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Mediaset Premium
Mediaset to strengthen on-demand offering
Mediaset is to strengthen its on-demand offering, Mediaset Play, with new content and will launch…
Mediaset blames Vivendi for losses
Mediaset chief executive Pier Silvio Berlusconi has blamed the collapse of the Italian broadcaster’s pay…
Mediaset acquisitions chief lands Premium job
Mediaset has named Marco Leonardi as the new CEO of its struggling pay TV unit,…
Mediaset ‘still open to right Vivendi deal’
Mediaset is still open to a deal with France-based Vivendi that “creates value”, but no…
Mediaset furious as Vivendi takes ‘stealth’ stake
Mediaset has reacted furiously to what it sees as a hostile takeover attempt by stealth…
Closing pay TV ‘worst option’ for Mediaset
Closing Mediaset Premium would be the worst of the choices on offer to the Italian broadcaster, but…
Mediaset ‘to explore Sky deal’ if Vivendi war ends
Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled Italian…
Vivendi could return with new Mediaset proposal
Vivendi may make a new proposal to Mediaset following the acrimonious collapse of its previously…
Vivendi pulls out of Mediaset deal
Vivendi has pulled out of its planned acquisition of an 89% stake in Mediaset Premium…
Vivendi to close SVOD net Watchever
Vivendi is to shut down German OTT subscription video-on-demand service Watchever in December. Watchever’s 17-strong…
Vivendi, Mediaset to take on Sky, Netflix
Vivendi and its Italian counterpart Mediaset have inked a deal that sees the French media…
Mediaset tipped to sell pay TV to Vivendi
Italy’s Mediaset is close to striking a deal to sell its pay TV operation to…
Vivendi ‘tables offer’ for Mediaset pay TV unit
France-based entertainment giant Vivendi has reportedly made an offer for the pay TV assets of…
Mediaset Premium increases quarterly subs
Mediaset-backed pay TV unit Mediaset Premium had 1.815 million post-paid subscribers at the end of…
Mediaset secures premium Telecom Italia deal
Mediaset and Telecom Italia have agreed a deal whereby the telecom operator will distribute Mediaset…
Telefónica completes Mediaset Premium deal
Telefónica has completed its acquisition of a stake in Mediaset’s Italian pay TV arm, Mediaset…
Mediaset to spin-off premium pay arm
Mediaset is to spin off its premium pay TV arm into a new company on…
Analysis: Telefonica’s TV content carrot
Spanish telecoms company and former Endemol owner Telefonica is embroiled in a fight to acquire…
Eurosport signs Italian distribution deal with Mediaset
Eurosport Group has signed a deal with Mediaset that will see the Eurosport and Eurosport…