* Sportitalia is launching four new free-to-air thematic TV channels on its digital terrestrial platform in July, Advanced Television reported May 21. The companies' first project under the tie-up is "Implacables-Mexico," a 13-episode, hourlong thriller series. unit Sony Pictures Television Inc., Telecompaper reported May 22. * Mediapro's newly formed production arm, The Mediapro Studio, has struck a co-development and co-production deal with Sony Corp. HBO Europe is a unit of Home Box Office Inc., owned by AT&T Inc.'s Warner Media LLC. The new series will debut simultaneously across HBO Europe's footprint. * HBO Europe commissioned " Por H o por B," a Spanish original comedy series produced by Lacoproductora and Globomedia SA, TBI Vision reported. The regulator cleared the deal on the condition that the Sky PLC unit would be prohibited from offering exclusive content on its video streaming platform for three years. * The Italian antitrust regulator conditionally approved Sky Italia Srl's proposed acquisition of Mediaset's digital terrestrial pay TV platform R2 Srl, Reuters reported May 22. The game will be aired in 4K and HD quality in simulcast, according to a May 27 statement. * European soccer's governing body UEFA has tapped Spanish broadcaster Mediapro to produce and distribute the UEFA Champions League finals, which will be held in Madrid on June 1.
* Sports streaming service DAZN has secured broadcast TV rights to Major League Soccer games in six markets, including Italy and Spain, for four seasons until 2022, Rapid TV News reported May 27. The move will extend Starzplay's global footprint to 51 countries, beginning July 1. * Starz said May 24 that it has made its premium streaming service Starzplay accessible via a channel on Apple Inc.'s Apple TV app to customers in Europe and Latin America. Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia is also looking to launch a similar service, according to the report. It will be rolled out on the Mediaset SpA unit's streaming service, Mitele, and will provide selected content behind a paywall. * Mediaset España Comunicación SA is preparing to launch an over-the-top offering before the end of the year, Advanced Television reported May 20. In this Southern Europe Video Spotlight feature, S&P Global Market Intelligence provides a roundup of news related to over-the-top, video-on-demand and other online video initiatives in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece and Turkey.
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