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Italy
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Telecom Italia unveils details of Eurosport offering
Telecom Italia (TIM) has fleshed out how it will enhance its sports TV offering following…
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Discovery signs TIM as first Olympics ‘official mobile broadcaster’
Discovery has teamed with Telecom Italia (TIM) in what the pair describe as a a…
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Sky takes stake in V-Nova
Sky has taken a minority stake in video compression specialist V-Nova. Sky’s Italian unit, which…
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Vodafone launches TV in Italy with Kaltura
Vodafone has launched a TV service in Italy using the OTT TV technology platform provided…
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European pubcasters in pact to combat Netflix, Amazon threat
Two of Europe’s primary public broadcasters are strategically combining their arsenals to combat the growing…
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Mediaset acquires Telefónica stake in pay TV unit
Mediaset has acquired the 11.1% stake in its pay TV unit, Mediaset Premium, that was…
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Sky Italia secures Champions League rights as Mediaset mulls options
Sky Italia has secured the exclusive rights to European Champions League and Europa League football…
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ProSiebenSat.1, TF1 Group, Mediaset found video ad exchange
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, France’s TF1 Group and Mediaset in Italy and Spain have jointly established the…
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Sky renews European NBCU deal
European pay TV operator Sky has renewed its wide-ranging TV and film content deal with…
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Blaze Italy added to DMC playout platform
Digital Media Centre (DMC) has added A+E Networks-owned channel Blaze Italy to new virtualised playout…
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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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Eleven enters Italy with OTT TV acquisition
Eleven Sports has launched itself into the Italian market by acquiring a majority stake in…
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Vivendi CEO takes secondary role as Recchi confirmed as TIM chairman
Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine will not, after all, serve as chairman of Telecom Italia…
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Mediaset’s Stewart joins Sony in Italy expansion
Long-serving Mediaset buyer Zelda Stewart is to lead Sony Pictures Television’s Italian sales efforts. Stewart…
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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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Sony makes free TV move in Italy
Sony is launching in first free-to-air channel in Italy with kids net Pop launching early…
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Vivendi chief tops list of Telecom Italia board nominees
Vivendi has placed its CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine, CFO Hervé Philippe and general counsel Frédéric…
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Food Network launches free-to-air in Italy
Scripps Networks Interactive is launching Food Network as a free-to-air channel in Italy. The channel…
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New A+E net Blazes into Italy
A+E’s new factual-entertainment channel Blaze will launch on Sky Italia today. The channel launched on…
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Vivendi chief: no resolution in sight to Mediaset conflict
Attempts to find a resolution to the battle between Vivendi and Mediaset have so far…
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Sky-backed OnPrime TV now available in Germany, Italy and UK on Apple TV
OnPrime TV, the Sky and Cisco-backed OTT TV service targeting migrant groups in the pay…
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5G: KPN slams spectrum decision, TIM to launch trial in Turin
Dutch telco KPN has hit out at what it sees as a misguided spectrum policy…
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New chief for Mediaset Premium
Mediaset has named Marco Leonardi as the new CEO of its struggling pay TV unit,…
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Sony makes FTA Italian move as Sky Italia drops AXN channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is moving into the Italian free-to-air TV market for the…
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De Puyfontaine: Vivendi remains open to deal with Mediaset
Vivendi remains open to a deal with Mediaset, according to CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine. Speaking…
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Vivendi reportedly looking to reopen Mediaset talks
Vivendi could be willing to restart negotiations with Mediaset on condition that the Italian broadcaster…
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Discovery names new Italy general manager
Discovery Networks Italy has a new general manager. Alessandro Araimo has been appointed to the…
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Sky to take UK IPTV plans into other EU markets
Following its initial debut in the UK, Sky plans offer internet-delivered versions of its TV…
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BT sees UK TV growth as Italian scandal hits earnings
While its Q3 results were dominated by a dramatic plunge in profit in the wake…
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BT increases Italian write-down estimate to £530m
BT has said that “inappropriate behaviour” related to accounting practices at its Italian operations will…