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Italy
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Sky Q launch plans announced for Italy, Germany, Austria
Sky is due to launch its advanced TV service, Sky Q, in Italy before Christmas…
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Mediaset and Vivendi reportedly taking steps to a possible deal
Lawyers for Italy’s Mediaset and France’s Vivendi are holding talks to find a solution to…
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Narcos and Netflix tops Italian in-demand digital originals
Netflix’s Colombia-set drug-running drama Narcos is currently far and away the most in-demand digital original…
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TIM holds firm as government mulls implementing Golden Power
Telecom Italia (TIM) has reiterated its view that it was not obliged to notify the…
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Telecom Italia names Genish as CEO and approves Canal+ JV
Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed the widely anticipated appointment of Amos Genish as its new…
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Italian government reportedly kicks off move to fine Telecom Italia
Italian authorities have kicked off the process that could end with Telecom Italia (TIM) incurring…
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Mediaset sees recovery in sight despite dip in revenues
Mediaset expects revenues from its struggling pay TV arm, Mediaset Premium, to total €600 million…
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Eleven secures Serie A football streaming rights for Italy
Eleven Sports has secured live rights to Serie A football in Italy and will air…
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Mediaset strikes deal to launch international channel on DirecTV
Mediaset has struck a deal with US telecom and pay TV operator AT&T to include…
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Italy edging closer to ‘golden power’ as CONSOB says Vivendi controls TIM
The Italian government is edging closer towards activating its ‘golden power’ to intervene in industries…
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Viacom ups Italian ambitions with FTA push
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired an Italian digital free-to-air (FTA) frequency in order…
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Berenberg highlights Sky risks
Analysts at Berenberg have cut their earnings-per-share estimates for Sky and have highlighted concerns about…
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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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European connected TV ad market set for growth with UK leading
The European connected TV advertising market could be worth €825 million by 2020, according to…
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Vivendi committed to ‘making Telecom Italia great again’
Vivendi is committed to help build Telecom Italia into a quad-play leader and lead it…
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Italian government circling Vivendi’s influence on Telecom Italia
Italian government officials are reportedly moving forwards with the process of determining whether Vivendi exercises…
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Mediaset-Telecom deal ‘desirable’ says Italian government official
An agreement between Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TIM) to combine the former’s content with the…
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Vivendi taking steps to ward of Italian move against TIM involvement
Vivendi has reportedly written to the Italian prime minister’s office in an attempt to ward…
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Eleven Sports strikes Drone deal
Pay TV sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has struck a deal with the Drone Champions League…
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Vivendi stands firm that it does not ‘control’ Telecom Italia
Vivendi has told Italian markets regulator CONSOB that it does not “control” Telecom Italia (TIM)….
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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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Report: Sky plans high-speed Italian broadband service
Sky is reportedly planning to offer a high-speed broadband service in Italy in a bid…
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Italian government calls for probe into Vivendi’s control of Telecom Italia
The Italian government has called for a probe into Vivendi’s increasing control over Telecom Italia…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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IHS Markit: linear TV viewing down in Europe last year
Linear TV viewing declined in the biggest European markets in 2016 as more TV watching moved…
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Mediaset names ex-AC Milan chief as Premium president
Mediaset has named former AC Milan chief Adriano Galliani as the new president of its…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix dominates digital originals across European markets
Netflix dominated expressions of interest in digital originals across seven major western European countries in…
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Mediaset to strengthen on-demand offering, foresees Premium progress
Mediaset is to strengthen its on-demand offering, Mediaset Play with new content and will launch…
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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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Fox secures Irish green light for Sky deal as UK decision time approaches
21st Century Fox has secured approval for its acquisition of Sky from the Irish regulatory…