Mediaset

Mediaset’s nine-month operating profit triples, revenue rises

MILAN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Mediaset's nine-month operating profit more than tripled year on year to exceed pre-pandemic levels, Italy's top commercial broadcaster said on Wednesday as it gave an…

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Mediaset secures rights for 121 Champions League matches per season to 2024

MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset has won non-exclusive rights to broadcast 121 Champions League soccer matches per season in the three years to 2024, the…

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Mediaset presenter Gerry Scotti’s new role – Grandpa

Italian TV presenter Gerry Scotti, known for many roles, in particular as a TV show and quiz anchor, has revealed on Instagram his new role; a grand father. The popular…

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Mediaset to press ahead with European TV plan regardless of Vivendi

Mediaset will press ahead with plans to create a pan-European TV champion, regardless of whether it can strike a deal to settle a dispute with its second-largest shareholder Vivendi, the…

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Italian prosecutors complete probe into Vivendi’s alleged market manipulation to buy stake in Mediaset

MILAN, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors have completed a probe into Vivendi's Vincent Bollore and Arnaud De Puyfontaine for alleged market manipulation and obstruction of regulators, tax police said…

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I have seen how thin the thread that separates us from death is – Gerry Scotti and the Covid-19 experience

Gerry Scotti spoke to TG5 about his recent experience in hospital, after he fell ill with Covid-19. Luckily the beloved TV presenter has recovered from his illness, however he needs rest to recover from…

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Italy’s Mediaset swings to loss in first half as virus hits advertising revenue

Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset swung to a loss in the first half of the year as revenues dropped after companies cut spending in television advertising during the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Mediaset pan European TV plan hits new obstacle in Spain

A Spanish judge upheld the suspension of a planned corporate overhaul at Mediaset, in a blow to the ambitions of Italy's top commercial broadcaster to pursue a pan-European growth plan…

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“Bim Bum Bam”, “I Cesaroni” and “Non è la Rai” to return to Mediaset TV

Prepare yourselves for a wave of nostalgia, as Mediaset Extra will soon be airing all the popular and well-loved programmes from the 1980s and 1990s - “Licia dolce Licia”, “Casa…

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Le Iene Tv host Nadia Toffa dies of cancer

Nadia Toffa, a well-known Italian TV presenter and host of Le Iene, died at 40 years after a long battle against cancer. The editorial staff of Le Iene announced her…

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Mediaset buys stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1

Italian television group Mediaset announced it acquired 9.6 percent of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1. Mediaset, which is owned by the family of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, will become the…

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Italian TV host Cesare Cadeo dies at 72

Italian TV presenter Cesare Cadeo died at the age of 72. Cadeo was a familiar household name for many Italian TV viewers through his anchorage of a number of programmes,…

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“Holly e Benji” – 32 years since its first broadcast in Italy (and Malta)

It was July 19th 1986 when the thanks to the 'overspill' transmission from Italy, Maltese children (and not only) were hooked on by the Cartoon series Holly e Benji. The series…

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