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Mediaset threatens Vivendi over alleged breach of rules
The war of words between Mediaset and Vivendi over the latter’s second thoughts about buying…
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Mediaset and Vivendi at war over stalled deal
Mediaset has threatened to take legal action against Vivendi if the French media company fails…
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Sky to launch UHD set-top box in Germany, Italy this autumn
Sky is due to launch a new set-top box with Ultra HD capabilities in Germany,…
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Sky reports double-digit rise in operating profit
Sky has reported strong full year results with revenue climbing by 7% and adjusted operating…
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Mediaset rejects Vivendi account of contested deal
Mediaset yesterday poured cold water on Vivendi’s overtures in search of a revised agreement to…
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Paramount to end geoblocking in EU deal
US studio Paramount has agreed a settlement with the European Commission to no longer geoblock…
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IHS: UK the European leader for on-demand
UK viewers have been the quickest in Western Europe to embrace on-demand TV, while Italians…
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Vivendi seeks new deal with Mediaset over questions on Premium value
Vivendi has pulled out of its planned acquisition of an 89% stake in Mediaset Premium…
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Report: Amazon eyes more European Prime Video launches
Amazon is reportedly planning to roll out is subscription Prime Video service in France, Italy…
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Western European OTT revenues set to double
Over-the-top (OTT) TV and video revenues in Western Europea will more than double between 2015…
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Discovery makes Olympic appointments in Italy
Discovery Italia has named Luigi Filippo Ecuba as senior director-sport, and has hired Luca Corsolini…
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Sky Germany and Italy will ‘never’ be as successful as UK
Despite Sky’s bullish assumptions about the potential for pay TV growth in Germany and Italy,…
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Mediaset airs 360° coverage of Radio Italia concert
Mediaset has produced and distributed a series of 360° and stereoscopic 3D clips of a…
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Al Jazeera English launches on Tivùsat
Al Jazeera English has launched in HD on Italian free-to-view satellite platform Tivùsat. The…
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BT unveils social initiatives for Champions League final
BT has unveiled a range of initiatives to make coverage of the Champions League final…
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Vodafone number two Bertoluzzo leaving company
Vodafone’s group chief commercial operations and strategy officer Paolo Bertoluzzo is leaving the group to…
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Vodafone reveals more details of video ambitions
Vodafone plans to launch a cloud-based TV service in the UK and Italy this year…
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Vodafone sees progress in converged services
Vodafone had 9.4 million TV customers at the end of its financial full year, out…
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Canal+ set to lose €400 million unless action is taken, says Vivendi
Canal+ will lose €400 million this year if “nothing is done” to arrest its decline,…
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Premium pushes Mediaset into the red
Mediaset was pulled into the red in the first quarter, posting a loss of €18…
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Fincons Group sets up in London to target media business
Switzerland-based IT business consulting provider and system integrator Fincons Group has launched a UK subsidiary…
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Accenture providing platform for Mediaset Premium Play
Accenture is providing the platform for Mediaset’s OTT TV service Mediaset Premium Play, the company…
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Sky Italia chooses V-Nova to extend IPTV reach
Sky in Italy has chosen to deploy compression specialist V-Nova’s Perseus video codec on its IPTV…
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HbbTV 2.0 updated for UK and Italy
The HbbTV Association has updated the HbbTV 2.0 specification, paving the way for “the broad…
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Rai teams up with Eutelsat to offer Euro2016 in UHD
Italian public broadcaster Rai is using Eutelsat to deliver Ultra HD coverage of premium sport…
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Hastings: Vivendi-Mediaset deal is not a problem
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said he is not worried by the prospect of direct…
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Vivendi and Mediaset team up to take on Sky and Netflix
Vivendi and its Italian counterpart Mediaset have inked a deal that sees the French media…
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Vivendi reportedly close to securing Mediaset deal
Vivendi is close to securing a deal to take control of Mediaset’s pay TV arm,…
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Telecom Italia’s Patuano resigns
Telecom Italia has confirmed the resignation of its CEO Marco Patuano. The news follows a…
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Milan court sentences Berlusconi and Confalonieri to prison
An Italian court has sentenced Mediaset CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi and chairman Fedele Confalonieri each…