Mediaset
Mediaset increases interest in ProSiebenSat.1
Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset has raised its interest in German counterpart ProSiebenSat.1 through the acquisition of a 5.5-per-cent stake
RFEF announces €80m Copa del Rey domestic and international rights deals
The sale of the Copa del Rey domestic broadcast rights, along with “part” of the international rights, has brought in a total of around €80m ($88.2m) o
Mediaset, Vivendi ‘hold talks to resolve disputed merger plans’
Italy-based broadcaster Mediaset and French media group Vivendi are in talks to resolve their dispute over the former’s plans to merge its Italian and Spanish businesses, according to the Reuters news a…
DAZN ‘joins forces with Mediaset’ in latest Copa del Rey rights bidding
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has joined Mediaset’s bid for the three-season cycle for Spanish domestic knockout competition, the Copa del Rey, it has been reported.
RFEF extends Copa del Rey rights deadline, seeks better bids
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has further extended the deadline for bids for rights to the Copa del Rey domestic club football competition during the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, after stating that…
Mediaset’s Mitele Plus added to MásMóvil’s Agile TV
Mitele Plus, the subscription OTT service of Spanish broadcaster Mediaset, is to be added to the Agile TV platform of Spanish telecoms firm MásMóvil.
Vivendi to challenge Mediaset merger plans in Milan court
French media group Vivendi has filed a preliminary injunction in Italy against broadcaster Mediaset’s plans to merge its Italian and Spanish businesses.
Vivendi welcomes court ruling on Mediaset’s merger plans
A Madrid court has suspended a decision by shareholders of the Spanish arm of Italian broadcaster Mediaset to merge the two entities in a move that French media group Vivendi has claimed as a win
Second round of bidding in Copa del Rey domestic rights auction
Spanish broadcasters have been asked to submit their second-round offers for rights to the Copa del Rey tournament during the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle
Mediaset and Atresmedia ‘to vie for’ free-to-air rights to 2022 World Cup
Commercial free-to-air broadcast groups Mediaset and Atresmedia are set to go head-to-head in a bid to acquire rights in Spain to the 2022 World Cup from the Mediapro agency
Loss of Champions League hits Mediaset’s ad revenues
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has posted increased profits and reduced revenues for the first half of 2019 on the back of its first season without rights to the Uefa Champions League club football…
Viewers flock to Cuatro for Spain’s Fiba World Cup victory
Spain’s triumph at the 2019 Fiba Basketball World Cup drew significant audience figures for commercial free-to-air broadcaster Mediaset’s Cuatro channel.