News Corp has said it will approach the European Commission after a Rome court said it could do nothing to prevent Mediaset from refusing to take advertising for Sky Italia.
Sky Italia football deal approved
Italy’s antitrust authority has given its approval to the football authority’s pay-TV rights sale following a concession by Lega Calcio.
Mediaset extends Eutelsat DTT distribution
Mediaset’s Elettronica Industriale has renewed its leases with Eutelsat on Atlantic Bird 3 (5 degrees West) for DTT distribution across Italy.
Italy imposes pay-TV advertising cap
The Italian government has approved a draft bill that would cut the amount of advertising that can be shown by pay-TV channels.
YouTube victory for Mediaset
A court in Rome has ordered YouTube to immediately remove all Mediaset content from its website including portions from the Italian version of ‘Big Brother’.
Telefonica to buy 20% stake in Digital+
The Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica is set to take a 20% stake in the DTH platform Digital+. According to reports in the Spanish press, the deal will be worth between […]
Mediaset takes Sky USB key to Antitrust Authority
13.00 Update: Mediaset has filed a suit with the Italian Antitrust Authority claiming that Sky Italia’s USB key is in breach of national and international competition regulations.
Murdoch launches Berlusconi teaser
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has said it will launch Cielo, a new free-to-air digital TV channel, in Italy on the digital terrestrial network. Slated for a December debut, Cielo (which […]
No change despite Sky court win over Mediaset
A Milan court hearing into the refusal by Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset to carry advertising from Sky Italia has ended with both sides claiming victory.
Telefonica could partner Mediaset in Sogecable takeover
The protracted sales of process of the Spanish DTH platform Digital+ has taken a further twist, with the free-to-air channel Cuatro potentially a part of the package. The Berlusconi owned […]