Mexico– Mediaset, the leading Italian Media Group and one of the main players in Europe has extended its existing and longstanding partnership with international distribution company Comarex. Within the terms of a new distribution agreement, Mediaset has granted Comarex to continue to represent Mediaset’s catalogue in Latin America. Additionally, it has included exclusive distribution rights for its full programming portfolio for Asia and Africa. Mediaset and Comarex … [Read more...] about Mediset extends partnership with Comarex
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Prisa accepts Telefonica’s €735 million pay tv-business offer
Reuters – Prisa, the indebted Spanish group that publishes El Pais newspaper, said on May 7 its board had accepted an offer from Telefonica to buy the 56 percent it owns in the pay-TV firm Distribuidora de Television Digital (DTS). Telefonica, which already owned 22 percent of DTS, known in Spain as Digital+, had made a €725 million (US$1 billion) binding bid on May 6. The remaining 22 percent of the group is owned by the Spanish unit of Italy's Mediaset. In a statement to … [Read more...] about Prisa accepts Telefonica’s €735 million pay tv-business offer
ITV Studios’ “Poirot” star David Suchet to attend MIPTV
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) will mark the thirteenth and final series of their long-running crime drama, Poirot, by presenting the star of the series, David Suchet, at MIPTV. Produced by ITV Studios, Poirot Series 13 (5 x 120’) will debut this MIPTV, bringing the number of episodes available to the international market place to 71. ITVS GE will celebrate the series’ Grand Finale by bringing David Suchet, who has played Hercule Poirot in all 13 series, to meet press and … [Read more...] about ITV Studios’ “Poirot” star David Suchet to attend MIPTV
Xbox moves beyond gaming
Microsoft has announced a slew of deals that will put TV content from 50 content providers in more than 20 countries onto its Xbox console. Subjected to geographic restrictions, these will be available to the existing 35 million users of the service. The BBC, Channel 4, Lovefilm (UK), Telefónica (Spain), Mediaset (Italy) and ZDF (Germany) join North American partners that include Bravo, Comcast, HBO Go, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in an updated version of the Xbox Live, which will launch before … [Read more...] about Xbox moves beyond gaming
