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Sky Italia
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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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Mediaset breathes sigh of relief as it secures Serie A rights
Italy’s Mediaset has expressed “great satisfaction at the balanced outcome” of Italy’s football clubs’ allocation…
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BSkyB chooses banks for pan-European pay TV plan
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has hired Morgan Stanley and Barclays to advise on its…
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Sky Italia partners with Inside Secure and Thomson
Sky Italia has signed a premium content security agreement with Inside Secure and Thomson Video…
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‘Sky Europe’ would boost content and save on tech, infrastructure
A merged Sky Europe comprising BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia would be able to…
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BSkyB in talks to create European pay TV giant with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia
BSkyB has confirmed it is in preliminary talks about acquiring 21st Century Fox’s 57% stake…
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21st Century Fox hit by Sky Italia, Sky Deutschland costs
High programming costs for Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland hit 21st Century Fox’s performance in…
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Telecom Italia to offer Sky Italia over IP
Telecom Italia has signed a deal with Sky Italia that will allow its customers to…
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Sky Italia debuts Discovery nets
Pay TV provider Sky Italia has added four Discovery Communications-owned channels and one from the…
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HBO cuts Sky Italia deal
Sky Italia has agreed an exclusive programming deal with HBO as it prepares its own…
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European Sky platforms in first coproduction
BSkyB-owned UK channel Sky 1, Germany’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia are collaborating to develop…
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Sky Italia records US$25 million earnings boost
Sky Italia recorded a US$25 million (€18.4 million) uptick in EBITDA profit in the quarter…
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Sky Italia signs online video ad deal with Neodata
Sky Italia has selected a video ad server from technology firm Neodata to manage online…
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European Commission starts TV rights probe
Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…
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A+E launching new European channels business
A+E Networks has launched A+E Networks Italy, marking the first time it has set up…
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Sky Italia launches raft of new features
Sky Italia is launching a number of new features to enhance its service in the…
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Fox Sports expands Italian offering
Fox International Channels (FIC) is due to launch a second sports network in Italy, four…
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i24news launches on Sky Italia
Israel-based international news channel i24news launches today in Italy, joining the Sky Italia pay TV…
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Sky Italia teams up with Telecom Italia for IPTV
Sky Italia has signed a letter of intent with Telecom Italia to investigate whtehr the…
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Sky Italia channels boss leaves for Tata
Paolo Agostinelli, a senior channels executive at Sky Italia, is leaving the Italian pay TV…
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Sky Italia chooses Ericsson platform for HD services
Sky Italia has chosen Ericsson to provide its AVP4000 compression platform for HD services, enabling…
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Piksel expands Sky partnership
Piksel, which rebranded from Kit Digital, has expanded its deal with Sky by providing its…
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RAI loses appeal against encryption of channels
Italian public broadcaster RAI has lost its appeal against a court ruling that it should…
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Fox to get Sky Italia on track by cutting programming costs
21st Century Fox should be on track to achieve its goals for troubled Italian direct-to-home…
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Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel
Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….
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Sky Italia ad restriction case returned to Italian court
In an case originally brought by Sky Italia, the European Court of Justice has said…
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Sky Italia first to air Titanic in 3D
Sky Italia will be the first platform globally to air the new 3D version of…
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Italian media revenue crashes, down €1.6bn
Combined revenues of Italy’s media companies, including broadcasters and online players, fell by €1.6 billion…
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Sky Italia reorganised along BSkyB, Sky Deutschland lines
News Corp-owned Sky Italia has reorganised all of its programming activities into a single unit,…