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Vivendi not interested in buying Mediaset TV - Berlusconi
2016-03-22 10:43:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Vivendi has discussed a content sharing deal with Mediaset but is not interested in acquiring the company's TV operations, according to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose family controls Mediaset. Berlusconi was responding on Italian radio to a report claiming the two companies had agreed a share-swap deal involving Mediaset's TV business, according to the Financial Times. The French company was reported on 10 March to be close to acquiring the Mediaset Premium pay-TV unit of in a cash and shares deal. Mediaset owns an 89 percent stake in the unit and the remaining 11 percent is held by Telefonica, which acquired it in 2014 for EUR 100 million. The same report suggested Vivendi and Mediaset are looking to create a European content production and delivery joint venture that would rival Sky.
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Vivendi ready to acquire 89% of Mediaset Premium - report
2016-03-10 09:57:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French media giant Vivendi is close to acquiring a majority stake in the Mediaset Premium pay-TV unit of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, according to unnamed sources cited by Reuters. Vivendi is looking to buy Mediaset's entire 89 percent stake in the unit, for which it would pay half in cash and half in shares, said one of the sources, adding that the talks are being led directly by Mediaset CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi. "Pier Silvio is determined to sell and a deal could be signed shortly," said the source. The remaining 11 percent in Mediaset Premium is held by Telefonica, which acquired it in 2014 for EUR 100 million.
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Accedo powers Mediaset Spain's Mitele OTT TV service
2015-12-09 21:10:27| Digital TV News
Accedo has revealed that it has partnered with Mediaset Espaa to launch its OTT TV service 'Mitele' on Samsung Smart TVs ahead of this years holiday season. The service is powered by Accedos application management solution.
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Mediaset Premium pay-TV subscriptions end 3Q 2015 at 1,815,000
2015-10-09 19:00:54| Digital TV News
Initial positive results from the new Mediaset Premium offer show that on 30 September the number of pay-TV subscriptions had risen to 1,815,000. On 30 June, Mediaset Premium subscriptions stood at 1,703,000.
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SmarDTV Wi-Fi enabled CAM selected by Mediaset Premium
2015-07-07 18:00:59| Digital TV News
Mediaset Premium and SmarDTV (SIX:KUD.S) have announced the successful commercial launch of the first CI Plus Wi-Fi CAM offering both Mediaset Premium broadcast services and Mediaset Premium Play broadband services in one single module.
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