Vivendi has stepped up its plan to scupper the merger of Mediaset Italy and Mediaset Spain into the Dutch registered vehicle MediaforEurope.
Spain set for more TV rights battles
Mediaset and Atresmedia are expected to renew their battle for football TV rights before the end of the year by bidding for the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
Netflix in 7-title Mediaset co-pro deal
Netflix has signed a co-production deal with Italian broadcaster Mediaset.
European venture weighs on Mediaset
Mediaset has increased its debt by a third as the Italian media group looks to turn itself into a pan-European player.
Mediaset denies Vivendi reorganisation vote
Vivendi says the decision by Vivendi to prevent its Trust from voting in an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting is deplorable.
Chink of light for Vivendi in Mediaset Europe dispute
A Milan court has given Vivendi a lifeline in its row with Mediaset over the formation of a new pan-European company.
Vivendi to vote against Mediaset restructure plan
Vivendi has signalled its intention to vote down plans by Mediaset to restructure itself through a new Dutch holding company.
Spanish stations hit by fines
The Spanish regulator CNMC has fined Atresmedia for exceeding airtime dedicated to advertising and teleshopping messages on its TV channel Neox.
Mediaset faces huge football bill
Spain’s Mediaset will have to pay Telefónica over €60 million a season if its pay-TV service MiTele Plus is a success.
Mediaset sees profits climb after pay-TV move
Mediaset’s trimming of its pay-TV operations helped double the broadcaster’s profits in the first six months of the year.