Mansha Daswani

PARIS: Vivendi’s Q1 2016 revenues were relatively stable at 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion), but adjusted net income dropped by more than 27 percent to 99 million euros ($113 million).

LONDON: The unfreezing of the license fee, an emphasis on “distinctive” content and a more open commissioning process are among the key measures set out in a white paper on the future of the BBC published by John Whittingdale, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport.

LONDON: Sky delivered revenues of £8.7 billion ($12.5 billion) for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, a 5-percent gain on the same period last year, with operating profit rising 12 percent to £1.1 billion ($1.6 billion).

LONDON: The BBC and BT Sport will continue their coverage of the FA Cup until 2021 following a three-year extension of their shared deal with the FA for rights to the football tournament.

BONN: Beginning with the 2017/2018 season, no single platform in Germany will be able to lock up the media rights to live Bundesliga football matches.

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.

CANNES: STUDIOCANAL is expanding its TV series production abilities with investments in three companies: Benedict Cumberbatch's SunnyMarch TV, Urban Myth Films and Spanish outfit Bambú Producciones.

LONDON: Total external revenues rose by 15 percent to £3 billion ($4.2 billion) at ITV in 2015, with ITV Studios's revenues up by 33 percent to £1.2 billion ($1.7 billion).

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) is selling off its Ukrainian pay-TV business to 1+1 Media Group as part of its "ongoing strategic portfolio review."

CARDIFF: Welsh-language broadcaster S4C will receive £74.5 million ($106.4 million) in funding from the BBC in 2017-18.