Italy
Mediaset ups Pier Silvio Berlusconi to CEO role
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has upped vice-president Pier Silvio Berlusconi to the role of CEO, replacing…
Wind taps Alcatel-Lucent for video CDN
Italian alternative telco Wind has turned to Alcatel-Lucent’s Velocix unit to provide CDN technology to…
Sky reports highest UK customer growth in 11 years
Sky reported its highest third quarter customer growth in 11 years in the UK and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sky makes €600 bond issue
Pay TV operator Sky has issued €600m of Euro denominated bonds. According to the operator,…
Telefónica secures green light to acquire GVT from Vivendi
Telefónica has secured a green light from the Brazilian regulator CADE to acquire local telecom…
Mediaset lifted by Spanish recovery
Mediaset’s Spanish unit lifted the media giant’s financials for 2014 against the background of continued…