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Business
Vivendi seeks injunction preventing Mediaset merger
Amsterdam court's decision scheduled for 10th February
Business
Italian court rejects Vivendi request to suspend Mediaset stake freeze
Decision comes a day before a Mediaset shareholder meeting
Technology
TIM, Ericsson claim new 5G speed record
Broke the 2Gps speed barrier on a 5G live commercial network
Content
Discovery to launch HGTV in more European markets
Channel will be available FTA in Italy and on pay-TV in 11 other markets
Business
Serie A postpones Mediapro deadline again
€1.3 billion per season deal to be reviewed by the league's 20 clubs
Business
Mediaset raises stake in ProSieben, could go further
Italian broadcaster now ProSieben's largest investor
TVBEverywhere
Western Europe launch date for Disney Plus confirmed
DisneyLife will be rebranded in the UK and Ireland
Content
Facebook Watch reveals 27 short series
Digital publishers include Tastemade (UK), Brainpool (Germany) and Ciaopeople (Italy)
Content
Netflix, Mediaset strike co-production deal
Aims to broaden Netflix's "variety and diversity"
Production & Post
3zero2 upgrades to Simplylive Vibox system
The company delivers remote production for over 1,700 events per year
Business
Atos to develop RAI video player
Italian public broadcaster plans to enhance the consumer experience by personalising digital content
TVBEverywhere
Insight TV launches on LG Channels
Expands distribution in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany
Business
Mediaset files complaint against Vivendi
Row over Mediaset's plans to create new Amsterdam-based holding
TVBEverywhere
Former RAI CEO calls for ‘Italian Britbox’
Antonio Dall'Orto warns of growing threat of global streamers
Business
Serie A sets deadline for Mediapro deal
€1.3 billion deal to be reviewed by the league’s 20 clubs
TVBEverywhere
DAZN, Discovery announce Eurosport distribution partnership
DAZN makes Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD available in Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain
Business
Mediapro ‘offers Serie A €1.15 billion a year partnership’ to create new TV channel
Mediapro wants to create a dedicated TV channel to broadcast Serie A matches from 2021
TVBEverywhere
ViewLift, LNP announce OTT basketball partnership
LNP Pass will feature all League games live and on-demand
Business
Maximo Ibarra ‘to be named CEO of Sky Italia’
Ibarro is currently CEO of Dutch telecoms company KPN
Technology
RAI prepares first 5G broadcast
5G images will be broadcast via TGR Piemonte and RaiNews24
Technology
AdScribe, Mediaset Group partner for targeted advertising
Engage Studio lets operators build and deploy campaigns faster and with more creative freedom
Business
EMG acquires Global Production
Forms part of EMG's strategy to consolidate its Italian business
Business
Mediaset sets up pan-European media company
MediaForEurope will operate in Italy, Spain and Germany
Business
Italy’s Mediaset ‘planning corporate reorganisation’
Company to hold extraordinary board meeting
Data Centre
Telcos ‘will control 56 per cent of Western Europe’s pay-TV subscribers by 2024’
Pay-TV revenues to decline by 13.1 per cent over five years
Business
Italian regulator imposes restrictions on Sky over Mediaset deal
Deal given partial green light with restrictions
TVBEverywhere
Telecom Italia testing VR via 5G during Giro d’Italia
Company is installing 360-degree cameras during the time trial on 19th May
Business
Mediaset ‘in final negotiations’ to acquire Sony’s Italian channels
Would lead to Sony's exit from the Italian market
Business
ProSiebenSat.1 dismisses takeover speculation
Deputy chief executive rules out takeover by Mediaset
Business
Shure creates Western Europe sales region
Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders
TVBEverywhere
Italy’s RAI to launch 8K next year
Will be the first European broadcaster to launch 8K content
TVBEverywhere
DAZN enables streaming multiple events on one screen
New 'MultiView' feature made available on fourth and fifth generation Apple TV devices
Production & Post
NEP Europe buys 75 IP-enabled 4K UHD HDR cameras
Cameras will be deployed across the company's fleet of OB trucks and studios
Production & Post
ES Broadcast Hire opens Italian office
New office expands company's European presence to six locations
TVBEverywhere
Sky Italia reinstates Mediaset channels
Channels return some three years after retransmission row saw them dropped
TVBEverywhere
Sky Italia and Vodafone partner on first live news broadcast via 5G
Will be broadcast on SkyTG24 and captured with a camera connected to the Vodafone 5G network
Technology
FreeWheel and Comcast Technology Solutions help power Mediaset Play
Collaboration aims to optimise the distribution of Mediaset's video on demand services
Business
Mediaset gives Sky control of Premium tech platform
Option was included in a content deal the two companies signed in April