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Sky Italia
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Sky says Netflix ‘not having a big impact’
Subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix are not having “a big impact” on Sky’s growth,…
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Sky Italia, local prodcos team for distribution
Sky Italia and producers including FremantleMedia-owned Wildside and Gomorrah producer Cattleya, have joined forces to…
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Sky ups profit, adds subs
Sky has reported strong full year results, with revenue climbing by 7% and adjusted operating…
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Foxtel, Sky Italia get factual from Passion
Pay TV providers in Australia and Italy are among those that have bought factual programming…
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MIPTV unveils 4K Ultra HD line-up
MIPTV has announced details of an “extensive” 4K, Ultra High Definition programme at the event…
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Ex-Sky Italia exec to replace Fox Italy boss
Fox International Channels Italy has appointed a new managing director, with incumbent Fabrizio Salini (pictured)…
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Broadcasters buy Victoria’s Secret show
A raft of international broadcasters have prebought the 2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The show…
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Netflix buys Italian corruption drama
Netflix has acquired US subscription streaming rights to Italian crime and corruption period drama 1992,…
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Virgin gets TV boost with Sky veteran hire
Virgin Media has named former Sky Italia programming chief and JimJam founder David Bouchier as…
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Sky Italia makes online TV play
Sky in Italy has launched a Roku-powered Sky Online TV Box, a streaming device that…
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Sky, Scandi nets join Attenborough’s Conquest
Sky’s Italian business and a pair of Scandinavian pubcasters have acquired David Attenborough’s Conquest of…
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Sky ‘squeezes out’ remaining Deutschland shares
Sky has confirmed it is to acquire the remaining 4% of the shares in Sky…
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My Restaurant Rocks with Sky Italia
Sky Italia has ordered a version of Red Arrow International format My Restaurant Rocks for…
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Sky takes UK and German rights to Italy’s 1992
Sky has acquired 1992, the upcoming political drama produced for Sky Italia, for its UK…
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Combined Sky reports bumper customer growth
Sky reported strong customer growth in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria in its first…
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Sky CEO Darroch to deliver MIPTV keynote
Sky’s group chief executive Jeremy Darroch is due to deliver a ‘Media Mastermind Keynote’ at…
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European deals for TCB
TCB Media Rights has shopped a raft of programming to broadcasters in France, Germany and…
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Sky appoints content boss
Sky has appointed Sky Deutschland executive Gary Davey its UK content boss, filling the role…
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Fox merges Turkish free, pay arms
Fox International Channels’ pay and free TV businesses in Turkey are merging. Fox International Channels…
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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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BSkyB rebrands as Euro merger completes
BSkyB has completed the takeovers of its European pay TV cousins, and subsequently rebranded its…
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Beta joins Sky Italia drama 1992
Germany’s Beta Film has signed on for Sky Italia’s big budget political crime series 1992….
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Sky shareholders approve pay TV takeovers
BSkyB’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the firm’s proposed acquisition of Sky Italia and…
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‘Sky Europe’ formation closer after EU approval
The European Commission has approved BSkyB’s takeover of its 21st Century Fox pay TV cousins…
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Viewpoint: Coming up next… consolidation
Simon Murray, Digital TV Research Few were surprised by BSkyB’s announcement in late July that…
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Sky confirms ‘Sky Europe’ merger
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 complete its takeover of sister companies Sky Italia and Sky…
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Deal for pan-European Sky moves forward
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has hired Morgan Stanley and Barclays to advise on its…
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James Murdoch to keynote MIPCOM
21st Century Fox’s co-COO James Murdoch will deliver a keynote at MIPCOM in October. Murdoch,…
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Sky Italia buys Mafia dog-grooming series
Sky Italia has acquired The Diamond Collar (pictured), the 10x30mins series reality series about a…