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Mediaset shows signs of recovery with first-half results
Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset has posted a net profit of €226.7m ($266.5m) for the first half of 2021, a significant increase on the same period in 2019.
URC goes free-to-air in Italy with Mediaset deal
Rugby union’s cross-border United Rugby Championship will be showcased on free-to-air television in Italy thanks to an agreement announced this afternoon (Tuesday) with commercial broadcaster Mediaset.
Ligue 1 blackout over in Spain with free-to-air coverage of Messi debut
Fans in Spain will be able to watch live action from France’s Ligue 1 once again after a broadcast rights agreement was struck and details of free-to-air coverage for this weekend’s action were announced.
Fininvest regains control of Mediaset in Vivendi pact
Fininvest, the holding company of the family of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has returned to having the absolute majority of voting rights in Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset…
UK audience peaks at 31m for Euro 2020 final, Rai audience over 18m
Public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV pulled in the largest television audience in the UK since the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997 as England lost the Uefa Euro 2020 final…
Absorbing Euro 2020 semi-final draws heavyweight audiences in Italy and Spain
The Italian television audience for last night’s dramatic Uefa European Championship semi-final between Italy and Spain reached close to 19.5 million viewers across free-to-air and pay-television.
Italian TV audience tops 17m as Azzurri reach semi-final
Italy’s win over Belgium in the Uefa European Championship attracted a combined audience of over 17 million viewers on Italian free-to-air and pay-television.
Mediaset digs deep to land Coppa Italia domestic rights
Commercial broadcaster Mediaset has today (Thursday) been awarded domestic broadcast rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24
TIM to offer Champions League on Mediaset’s streaming service
Italian telecoms company TIM has agreed a three-year deal for non-exclusive distribution of commercial broadcaster Mediaset’s Infinity app on its TIMVision platform.
TF1 nets highest audience of the year for France’s shock Euro 2020 exit
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1 pulled in an average audience of 16
Euro 2020 weekend action nets bumper audiences in ‘big five’ European markets
Matches from the Uefa European Championship attracted bumper audiences across Europe’s major broadcast markets over the weekend with the ‘big five’ countries all in action.
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Mediaset ‘close to deal’ with DAZN for Italian advertising sales
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN is set to agree a three-year deal with Publitalia, the advertising agency of the television networks of Italian media group Mediaset
France-Germany watched by nearly 23m on ZDF, over 15m on M6
Tuesday evening’s heavyweight Uefa European Championship clash between Germany and World Cup holders France attracted bumper audiences on free-to-air broadcasters in both countries.
Mediaset, Vivendi lay down arms after long legal battle
Mediaset and its second-largest investor, Vivendi, have agreed a truce on their long-running legal battle, through a deal which will see the French media group significantly reduce its interest in the…
Mediaset plans to revive ‘MediaforEurope’ project
Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset is set to revive its MediaforEurope (MFE) project, which aims to unite its domestic and Spanish business interests into a Dutch holding company
Vivendi ordered to pay €1.7m in damages to Mediaset
French media group Vivendi has been ordered to pay €1.7
Non-exclusive streaming rights boost Mediaset’s Champions League inventory
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has vastly expanded its inventory of Uefa Champions League matches for the 2021-24 cycle after acquiring non-exclusive streaming rights to 104 matches per season