Mediaset Premium

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Mediaset Premium
Type of site
Pay TV
Available inItalian
Area servedFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Founder(s) Mediaset
Editor Mediaset Premium S.p.A.
Products TV programs
Parent Mediaset
URL www.mediasetpremium.mediaset.it
CommercialYes
LaunchedJanuary 20, 2005;19 years ago (2005-01-20)

Mediaset Premium was an Italian pay TV provider owned by Mediaset. Until closure in 2019, it provided subscription TV channels and pay-per-view events (only for football matches) via the Italian digital terrestrial television network through the use of a smart card as well as video-on-demand services through its "Premium Play" and "Premium Online" streaming service.

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History

Premium Cinema logo Premium Cinema.svg
Premium Cinema logo

Mediaset Premium was launched on January 20, 2005, initially offering only pay-per-view services for movies and sports.

In January 2008, it became a full pay-TV, launching the package "Premium Gallery", available, with a package for football matches, through monthly subscription or prepaid. Over time, new packages and new channels enrich the offered.

In 2015, the new offering provides channels of movies, TV series, sport, documentaries, cartoons and interactive services Premium Play and Premium Online. From 2016, Premium will also broadcast on satellite TV. In October 2016, Disney Junior and Disney Channel ceased broadcasting, only remaining available on Sky.

Broadcast until 2018 the UEFA Champions League exclusive in Italy on channels Premium Sports and Premium Calcio also in HD. It also owns the sports rights, in addition to the Serie A, of foreign tournaments as the Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France, the Scottish Premiership, also of the NFL of American football. There are also channels Eurosport and Eurosport 2.

On 1 June 2018, also Cartoon Network, Mediaset Premium's last kids' channel, ceased broadcasting, only remaining available on Sky Italia

In 2016 Vivendi agreed to buy 100% stake of Mediaset Premium and 3.5% stake of Mediaset by selling 3.5% stake of Vivendi's shares. [1] However, after inspecting the financial statements as well as income forecast, Vivendi did not wish to enforce the original terms but submitting a revised offer to buy 20% stake in Mediaset Premium, as well as buying convertible bonds of Mediaset Premium. [2] Fininvest, the majority owner of Mediaset, had chosen to start legal action to Vivendi. [3]

The service was closed down in June 2019.

Channels

The offer was divided into packages, available in prepaid or through monthly subscriptions.

PackageChannel numberChannelDescription
Service channels300Premium Menuservice
301Premium Playservice
Sky311, 456 Sky Uno entertainment
312, 457Sky AtlanticTV series
313, 458FoxTV series
314, 459National Geographicdocumentaries
468Sky Sport Unosports
469Sky Sport 24sports news
470Sky Sport Uno HDsports (HDTV)
Series & Docs316, 460Premium ActionTV series
317, 461Premium CrimeTV series
318, 462Premium JoiTV series
319, 463Premium StoriesTV series
320Investigation Discoverydocumentaries
Cinema330, 464Premium Cinemablockbuster movies
331, 465Premium Cinema Energyaction/crime movies
332, 466Premium Cinema Emotiondrama movies
333, 467Premium Cinema Comedycomedy movies
334 Studio Universal classic/noir movies
Sports & Football372 Eurosport sports 24h
373 Eurosport 2 sports 24h
Service channels399Premium Onlineservice

Premium Play

Premium Play was a streaming service on PC, iPad, Android, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Samsung Smart TV, Windows for subscription customers in conjunction with the TV packages.

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References

  1. "Vivendi forms a strategic and industrial partnership with Mediaset". Vivendi. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. "Vivendi and Mediaset: structure of the offer". Vivendi. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. "Fininvest claims 570 million euros damages from Vivendi" (PDF). Fininvest. 23 August 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.