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Mediaset
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Telefónica completes Mediaset Premium deal
Telefónica has completed its acquisition of a stake in Mediaset’s Italian pay TV arm, Mediaset…
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Zodiak takes Stand Up For Your Country
UK-based producer and distributor Zodiak has optioned Mexican-originated format Stand Up For Your Country across…
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Mediaset to spin-off premium pay arm
Mediaset is to spin off its premium pay TV arm into a new company on…
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Buyers Briefing: Andrea Scrosati, Sky Italia
Name: Andrea Scrosati Title: Executive VP, programming, news and partner channels, Sky Italia. As the Italian…
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Mediaset distances itself from Fede scandal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has moved to distance itself from an emerging scandal surrounding Emilio Fede,…
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Mediaset channel goes global online
Mediaset-owned Italian international channel Mediaset Italia is available as an online service from today. Mediaset…
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EC leaves Canal+ call to local watchdog
The European Commission is to leave a decision on the acquisition of Canal+ España by…
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Analysis: Telefonica’s TV content carrot
Spanish telecoms company and former Endemol owner Telefonica is embroiled in a fight to acquire…
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Telefónica takes Mediaset stake
Mediaset has agreed to sell an 11.11% stake in its Italian pay TV unit to…
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Mediaset signs up for Rising Star
Mediaset’s Canale 5 channel will air an Italian version of Keshet International format Rising Star….
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Mediaset set to offload Canal+ stake
Mediaset executive vice-president Piersilvio Berlusconi has given the strongest indication yet that his group will…
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Telefónica moves for Mediaset’s Canal+ stake
Telefónica has offered €295 million (US$400 million) to acquire Mediaset’s 22% stake in Spanish pay…
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Telefónica seals €750m deal for Canal+ Spain
Prisa and Telefónica have definitively agreed the sale of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV…
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Mediaset hits out at valuation of pay TV unit
Italy’s Mediaset has criticised banks for undervaluing its Premium pay TV service amidst moves to…
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Heaney’s TCB Rights adds Italy, Germany reps
Paul Heaney’s distributor TCB Rights has added sales agents for Italy and Germany. Veteran Mediaset…
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News brief: Portugal’s RTP in for Armoza primetime format
Portuguese broadcaster RTP has commissioned a local version of Armoza Formats’ primetime show I Can…
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Mediaset cries foul in tax fraud case
Italy’s Mediaset has said it is ‘shocked’ at the latest developments in the investigation into…
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Mediaset explores Euro consolidation plan
European pay TV giant Mediaset has begun exploring how if it is able to consolidate…
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Marvista sees double
MarVista has just hit double figures – and figures miniseries, kids, features and TV movies…
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Spain’s drama producers look to go global
Spain’s crisis has forced TV producers to seek international business. Local fiction continues to dominate…
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Rai loses legal battle with Sky Italia
Italian public broadcaster RAI has lost its appeal against a court ruling that it should…
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Mediaset angrily denies allegations of wrongdoing
Mediaset has issued a strongly worded statement stating that it had always acted fully within…
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Mediaset, Nine check in to Ramsay’s Hotel Hell
Spain’s Mediaset and Australia’s Nine Network are among new buyers of Gordon Ramsay’s latest series…
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Eurosport signs Italian distribution deal with Mediaset
Eurosport Group has signed a deal with Mediaset that will see the Eurosport and Eurosport…
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European Court clarifies rules on Italian TV ad rates
In an case originally brought by Sky Italia, the European Court of Justice has said…
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Italian media coin 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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SPT secures new Dr. Oz Show sales to UK, Spain
A Spanish free-TV channel has become the latest to acquire Sony Pictures Television’s syndicated US…
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Oz, Euro broadcasters tap Cineflix third-party series
Broadcasters in Australia, the UK and Italy have acquired a total of more than 120…
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Mediaset suffers historic first loss
European media giant Mediaset suffered a net loss of €287.1 million (US$369 million) last year…
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Mediaset launching digital ventures fund
Mediaset is launching a new digital ventures fund, offering communication and advertising support to new…