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Spanish write-down takes Mediaset into the red

Mediaset turned in a net loss of €20.5 million for the first have after taking…

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Sky confirms £5 billion ‘Sky Europe’ deal

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 takeover sister companies Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland in the…

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Discovery hires BBC business boss

Discovery Networks Western Europe has poached Dominic Coles, the BBC’s business operations boss, to become…

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Telefónica buys into Italian Premium as Mediaset sells in Spain

Mediaset has agreed to sell an 11.11% stake in its Italian pay TV unit to…

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Mediaset likely to sell Canal+ stake, holding out for ‘strategic partnership’

Mediaset executive vice-president Piersilvio Berlusconi has given the strongest indication yet that his group will…

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Mediaset breathes sigh of relief as it secures Serie A rights

Italy’s Mediaset has expressed “great satisfaction at the balanced outcome” of Italy’s football clubs’ allocation…

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Wuaki.tv plans French, German and Italian expansion

Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv is expanding its European footprint to a total of…

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European Audiovisual Observatory appoints new legal chief

The European Audiovisual Observatory has appointed the former head of Italian Regulator AGCOM’s digital rights…

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Telefónica offers to buy out Mediaset’s Canal+ stake

Telefónica has offered €295 million to acquire Mediaset’s 22% stake in Spanish pay TV operator…