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Mediaset
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Vivendi-Mediaset rapprochement expected ‘within days’
Vivendi could strike a deal in the next few days to end its legal dispute…
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Vivendi keeps its cool as police raid Paris offices
Vivendi has maintained that it will find a way out of its current impasse with…
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Mediaset demands additional €3bn from Vivendi
Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…
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Mediaset-Telecom deal ‘desirable’ – Italy official
An agreement between Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TIM) to combine the former’s content with the…
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New UK & scripted chiefs for Studio71
Multichannel operator Studio71 has expanded its UK business by hiring a local managing director and…
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Diana, Our Mother gains raft of int’l sales
Drive, the distributor for Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, has announced a range…
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Vivendi ‘set to launch’ Italian version of Canal+
Locked in an epic legal battle with its original preferred partner in the Italian market,…
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Mediaset to strengthen on-demand offering
Mediaset is to strengthen its on-demand offering, Mediaset Play, with new content and will launch…
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ProSieben’s Studio71 set for France launch
Multichannel network (MCN) Studio71 is to launch in France in September. The move follows the…
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Mediaset returns to profit
Mediaset has bounced back into the black in the first quarter following its €294.5 million…
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Mediaset’s Stewart joins Sony in Italy expansion
Long-serving Mediaset buyer Zelda Stewart is to lead Sony Pictures Television’s Italian sales efforts. Stewart…
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Vivendi to fight Italian setback
Vivendi has said it will take “any appropriate legal action” – including a possible complaint…
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Vivendi eyes US Studio+ launch this year
Vivendi aims to take its mobile content platform Studio+ to the US this year and…
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Canal+’s Pujol promoted to C8 programme chief
France’s Canal+ has put Vincent Pujol in charge of free-to-air channel C8. Pujol is promoted…
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Vivendi CEO: ‘no resolution’ in Mediaset stalemate
Attempts to find a resolution to the battle between Vivendi and Mediaset have so far…
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Mediaset acquisitions chief lands Premium job
Mediaset has named Marco Leonardi as the new CEO of its struggling pay TV unit,…
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All3Media backs MIPFormats Pitch
Execs from various All3Media international prodcos will judge the MIPFormats International Pitch at this year’s…
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Mediaset ‘still open to right Vivendi deal’
Mediaset is still open to a deal with France-based Vivendi that “creates value”, but no…
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Major Euro nets pact for MCN investments
France’s TF1 Group and Italy’s Mediaset have bought into ProSiebenSat.1’s Studio71, with the German media…
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Italian regulator to probe Vivendi’s Mediaset move
Italian antitrust watchdog AGCOM has stepped into the battle raging between Vivendi and Mediaset with…
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Vivendi continues hostile Mediaset stake build
Vivendi is continuing its hostile bid to acquire a significant stake in Mediaset. The French…
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Mediaset war intensifies as Vivendi builds stake
The battle between Vivendi and Mediaset has entered a new phase, with Vivendi revealing that…
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Mediaset furious as Vivendi takes ‘stealth’ stake
Mediaset has reacted furiously to what it sees as a hostile takeover attempt by stealth…
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Mediaset ‘to explore Sky deal’ if Vivendi war ends
Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled Italian…
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Mediaset parent suing Vivendi
Following the legal action taken by Mediaset against Vivendi last week, the Italian broadcaster’s parent…
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Vivendi could return with new Mediaset proposal
Vivendi may make a new proposal to Mediaset following the acrimonious collapse of its previously…
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Mediaset holding co. sell €740m AC Milan
Mediaset holding company Fininvest has signed a preliminary contract with a group of Chinese investors…
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Mediaset and Vivendi in war of words
The war of words between Mediaset and Vivendi over the latter’s second thoughts about buying…
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Mediaset threatens Vivendi with legal action
Mediaset has threatened to take legal action against Vivendi if the French media company fails…
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Mediaset rejects revised Vivendi deal
Mediaset yesterday poured cold water on Vivendi’s overtures in search of a revised agreement to…