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Vivendi
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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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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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Sub-Saharan pay TV set to boom
The number of pay TV customers in Sub-Saharan Africa will almost double between 2016 and…
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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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Orange France ‘definitely’ interested in Canal+
Telco and pay TV operator Orange would consider buying Canal+ if Vivendi put it up…
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French net orders Vivendi Entertainment format
Vivendi’s formats and entertainment division has shopped a couple format to C8, the free-to-air DTT…
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Closing pay TV ‘worst option’ for Mediaset
Closing Mediaset Premium would be the worst of the choices on offer to the Italian broadcaster, but…
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New Canal+ mobile TV service set for 20 countries
Canal+ has launched its vaunted premium TV-over-mobile service Studio+ in France, and said it will…
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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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Canal+ outlines plan to rebuild French business
Canal+ has much work to do in France, and the pay TV group is rejigging…
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Canal+ suffers further subs, revenue losses
Strong revenue growth in Africa helped to partially offset a continued precipitous decline in pay…
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Vivendi, Canal+ join the eSports game
Vivendi has struck a major strategic partnership deal with eSports group ESL that will see…
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Bolloré grows Vivendi holding
Vincent Bolloré’s company is increasing its hold on Vivendi through a series of measures that…
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Vivendi launches WatchMusic mobile SVOD
Vivendi is launching WatchMusic, a subscription on-demand music video service in Brazil, with further international…
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Lionsgate hires Jaunt exec as OTT chief
US studio Lionsgate is pushing further into over-the-top distribution with the hire of a senior…
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Shomi shutters amid ‘challenging’ SVOD market
Canadian subscription video-on-demand player Shomi will close on November 30. Its cableco parents, Rogers Communications and…
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Vivendi’s Guess My Age heads to Germany
Vivendi’s formats division, Vivendi Entertainment, has shopped its Guess My Age format to ARD in…
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Canal+ loses subs, programme budget cut
French pay TV operator Canal+ continued to lose domestic subscribers during the first half, with…
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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…
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Vivendi pulls out of Mediaset deal
Vivendi has pulled out of its planned acquisition of an 89% stake in Mediaset Premium…