Mediaset Premium


Mediaset Premium was an Italian digital terrestrial television provider owned by Mediaset. It provides pay TV and pay-per-view through the use of a smart card as well as video on demand through its Premium Play and Premium Online streaming service.

History

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 June 1st, 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. 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. Fininvest, the majority owner of Mediaset, had choose to start legal action to Vivendi. In June 2019, the service was closed down.

Channels

The offer was divided main packages, available in prepaid or through monthly subscriptions.
PackageNumber's channelChannelDescription
'300Premium Menuservice
'301Premium Playservice
'311, 456Sky Unoentertainment
'312, 457Sky AtlanticTV series
'313, 458FoxTV series
'314, 459National Geographicdocumentaries
'468Sky Sport Unosports
'469Sky Sport 24sports news
'470Sky Sport Uno HDsports
'316, 460Premium ActionTV series
'317, 461Premium CrimeTV series
'318, 462Premium JoiTV series
'319, 463Premium StoriesTV series
'320Investigation Discoverydocumentaries
'330, 464Premium Cinemablockbuster movies
'331, 465Premium Cinema Energyaction/crime movies
'332, 466Premium Cinema Emotiondrama movies
'333, 467Premium Cinema Comedycomedy movies
'334Studio Universalclassic/noir movies
Sports & Football372Eurosportsports 24h
Sports & Football373Eurosport 2sports 24h
'399Premium 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.