Italian media giant Mediaset is dusting off plans for international expansion, wrapping a number of ventures into a single holding company.
Canal+ grows subscriber satisfaction
A downturn in the advertising market has led to a fall in revenues for Canal Plus in mainland France during the first quarter.
Vivendi must pay Mediaset €1.7m damages
An Italian court has rejected a multibillion-euro damages claim by Mediaset against its former partner Vivendi.
Morgan Stanley funds completes Tele Columbus takeover offer
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners can complete its takeover offer of Germany’s second largest cable operator Tele Columbus.
CMA provisionally clears Virgin-O2 merger
The CMA as given its provisional backing to the merger of Liberty Global’s Virgin Media with Telefonica’s O2.
CommScope to spin-off Home Networks business
CommScope is to create a separate its Home Networks business into an independent publicly traded company.
Kaltura postpones IPO
Cloud video management company Kaltura has postponed its Initial Public Offering (IPO), initially planned for Thursday.
Tele2 issues €300m bond
Tele2 has announced the successful issue and price of a new €300 million 10-year EUR bond.
Canal subscriber growth continues
The resurgence of Canal Plus continues with the French pay-TV concern’s total subscriber base growing by another half million.
RTL acquires Disney stake in Super RTL
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will acquire Disney’s 50% shareholding in Super RTL, turning the German children’s and family channel into a 100% subsidiary.