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Italy
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Telecom Italia strikes deal with DAZN
Telecom Italia (TIM) and sports streaming outfit DAZN have struck an agreement that will give…
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Milan Court may look again at Vivendi-Mediaset dispute
The Milan court that last week considered the ongoing dispute between Vivendi and Mediaset has…
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Mediaset unveils plans for free-to-air movie channel Cine 34
Local Italian media outlets are reporting that leading broadcasting group Mediaset is planning to launch…
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Vivendi and Mediaset fail to strike deal
Vivendi and Mediaset failed to strike an deal on Friday following over a week of…
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Vivendi and Mediaset ‘closing in on agreement’
Vivendi and Mediaset are reported to be closing in on an agreement that could see…
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Vivendi and Mediaset struggling to find common ground ahead of postponed court hearing
With the clock ticking ahead of a court hearing in Milan postponed from last week,…
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Vivendi and Mediaset gain another week, EGM set for January 10
The Milan court considering Vivendi’s case against Mediaset’s plan to merge its Italian and Spanish…
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Vivendi open to selling indirect Mediaset stake to find compromise
Vivendi is willing to selling the 19.19% stake held in Mediaset through Simon Fiduciaria, operating…
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Telecom Italia reorganises technology and innovation team
Telecom Italia (TIM) has made a series of changes to its technology and innovation team,…
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Swisscom sees modest but solid TV growth in tough market
Swiss service provider Swisscom saw modest but solid growth in its TV base in the…
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Sky in five-year output deal with HBO
Comcast-backed pay TV operator Sky has secured a five-year extension to its output deal with…
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Telecom Italia names Rossi as new chairman
Telecom Italia has named Salvatore Rossi as the company’s new chairman, replacing Fulvio Conti. The…
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Viacom takes full control of Italy’s Super!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN has acquired the 50% of Super Broadcast S.R.L, which owns…
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Mediaset completes withdrawal rights count
Mediaset has completed the count of shareholders intending to exercise withdrawal rights ahead of its…
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Vivendi files for damages against Mediaset in Italy
Vivendi has followed up the legal action it initiated to disrupt the creation of Mediaset’s…
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Italian authorities launch tax probe into Netflix
The Milan Public Prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible tax avoidance by Netflix in…
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Mediaset sees revenues slide and profits rise, marks progress on MFE
Mediaset has posted increased profits on reduced revenues in the first half, with the top…
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Serie A delays Mediapro decision to October 14
The Italian football league has once again delayed its decision on Mediapro’s bid for Serie…
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Telecom Italia chairman Conti may exit
Telecom Italia (TIM) chairman Fulvio Conti is considering resigning after just over a year in…
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Vivendi piles pressure on Mediaset over MediaForEurope vote
Vivendi is continuing to pile pressure on Mediaset following the approval given by yesterday’s Mediaset…
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Vivendi threatens ‘serious litigation’ in wake of Mediaset merger vote
Vivendi has accused Mediaset’s board of “dragging their company into serious litigation” after the Italian…
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Mediaset secures green light from shareholders for Europe plan
Mediaset has secured a green light from shareholders for its creation of a new holding…
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Vivendi files complaint against Mediaset with regulator
Vivendi has opened a new front in its war with Mediaset by filing a complaint…
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Vivendi secures right to vote in MediaForEurope battle with Mediaset
Vivendi has secured a victory in its battle to secure representation of its views on…
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Mediaset unveils voting share allocation for MediaForEurope
Mediaset has announced the proportion of special voting shares that will be allocated to its…
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Futuresource: Netflix driving SVOD in France, but multi-subscriptions lag
Netflix is driving growth of subscription video-on-demand in France, but multiple SVOD subscriptions, which have…
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Vivendi takes legal action to preserve right to vote against MediaForEurope plan
Vivendi has confirmed that it plans to vote against the planned merger of Mediaset into…
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Mediaset takes MediaForEurope battle with Vivendi to regulator
Mediaset has taken its battle with shareholder Vivendi to Italian markets regulator CONSOB with a…
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Mediaset faces Vivendi and ISS opposition to merger plan
Mediaset is facing shareholder opposition to its plans to merge with its Spanish offshoot and…
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Rai loses last appeal on Sky football decision
Italian public broadcaster Rai has lost a second appeal against an earlier court decision that…