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Telecom Italia
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Vivendi ups stake in Telecom Italia
Vivendi now owns 19.9% of Telecom Italia’s ordinary shares. Vivendi previously became the Italian telecom…
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Google names Pace, Sagemcom, Technicolor and Telecom Italia as Android TV partners
Google has announced a wide range of new device and telco partners to provide Android…
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Vivendi reportedly closing in on Telecom Italia goal
Vivendi has taken a series of steps to allow it to increase its stake in…
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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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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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Mediaset agrees Premium deal with Telecom Italia
Mediaset and Telecom Italia have agreed a deal whereby the telecom operator will distribute Mediaset…
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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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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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Telecom Italia reportedly close to deal with Mediaset
Telecom Italia is close to striking an agreement with Mediaset to distribute the latter’s premium…
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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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Vivendi expected to strike Telecom Italia deal
Vivendi is expected to announce a deal to take a stake in Telecom Italia this…
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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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Sky and Telecom Italia select Wyplay to power TV decoders
Sky, in cooperation with Telecom Italia, are deploying a broadband HD TV decoder powered by…
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Telecom Italia set to strike content deal with Mediaset
Following last week’s deal with Sky Italia to market the latter’s pay TV services over…
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Sky Italia to begin streaming services over Telecom Italia network
Telecom Italia and Sky Italia are today expected to unveil their joint offering, whereby Sky’s…
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Telefónica secures green light to acquire GVT from Vivendi
Telefónica has secured a green light from the Brazilian regulator CADE to acquire local telecom…
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Telecom Italia-Sky partnership to go live in April
Telecom Italia’s wholesale TV deal with Sky is due to go live in April, allowing…
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Telecom Italia to integrate media unit
Telecom Italia is to buy out minority shareholders in the Telecom Italia Media (TIM) unit…
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Streaming video alliance forms to help guide future of online video
A consortium of content providers, network operators, content delivery networks and technology providers have joined together…
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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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Brazilian regulator could complicate Telefónica-Vivendi deal
The acquisition of Vivendi’s Brazilian subsidiary GVT by Telefónica could be complicated by a demand…
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Vivendi chooses Telefónica for GVT, international growth boosts Canal+
Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…
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Vivendi receives Telecom Italia GVT bid as Telefónica ups offer
Vivendi has confirmed it has received an offer from Telecom Italia for its Brazilian unit…
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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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Telefónica offering Vivendi content deal to sweeten GVT offer
Telefónica is reportedly offering Vivendi a TV content deal on top of its €6.7 billion…
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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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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…