Apr 20 2017
Italian media group Mediaset posted its worst-ever loss in 2016, amounting to €294.5 million, largely due to the dispute with Vivendi over Mediaset Premium. This is in contrast to a profit of €3.8 million in 2015. Net revenues were slightly up at €3.66 billion, of which €2.67 billion (+4.8 per cent) were achieved in Italy […]
Mar 18 2016
An Italian court has sentenced Mediaset CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi and chairman Fedele Confalonieri each to one year and two months in prison for tax fraud after overturning an earlier court decision that saw the pair acquitted on the same charges. The Milan Court of Appeal acquitted US producer and Berlusconi associate Frank Agrama and […]
Aug 25 2015
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has announced it will fully encrypt its free-to-air satellite channels on satellite. Until now, Mediaset’s flagship channels Canale 5, Italia and Rete 4 were available in the clear for viewers in Italy and Europe, via the Eutelsat 13 degrees East orbital position. The only exception were live sports events and some […]
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Dec 3 2019
Mediaset to launch FTA Italian movie channel
Mediaset will be launching a new free-to-air TV channel specialising in classic Italian films next month, reports local website Digital Day, citing the latest price schedule published by the broadcaster’s ad sales unit Publitalia 80. The new channel, dubbed Cine 34, will go live on 20 January to mark what would have been the 100th […]
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By Expat • Italy • Tags: Cine 34, Mediaset