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Mediaset shareholders approve cross-border venture

An extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Italian broadcaster Mediaset has approved the merger with Mediaset España into holding company MediaForEurope (MFE). The transaction should be approved today, September 5th, by shareholders of Mediaset España. All the Mediaset and Mediaset España shares will be cancelled and the shareholders will receive MFE ordinary shares. Netherlands-based MFE will bring […]

September 5, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Malaysia: Astro, Maxis convergence partnership

In support of the Malaysian Government’s National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan to drive higher adoption of broadband nationwide, two of the country’s leading brands, Astro and Maxis, have announced a strategic marketing partnership between both parties to offer bundled broadband with content. Astro will be launching new bundles of 30 Mbps and 100 Mbps broadband […]

August 15, 2019By Colin Mann

Q4 launch for £5.99 BritBox

Following the confirmation in late February 2019 that they were in the concluding phase of talks to establish a strategic partnership, ITV and the BBC have now signed an agreement to launch BritBox in the UK in the fourth quarter of this year, describing it as “a bold, new step” as they seek to work […]

July 19, 2019

BBC Studios, Discovery complete UKTV deal

BBC Studios, the Corporation’s commercial subsidiary, and multichannel programmer Discovery have confirmed the close of the UKTV transaction, announced on April 1st, 2019. Discovery formally takes over control of lifestyle channels Really, Home and Good Food and BBC Studios takes over entertainment channels Alibi, Dave, Drama, Eden, Gold, W and Yesterday, the UKTV brand, as […]

June 12, 2019By Colin Mann

Turkey and Argentina to build joint satellite

Turkish Aerospace and Argentina’s INVAP have formed a strategic alliance to develop a new geostationary satellite. INVAP is a well-regarded business with some 1300 staff. IT was the first company in Latin America to achieve certification from NASA. It constructs satellite payloads and ground stations. The pair’s statement said that INVAP has been working to […]

May 20, 2019By Chris Forrester

Iliad, Cellnex form strategic partnership

Iliad has entered into a series of agreements with Cellnex to form a strategic partnership with respect to the Group’s passive mobile telecom infrastructure in France and Italy. In France, Iliad has entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of 70 per cent of the company that manages its mobile telecom infrastructure equivalent to 5,700 […]

May 7, 2019

Barco, IMAX strike projection agreement

Barco and IMAX, already long-term partners in beaming laser projection giant screen cinema experiences, have announced the expansion of their international partnership to continue providing audiences with the next level of what they describe as “awe-inspiring, immersive cinematic experiences”. The two companies collaborated to launch IMAX’s new ground-breaking laser experience for commercial multiplexes, IMAX with […]

April 29, 2019By Chris Forrester

ITV exec: ‘Room for another SVoD player’

Faz Aftab, Director of Platform Distribution at UK commercial public broadcaster ITV, has revealed that research suggests that people will pay for BritBox, the SVoD joint venture between the BBC and ITV, and that there is room for another SVoD service in the UK. Speaking at a London event on ‘Content and commissioning strategies for […]

April 25, 2019By Colin Mann

Discovery, BBC agree UKTV future

Discovery and BBC Studios have concluded a series of agreements, reigniting their historic relationship with a significant multi-million pound global content partnership spanning a library of premium factual series to power a new global streaming service, and a bespoke development deal for BBC Studios’ iconic genres of natural history, animals, adventure, science, travel, space, history […]

April 1, 2019By Colin Mann

ITV’s McCall: “BritBox not too late”

Carolyn McCall, chief executive of UK commercial public service broadcaster ITV, has refuted a suggestion that the proposed BritBox SVoD service it is planning in partnership with the BBC was “far too late” to market and “completely dwarfed by recent announcements from California,” suggesting that its distinctive British programming offered something that other services did […]

March 29, 2019By Colin Mann