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Vivendi to pay €1.7m in damages to Mediaset

Vivendi will have to compensate Mediaset and RTI with €1.7 million for not having respected the agreement from April 8th 2016 for the sale of pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium. The ruling was made by the Court of Milan, which ascertained “Vivendi’s failure to meet its preliminary obligations” and condemned the French group to compensate Mediaset […]

April 20, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Mediaset to relaunch VoD platform

Italian broadcaster Mediaset is relaunching its VoD activities this month, with the merger of its two existing platforms, Mediaset Play and Infinity. Renamed as ‘Mediaset Play Infinity’, the new streaming platform will feature new graphics and include a new Smart TV application. It will offer both free content from the Mediaset terrestrial TV networks and […]

April 8, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Italian video streaming market grows 52% in 2020

Video streaming in Italy grew by 52 per cent in January 2021 compared to the same month last year, while linear TV grew by only 11 per cent in the same period. These figures come from a study by digital marketing consultancy Sensemakers that confirms last year’s positive trend in video streaming consumption, especially during […]

March 12, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Spain: Profits fall at Mediaset and Atresmedia

The pandemic crisis has taken a big toll on the financial results of Spain’s two biggest TV groups, Mediaset and Atresmedia. Both saw their profits fall in 2020 by 15.6 per cent and 79.8 per cent to €178.7 million and €23.9 million, respectively. Atresmedia, operator of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta among others, experienced […]

February 25, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mediaset scores Champions League FTA & streaming rights

Mediaset has been awarded the Italian free-to-air and streaming rights for the UEFA Champions League for another three years, until 2024. The broadcaster will be able to air the best match of each round of Europe’s premier football competition free-to-air as well as the final, which will also be available online for free. In addition, […]

February 19, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Italy: 330 national TV channels

At the end of December 2020, there were 390 TV channels, owned by 114 broadcasting groups, that could be received in Italy via the main distribution platforms. The report, published by Confindustria TV, considered all channels distributed on the national DTT multiplexes, the subscription-based satellite platform Sky Italia and FTA DTH service TivùSat. The figures […]

February 16, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Italy’s broadcasting sector sees 10% revenue drop

Italy’s broadcasting sector saw a 10.7 per cent annual drop in revenues during the first half of 2020, to €3.9 billion, largely brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a report by Mediobanca, radio suffered the most (-29 per cent), followed by free-to-air TV (-14 per cent), while pay-TV revenue was relatively stable (-0.8 […]

February 5, 2021

Mediaset ups ProSiebenSat.1 stake

Mediaset Spain has increased its share in the German TV group ProSiebenSat.1 by 3.43 per cent to a total of 13.18 per cent, in an investment estimated at €104 million. Mediaset Spain initially acquired a 5.5 per cent stake in the group in November 2019. Then, an additional 4.25 per cent in March 2020. The […]

January 22, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mediaset wins Champions League FTA and streaming

Italian broadcasting group Mediaset has acquired the streaming rights for 104 matches from the UEFA Champions League during the 2021-2024 seasons. According to Italian news agency Radicor, Sky Italia and Mediaset have snatched up the most important Italian TV rights packages for Europe’s premier football competition. Besides the streaming rights, Mediaset also obtained the exclusive […]

January 19, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Price rise and new content for Mitele Plus

Mediaset is seeking to boost subscriptions for its OTT platform Mitele Plus and gain ground versus on its rival Atresmedia-owned Atresplayer, by adding new and exclusive content. Mediaset will rely on its reality programmes Got Talent, La Isla de las Tentaciones and Solos/Solas to boost subscriptions by offering spin-off content and virtual meetings with its […]

January 15, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid