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Netflix announces Spain, Portugal, Italy launch dates
Netflix will launch in Spain on October 20, in Portugal on October 21 and in…
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Netflix partners with Vodafone Italy
Netflix has partnered with Vodafone in Italy, with the operator due to introduce exclusive promotional…
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Mediaset claims victory in battle with piracy
Mediaset has claimed a victory in the ongoing battle against piracy in Italy with the…
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Vivendi completes Telefónica exchange
Vivendi and Telefónica have completed their exchange of shares, enabling the French media giant to…
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Rai4 set to secure top EPG slot on Sky as Mediaset channels encrypt
Sky in Italy is to give public broadcast channel Rai4 a prime spot on its…
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Brits watch ‘less TV than ever before’
British people are watching “less TV than ever before,” with viewing time across all platforms…
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Mediaset to encrypt channels in retrans battle with Sky
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is to encrypt its free-to-air channels Canale 5, Italia 1 and Rete…
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Telecom Italia targets half million-plus TV customers this year
Telecom Italia is targeting 550,000 video customers by the end of this year following its…
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Content deals boost Telecom Italia ultra-fast broadband
Telecom Italia saw strong growth in the ultra-fast broadband segment in the second quarter, boosted,…
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Sky acquires MTV Italia, Viacom to launch new Italian channels
Sky has struck a deal with Viacom to acquire MTV Italia, expanding its presence on…
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TivùSat adds La7d to line-up
Italian free-to-view satellite platform TivùSat has added Cairo Communication-owned channel La7d to its programming line-up….
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Spain helps lift Mediaset performance
An uptick in Spain helped partially offset a continued decline in the Italian advertising market…
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Netflix strikes carriage deal with Telecom Italia
Netflix has secured carriage on Telecom Italia platforms ahead of its launch in Italy this…
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Mediaset Premium secures NFL and Super Bowl rights
Italian pay TV operator Mediaset Premium has secured exclusive rights to top-tier American football for…
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Pay TV powerhouse Sky passes 21 million subscriber mark
A strong UK performance helped deliver exceptional full-year results for Sky, with the operator adding…
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Switchover alumnus joins independent producer
Giuliano Tranquili has reunited with Switchover Media co-founder Francesco Nespega at Italian indie producer Stand…
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Vodafone’s Humm to quit in European management restructure
Vodafone Europe CEO Phlipp Humm is to leave the group as part of a wider…
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Mediaset Premium secures French and Scottish football
Italy’s Mediaset Premium has secured exclusive rights to French and Scottish top-tier football for the…
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Mediaset in streaming deal with Tiscali
Italy’s Mediaset has signed a deal with Cagliari-based broadband service provider Tiscali that will see…
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Telecom Italia adopts TIM brand for all services
Telecom Italia is to use the TIM brand hitherto used for mobile services across all…
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TivùSat adds Cartoonito
Italian free-to-view satellite platform TivùSat has added Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoonito to its programming line-up. The…
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WWE Network launches in Italy
Wrestling entertainment company WWE has launched its over-the-top video service, WWE Network, in Italy. The…
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Vivendi confirms Telecom Italia acquisition
Vivendi has acquired 14.9% of Telecom Italia, replacing Telefónica as the Italian telcos’s largest shareholder….
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Sky reportedly close to acquiring MTV Italia channel
European pay TV group Sky is reportedly close to striking a deal with Viacom to…
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Netflix to launch in Portugal and Italy later this year
Netflix has confirmed plans to launch in Portugal and Italy in October this year, the…
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Alcatel-Lucent and Telecom Italia partner on web, TV services
Alcatel-Lucent is to provide 100 gigabit-per-second optical networking technology to Telecom Italia so the operator…
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Discovery makes Euro OTT play
Discovery Communications is launching its Dplay OTT service in three new markets in Europe. The…
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Vodafone, Wind and Metroweb to build Italian fibre network
Vodafone and Vimpelcom-owned Italian mobile operator Wind have reportedly signed an agreement with broadband firm…
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Italy’s Chili launches UHD service with Thomson technology
Italian OTT TV service provider Chili has launched an Ultra HD service as part of…
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Sky UK, Germany and Italy team for arts
Sky is setting up a new production hub in Italy that will make content for…