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Italy
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Vivendi ‘close to deal’ to buy Mediaset Premium
Italy’s Mediaset is close to striking a deal to sell its pay TV operation to…
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Vivendi moves raise question over Patuano’s future
Vivendi is flexing its muscles following its acquisition of a stake in Telecom Italia by…
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Sky in Italy launches box sets
Sky in Italy is following its sister companies by launching box sets featuring popular, high-profile…
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Mediaset Premium passes two million
Mediaset Premium, the pay TV unit of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, passed the milestone of two…
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Yahoo in digital ad deal with Mediaset for Italy
Yahoo and Mediaset have struck an exclusive three-year deal for the sale of display, native…
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Paramount Channel launches in Italy
Viacom’s Paramount Channel is launching in Italy. The Viacom International Media Networks channel, which is…
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Wuaki.tv reaches 3 million global users
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has reached 3 million users globally, after growing its…
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Vivendi secures seats on Telecom Italia board and sees off shares threat
Vivendi has pulled off a surprise victory by securing approval of its plan to name…
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Vivendi chief defends Telecom Italia plan
Vivendi’s CEO has said the group has no plans to “exercise a relevant influence” on…
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Telecom Italia shareholders advised against Vivendi plan
Investment advice and corporate governance specialist Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has advised Telecom Italia investors…
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Sky Go now on Amazon Fire
Pay TV operator Sky has launched its Sky Go mobile TV service on the Amazon Fire…
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Mediaset to finance raft of projects following Pope biopic
Mediaset plans to finance a raft of content projects in Italy with international distribution in…
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RAI plots SVoD Netflix rival
Italian public broadcaster RAI is planning to create an online pay TV platform that can…
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Investor express disquiet over Vivendi move on Telecom Italia
A group of Italian and international investment funds have expressed concern about Vivendi’s request to…
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Mediaset secures fresh court ruling to counter piracy
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has secured a ruling from a court in Milan ordering “a major…
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Motive Television renews Mediaset Premium deal
Technology company Motive Television has signed a renewal agreement with Italian pay TV operator Mediaset…
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Sky extends HBO deal across Europe
Sky’s role as the exclusive home of HBO programming in the UK will be extended…
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Mediaset sees revenue growth as Spanish ad market continues recovery
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has reported revenues of €2.414 billion for the first nine months, up…
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Ex-Sky Italia exec to replace Fox Italy boss
Fox International Channels Italy has appointed a new managing director, with incumbent Fabrizio Salini (pictured)…
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Eutelsat unveils 2016 awards winners
FilmBox Arthouse, Trace Sports Stars and Sky Atlantic HD were among the winners at the…
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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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Vodafone Spain offering Netflix free for six months
Following Tuesday’s launch of Netflix in Spain, Vodafone España has launched a promotion making the…
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Sky posts strong first quarter results
European pay TV operator Sky has posted strong results with subscribers, revenue and profit all…
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Mediaset denies wrongdoing as financial police probe football deal
Italy’s financial police have initiated an investigation into allegations that commercial broadcaster Mediaset colluded with…
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MTG takes Spanish, Italian, French football rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired exclusive Nordic broadcast and online rights to top-flight football…
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Mediaset Premium sees strong growth
Mediaset-backed pay TV unit Mediaset Premium had 1.815 million post-paid subscribers at the end of…
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Sky to premiere new drama simultaneously across European markets
Pan-European pay TV operator Sky is to premiere its new crime drama The Last Panthers…
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Google names Pace, Sagemcom, Technicolor and Telecom Italia as Android TV partners
Google has announced a wide range of new device and telco partners to provide Android…
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Vivendi reportedly closing in on Telecom Italia goal
Vivendi has taken a series of steps to allow it to increase its stake in…
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Mediaset audience share slips following Sky withdrawal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s audience share has slipped by a reported 1.56% since its channels were…