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Italy
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Mediaset faces challenge from holder of ex-Vivendi stock
Simon Fiduciaria, the company in which Vivendi placed the bulk of its shares in Italian…
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Sky’s Darroch to ‘stick around’, outlines post-Comcast priorities
Sky will stay focused on growing “all segments of pay TV” as well as building…
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Mediaset secures Formula E rights
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has secured exclusive rights to Formula E motor-racing for the next five…
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Parrot Analytics: BoJack Horseman leads Italian digital originals listing
BoJack Horseman was the most in-demand digital original in Italy for the week ending September 23…
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Funbox UHD strikes partnership with Rai for Italian opera
SPI International’s Funbox UHD channel has struck a strategic partnership with Italian public broadcaster Rai…
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New chief for A+E Networks Italy
A+E Networks has named Patricio Teubal as general manager of A+E Networks Italy, starting in December. In…
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Mediaset moving towards sale of pay TV platform
Mediaset is moving towards a sale of its pay TV unit Mediaset Premium to Sky…
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Huawei launches OTT service in Spain and Italy
Huawei has launched its planned OTT TV service in Spain and Italy, focusing on users…
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Elliott responds to Vivendi TIM assault
Activist investor Elliott Advisors has responded to Vivendi’s criticism of the performance of Telecom Italia…
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Vivendi slams Elliott record as Telecom Italia shares nosedive
French media group Vivendi has expressed alarm at what it sees as the “disastrous” performance…
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Mediaset agrees distribution of free channels on Sky platform
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has made its flagship service Canale 5 available on Sky’s satellite platform…
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DAZN names Ronaldo as global ambassador following Italy launch
Sports streaming service DAZN has appointed football star Cristiano Ronaldo as its first global ambassador….
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DAZN secures extended Serie A rights for Germany and Austria
Sports streaming platform DAZN has secured exclusive rights to Italian Serie A football in Germany…
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IHS: linear TV viewing down as online time increases
Linear TV viewing time declined year-on-year across the top five European markets in 2017 as…
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Starzplay to launch in France, Italy and Spain
Lionsgate-owned subscription video-on-demand service Starzplay has struck agreements to launch branded channels in France, Italy…
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DAZN lines up additional content for Italian service
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a raft of additional content deals for its new…
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Sky impresses with strong full year results
Sky reported strong full-year results with revenue and EBITDA gains, half a million new customer…
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Eleven Sports names new Italian chief
Eleven Sports has named Giuliano Giorgetti as managing director for Italy. Giorgetti, who begins his…
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Mediaset-backed EI Towers deal opens way to consolidation
Italian government-backed investment vehicle 2i Tower Holdings has placed a bid to acquire transmission tower…
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Mediaset strikes deal with DAZN to bring Serie A to premium subscribers
Mediaset has struck a deal with Perform Group, operator of the DAZN sports streaming service,…
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Mediaset launches new Play service
Mediaset has re-launched Mediaset Play, formerly its on-demand service but now a new multiscreen streaming…
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Netflix now most popular TV platform in US
A US study by Cowen & Co has found that Netflix is now the most…
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Mediaset chief mulls international alliance and football deal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s board has confirmed Fedele Confalonieri as chairman for the next three years,…
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Ligue 1 chief ‘not worried’ by Mediapro’s Italian woes
Didier Quillot, the director-general of the French professional football league, has said he is “not…
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Telecom Italia chief welcomes regulator’s move on network separation
Telecom Italia CEO Amos Genish has welcomed a decision by communications regulator AGCOM to launch…
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Telecom Italia escapes fine over Vivendi control
Telecom Italia (TIM) has escaped being forced to pay a fine of €74.3 million for…
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Italian league rejects Mediapro’s €1.6bn guarantee for Serie A
Italy’s football league has rejected a €1.6 billion guarantee by Spanish broadcaster Mediapro that was…
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Italian league votes to cancel Mediapro Serie A award
Italy’s football league has agreed to annul its award of Serie A rights to Spanish…
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Telecom Italia strikes deal with Warner Bros for kids content
Telecom Italia (TIM) has struck an agreement with Warner Bros Entertainment Italia to include animated…
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Vivendi mulls options to recapture initiative in Telecom Italia battle
Vivendi is looking into convening a new Telecom Italia (TIM) shareholders meeting to “reorganise” the…