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Disney pledges to hit quota amid Italian toon row
Disney Italy will not seek a further year’s exemption to an EU law that dictates…
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Sky Italia using Contentwise for OTT TV service
Contentwise is providing personalised recommendations for Sky Italia’s Sky Online OTT TV service, launched earlier…
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YouTube launches subscription music service
YouTube has launched a trial version of its much-rumoured music subscription service, YouTube Music Key,…
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Analysts downgrade BSkyB on Sky Europe concerns
Credit analysts have downgraded BSkyB after the UK pay TV platform moved a step closer…
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Mediaset unveils new structure, appointments for Italian channels
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has unveiled a new centralised organisational structure for its Italian channels under…
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Mediaset distances itself from alleged blackmail case
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has moved to distance itself from an emerging scandal surrounding Emilio Fede,…
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Mediaset and 21 Investments sell cinema chain for €105m
Italian broadcaster Mediaset and 21 Investments have sold their cinema chain The Space Cinema to…
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Sky faces Premier League risk, says Credit Suisse
The forthcoming English Premier League auction poses significant risks for BSkyB, according to Credit Suisse,…
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Italy’s Lega Serie A opens tender for international rights
Italy’s Lega Serie A and its media rights adviser Infront Sports & Media have unveiled…
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Vivendi strikes definitive agreement to sell GVT
Vivendi has struck a definitive agreement to sell its Brazilian unit GVT to Telefónica that…
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Sky Deutschland boards recommend rejection of BSkyB bid
The executive board of Sky Deutschland has advised minority shareholders against accepting BSkyB’s bid for…
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Mediaset Italia launches online
Mediaset-owned Italian international channel Mediaset Italia is available as an online service from today. Mediaset…
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BSkyB successfully prices bonds ahead of Sky Europe acquisition
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has successfully priced a £3.25 billion (€4 billion) series of…
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Mediaset expresses interest in Motive’s Tablet TV
Mediaset is expressing interest in deploying technology provider Motive Televisions Tablet TV technology, according to…
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Telecom Italia to make GVT offer
Telecom Italia is on the point of making a €7 billion offer for Vivendi’s Brazilian…
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SVoD services set to storm Europe
One in five European homes will take a subscription video-on-demand service by 2020, with Western…
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Vivendi could take reported 20% stake in Telecom Italia in GVT deal
Telecom Italia, having confirmed it is interested in acquiring Vivendi’s Brazilian unit GVT, is reportedly…
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Vivendi and Telecom Italia discuss Brazilan deal and strategic partnership
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré and Telecom Italia deputy director Marco Patuano met in Paris yesterday…
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WWE Network gets global OTT launch
Over-the-top wrestling channel WWE Network has launched outside the US for the first time. The…
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Telecom Italia and Vivendi chiefs reportedly meeting today
Telecom Italia executive director Marco Patuano is set to meet Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré today…
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Telecom Italia move sparks Mediaset merger speculation
Telecom Italia has reportedly initiated talks with Vivendi, in a bid to counter Telefónica’s bid…
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Microsoft to add free-to-air DTT tuner for Xbox One in Europe
Microsoft is to provide a digital TV tuner for its Xbox One gaming devices in…
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Sky Italia sees continued decline
21st Century Fox-owned Sky Italia saw a continued decline in its subscriber base in the…
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Telecom Italia shares plunge as Telefónica offers €6.7bn for Vivendi Brazilian unit
Shares in Telecom Italia were suspended today after Telefónica offered to buy Vivendi’s Brazilian telecom…
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Liberty Global acquisition drive “slowing down” and turning vertical
Liberty Global is unlikely to acquire fixed networks in further European markets and is not…
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Crispin Odey rejects BSkyB’s Sky Deutschland bid
Sky Deutschland minority shareholder – and Rupert Murdoch’s former son-in-law – Crispin Odey has rejected…
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Spanish write-down takes Mediaset into the red
Mediaset turned in a net loss of €20.5 million for the first have after taking…
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Sky confirms £5 billion ‘Sky Europe’ deal
UK satcaster BSkyB has confirmed its takeover of European pay TV sister companies Sky Deutschland…
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BSkyB set to seal Sky Italia, Deutschland deals
BSkyB is reportedly planning to takeover sister companies Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland in the…
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Discovery hires BBC business boss
Discovery Networks Western Europe has poached Dominic Coles, the BBC’s business operations boss, to become…