Mediaset announced its new name over the weekend, and at the same time explained to shareholders and investors how the new Amsterdam business would be structured. In essence it has introduced a dual share class structure with different voting rights in order to have greater flexibility to finance future M&A transactions. The name change into […]
Mediaset Spain has launched a new cinema OTT channel, acontra+, available through its Mitele Plus platform for €3 a month. The channel is the result of an agreement between Mediaset and cinema distribution company Contracorriente Films. acontra+ will initially offer 240 feature films, including national and international titles, with plans to reach 350 films in […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset seems to be recovering well from the past year and the Covid problems. As revenues for its Q2 were up 66 per cent (against a miserable 2020) but importantly only 2 per cent down on the same period in 2019. “Mediaset,” says investment bank Berenberg, “[is enjoying] both the top-line recovery and […]
Italy’s Mediaset Group reported net revenues of €1.38 billion for the first half of 2021 (up from €1.16 billion in H1 2020), of which €963.7 million were achieved in Italy and €423.6 million in Spain. Advertising revenues in Italy increased 31.7 per cent to €979.9 million, while the Spanish market contributed with €406.1 million (up […]
Mediaset España has enjoyed a stronger ad-performance in its Q2 trading, albeit from a low set of challenges. There was a 13.6 per cent overall decline for the Spanish ad-market in Q1, but Q2 bounced back up 80 per cent taking the overall 1H to a 22.8 per cent growth. Mediaset España benefitted from that […]
Italian broadcasting group Mediaset is expecting to earn over €100 million in advertising revenues from its football coverage, reports daily Il Sole 24 Ore. During a meeting with journalists, CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi said that the 2020 budget closed “much above expectations”, while the one for 2021 “will be excellent”. He added that “ratings are […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has relaunched its VoD platform Mediaset Play as Mediaset Infinity. The platform will continue to provide live streaming of the Mediaset’s general entertainment and terrestrial thematic TV channels and also on-demand access to its programme library. However, there are also several enhanced features. Users can now access a library of hundreds […]
Extreme E’s second race – the Ocean X-Prix – in its inaugural season calendar takes place on May 29th – 30th at Lac Rose in Senegal where it will again be teaming up with short video platform, TikTok, to produce digital live content to further bolster the series’ social media offering. Extreme E’s broadcast of […]
Italy’s Financial Police, based in Milan, have identified and seized two illegal IPTV transmission centres located in Switzerland and Sicily. Some 22 Italians and two Swiss citizens have been accused of criminal association with a transnational character. Their activities consisted of the sale and distribution of decrypted audio/video streams to about 900 resellers whose proceeds […]
Mediaset Spain saw its profit fall by 24.9 per cent in the first quarter, down to €36.7 million from €48.9 million in the same period last year. Net revenues amounted to €184 million, down 19.9 per cent with an EBITDA reaching €51.3 million, down 23.7 per cent. EBIT was €47.1 million, a 23.7 per cent […]