qwilt to bring their…
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Iliad closes in on 10m milestone in Italy
Iliad Telecom has said it is close to passing the milestone of passing 10 million…
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Mediaset secures Americas Cup rights
MediaForEurope-owned Mediaset Italia has secured rights to broadcast the 37th edition of sailing event The…