Canal Plus unit wins TV rights to Italy soccer

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Canal Plus SA's subsidiary in Italy has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights to the games of four Italian soccer clubs. The rights will be Canal Plus' through 2005. The transaction could discourage competitors from beginning a rival multichannel platform in Italy. The cost of the rights was not made public. However, a Canal Plus spokeswoman stated that the price was not higher than the previously estimated amount.

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Canal Plus SA's subsidiary in Italy awarded the exclusive broadcast rights to the games of four Italian soccer clubs

Television Broadcasting, Strategic alliances, Television broadcasting industry, Canal Plus Productions S.A., Article

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News Corp. establishes Italian unit

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News Corp. has set up an Italian unit that will pursue media in Iatly and on the continent. News Corp. said that the Milan based subsidiary was to set up a Italian pay TV platform as quickly as possible. News Corp. and France's TF1 are discussing a joint venture with Telecom Italia SpA to develop a digital TV platform. The venture would be 39% owned by the Italian News Corp. subsidiary.

Organizational history, Newspapers, Newspaper Publishers, Management, Newspaper publishing, Abstract, The News Corporation Ltd.

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Illycaffe uses art and the Web to promote blend

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Italian coffee manufacturer, Illycaffe, sponsors contemporary art exhibitions and plans to grow through information on its Web site.

Product development, Roasted coffee, Processed Coffee, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing, Statistical Data Included, Coffee industry, Coffee (Beverage), Company Profile, Illycaffe S.p.A.

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