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Mediaset
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EC leaves Canal+ call to local watchdog
The European Commission is to leave a decision on the acquisition of Canal+ España by…
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Analysis: Telefonica’s TV content carrot
Spanish telecoms company and former Endemol owner Telefonica is embroiled in a fight to acquire…
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Telefónica takes Mediaset stake
Mediaset has agreed to sell an 11.11% stake in its Italian pay TV unit to…
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Mediaset signs up for Rising Star
Mediaset’s Canale 5 channel will air an Italian version of Keshet International format Rising Star….
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Mediaset set to offload Canal+ stake
Mediaset executive vice-president Piersilvio Berlusconi has given the strongest indication yet that his group will…
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Telefónica moves for Mediaset’s Canal+ stake
Telefónica has offered €295 million (US$400 million) to acquire Mediaset’s 22% stake in Spanish pay…
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Telefónica seals €750m deal for Canal+ Spain
Prisa and Telefónica have definitively agreed the sale of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV…
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Mediaset hits out at valuation of pay TV unit
Italy’s Mediaset has criticised banks for undervaluing its Premium pay TV service amidst moves to…
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Heaney’s TCB Rights adds Italy, Germany reps
Paul Heaney’s distributor TCB Rights has added sales agents for Italy and Germany. Veteran Mediaset…
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News brief: Portugal’s RTP in for Armoza primetime format
Portuguese broadcaster RTP has commissioned a local version of Armoza Formats’ primetime show I Can…