Mediaset

Murdoch And Berlusconi Upping Their European Pay-TV Stakes

Dec 21, 2009 12:23 PM

Rupert Murdoch and Silvio Berluscioni are both doubling down on pay-TV investments outside their native markets, pushing the European sector to further consolidation ... News Corp (NYSE: NWS) is raising its stake in German cable and satellite TV provider Sky Deutschland AG—again. The media giant plans to invest up to…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, News Corp., mediaset

Italy’s Mediaset Looking At ITV

Dianne See Morrison

Oct 14, 2008 4:49 AM

Italian broadcaster Mediaset SpA, owned by Prime Minister Silvio Belusconi’s family, is eying up broadcaster ITV (LSE: ITV), according to CEO Giuliano Adreani, reports Reuters. Adreani said, “We are looking at it with a lot of interest, but also with a lot of attention, given the moment we’re going through.”…

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Posted In: Companies, ITV, Countries, Europe, Italy, mediaset

Italy’s MediaSet Sues YouTube; Seeking At Least €500 Million Damages

Joseph Weisenthal

Jul 30, 2008 9:26 AM

More copyright headaches for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and YouTube… Italy’s MediaSet says it is suing the video site for at least 500 million euros, claiming the standard complaints about illegal distribution of commercial audio and video files. The firm joins Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and France’s TF1 in making the claim.…

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Posted In: Legal, Companies, Google, YouTube, Countries, Europe, Italy, mediaset