Itailan commercial broadcaster Mediaset expects a 4 per cent growth in advertising revenue during the second half of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, with a peak of 6-7 per cent in the last two months of the year. In an interview with daily Corriere della Sera, CEO Piersilvio Berlusconi said that revenues […]
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE is set to launch a new digital platform in 2021 that will include all of its radio and TV content and channels. The new platform will integrate its youth-oriented service Playz and its à la carte offer into one single service that will also include in-house TV content. “We will be […]
Italian broadcasting group Mediaset is reiterating its willingness to increase its stake in the German broadcaster ProSieben. December 16th saw Bloomberg reported that Mediaset reiterated its ability to increase its existing 24.2 per cent equity stake in ProSieben although according to Blomberg it is currently happy with the size of its investment. The Italian group […]
The never-ending slanging match between Vivendi and Mediaset threw up another missile on Saturday morning. Some Italian newspapers published what Vivendi allege were confidential documents in the long-running legal dispute between the two media giants. Vivendi, in a statement released on Saturday morning, said: “Vivendi is shocked that a confidential document, intended for the protection […]
The Spanish Court Audiencia Nacional has sided with Mediaset in its four-year legal conflict with La Liga and ruled that the TV group has the right to air TV highlights and summaries of La Liga football matches. Following the ruling, Mediaset’s Tele 5 will be able to enter stadiums with its TV crew and equipment […]
The decline in TV ad revenues is setting unwanted records in Spain, with a 45 per cent drop in the second quarter to €318 million, according to CNMC data. Spain’s two largest TV groups, Mediaset and Atresmedia, took 80 per cent of the ad market with public TV taking 13.8 per cent. Pay-TV also experienced […]
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Italian TV market has lost over €400 million in value. TV advertising is down by 13 per cent, while pay-TV is the only positive performer. These are the main conclusions of the Television Market in Italy 2020-2022 report published by Rome-based ITMedia Consulting. Also, pay-TV surpasses FTA for the […]
Italy registered the highest TV audience ratings in the past five years in October 2020, a trend that continued into the first week of November. Data published by Studio Frasi shows that the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has once again increased TV consumption throughout the country. In the week November 1st to 7th, […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s delivered better-than-expected Q3 results with its Italian revenue beating the market’s consensus by some 3 per cent. No Full Year 2o20 guidance was provided, but the trend appears to be supportive. Its core financials for Q3 saw group revenue rise by 2 per cent year on year to €556 million. Breaking down […]
Mediaset has reported a net profit of €29.4 million for the third quarter of 2020 and of €10.5 million for the first nine months. According to the broadcaster, the positive performance was due to prompt action on costs, growth in TV ratings and strong revenues generated by the advertising companies. For the 9 month period, […]