Tag: Mediaset

Mediaset has raised its stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media to just under 20 percent, after acquiring a further 4.25 percent shareholding.

Mediaset has increased its stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media to 15.1 percent as it confirms its "commitment to invest in the future of free-TV development in Europe."

Mediaset has inked a first-look deal with Wattpad to develop and co-produce TV shows in Italy.

Mediaset has acquired a 9.6 percent stake in the German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media.

TF1 Group, ProSiebenSat.1 and Mediaset (Italy and Spain) have come together to establish the European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX), a JV meant to address the demand for brand-safe ad environments and high-quality pan-European video campaigns.

MUNICH: As part of a wide-ranging digital alliance, France's TF1 Group and Italy's Mediaset are investing in ProSiebenSat.1's MCN Studio71, putting up a combined €53 million ($56.5 million).

PARIS: Vivendi says it now owns 20 percent of Mediaset's share capital, just two days after announcing it had picked up a 3-percent stake in the company.

MILAN/PARIS: Vivendi has acquired 3 percent of Mediaset and aims to acquire up to 20 percent of the firm in a move the Italian media company has labeled as the beginnings of a hostile takeover attempt.

PARIS/ROME: Vivendi has reached a deal to acquire 100 percent of Mediaset's pay-TV business as part of a wide-ranging partnership with the Italian media giant.

MILAN: A Milan court has sentenced Pier Silvio Berlusconi, chief executive of Mediaset, and Fedele Confalonieri, the company's chairman, to one year and two months in jail on tax charges.