| Website | mediaset.it |
| Category | Communications |
| Phone | 39 02 21 02 30 25 |
| Employees | 5,729 |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Description | communication and broadcasting company |
Mediaset S.p.A., a communication and broadcasting company, engages in the production and sale of television programs, and in the sale of advertising spaces in Italy and Spain. The company, through Publitalia ‘80 S.p.A., collects advertising for the company’s three television channels comprising Canale 5, Italia 1, and Retequattro, which provide films, TV series, telenovelas, cartoons, mini series, soap operas, and TV movies; and through Digitalia ‘08 S.r.l, engages in advertising sale and handles advertising sale for football clubs and television advertising sales in barter agreements. It also controls the management of television networks and program scheduling; production of television programs; technology for the production of television programs; acquisition and management of television rights; development and management of the signal broadcasting network; and record publishing. In addition, the company produces and distributes Italian and international films, manages multiplex theatres, and produces home entertainment, quiz shows, news, and sports events.
Mediaset was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.