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Mediaset ups Pier Silvio Berlusconi to CEO role

Italian broadcaster Mediaset has upped vice-president Pier Silvio Berlusconi to the role of CEO, replacing…

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Wind taps Alcatel-Lucent for video CDN

Italian alternative telco Wind has turned to Alcatel-Lucent’s Velocix unit to provide CDN technology to…

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Sky reports highest UK customer growth in 11 years

Sky reported its highest third quarter customer growth in 11 years in the UK and…

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Sky and Telecom Italia select Wyplay to power TV decoders

Sky, in cooperation with Telecom Italia, are deploying a broadband HD TV decoder powered by…

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Telecom Italia set to strike content deal with Mediaset

Following last week’s deal with Sky Italia to market the latter’s pay TV services over…

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Revolutionary compression technology promises “video at audio bitrates”

Video technology start-up V-Nova, which has been operating in stealth mode for the last five…

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Darroch: Sky willing to spend for German football rights, will invest in content

Sky is well-placed to win German top-tier football rights and will invest in more German…

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Sky makes €600 bond issue

Pay TV operator Sky has issued €600m of Euro denominated bonds. According to the operator,…

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Telefónica secures green light to acquire GVT from Vivendi

Telefónica has secured a green light from the Brazilian regulator CADE to acquire local telecom…

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Mediaset lifted by Spanish recovery

Mediaset’s Spanish unit lifted the media giant’s financials for 2014 against the background of continued…