MediaForEurope (MFE) has revealed plans to launch a single streaming platform across its European markets ‌by combining technologies developed by its Italian and German businesses as the broadcaster steps up efforts to compete with the US streaming giants.. MFE, which runs established broadcast operations in Italy and Spain, took control of German broadcaster ​ProSiebenSat.1 in […]

MFE-MediaForEurope improved its financial performance in its first-quarter 2026 results, a period marked by considerable macroeconomic and geopolitical instability. Consolidated revenues totalled €1.46 billion, though these are not directly comparable to the previous year due to the full consolidation of ProSiebenSat.1. Consolidated EBIT jumped to €13.6 million, a major improvement from a pro forma loss […]

Italy-based broadcasting group MFE-MediaForEurope reported consolidated revenues for 2025 of €4.03 billion, a 37 per cent increase. Group net advertising revenues reached €3.24 billion, while other revenues increased to €793 million. Consolidated net profit more than doubled to €301 million (+118 per cent), making it one of the strongest performances in recent years. Free cash […]

Mediaset España has announced a key change at the top of the company, appointing Mario Rodríguez Valeras as its new president. The move follows the departure of Cristina Garmendia, who stepped down last week after more than eight years in the role. Rodríguez, who had served as Corporate Director General and Head of Institutional Relations, […]

MediaForEurope (MFE) has acquired a 32.9 per cent stake in Impresa, the Portuguese media group, broadcaster of the SIC television networks, and publisher of digital and print publications, including the weekly Expresso. MFE will now operate in six countries: Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. The investment – valued at $20 million (€17.2m) and […]

Portuguese media group Impresa, which controls national commercial broadcaster SIC, has reached an agreement with Italy’s MediaForEurope (MFE) for a capital increase that will see the Italian company inject between €15 million and €40 million. This strategic move allows MFE to acquire a significant stake of just under 33.3 per cent in Impresa, thereby avoiding […]

The Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media has announced changes to its Executive Board following MFE becoming the major shareholder in the German company. Marco Giordani, currently CFO of MFE, assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ProSiebenSat.1 Media effective immediately. Bert Habets is handing over his role as CEO to Giordani “in best […]

Michael Eifler and Simone Sole have been named as new members of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Both have been appointed by court with immediate effect, and are intended to be duly elected by shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting. They succeed Klára Brachtlová and Christoph Mainusch, who previously resigned from the Supervisory […]

MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family, is holding talks regarding the acquistion of a stake in Portuguese media group Impresa. It said in a statement published by Reuters, the Balseger holding company of Portuguese media tycoon Francisco Pinto Balsemao, which controls more than 50 per cent of Impresa, confirmed that MFE is […]

Italy-based broadcasting group, MFE-MediaForEurope, has reported a 24 per cent annual growth in net profit for the first half of 2025, to €130.2 million. Even when excluding the impact of the investment in Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, adjusted net profit remained positive at €80.7 million. Consolidated net revenues in the same period dipped 2.7 per cent to […]