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   Mediaset Shares on the Rise on Rumors of Middle Eastern Buyers

   8:41 am 8/17/2012

   • by Eric J Lyman

   Shares in the Silvio Berlusconi-controlled giant are up 15 percent over the last two sessions, the biggest two-day gain since 2008.Read more

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   Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset First-Half Profits Fall 73.5 Percent Amid Ad Drop

   9:36 am 7/31/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The Italian media giant remains the leader in primetime and around the clock in the key 15-64 demographic, but competition is on the rise.Read more

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3. Dutch Deal For Mediaset Italia

   4:45 am 7/23/2012

   • by Scott Roxborough

   Chello Zone signs deal with Dutch operators to bring Italian-language channel to the Netherlands.Read more

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4. Spain's Antena 3 Says "Unfair Merger Conditions" Favor Mediaset

   1:56 am 7/18/2012

   • by Pamela Rolfe

   Competition authorities order the broadcaster to market advertising separately for each channel, Antena 3 and La Sexta. The same conditions were not imposed on Mediaset in its similar merger 18 months ago with Cuatro. Read more

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   Mixed First Half for Big European Entertainment Stocks

   12:28 pm 6/29/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   While stocks like BSkyB are down at mid-year amid Euro crisis and company-specific challenges, German TV giant ProSiebenSat.1 and Britain's ITV saw their shares rise.Read more

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   Italy's Mediaset Sees First Quarter Profits Tumble

   12:35 pm 5/8/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The Silvio Berlusconi-controlled company suffered big losses but is staying the course.Read more

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   Italy Abandons Plans to Give Away TV Frequencies for Free

   12:00 pm 4/10/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Former Prime Minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi had wanted to give out the frequencies based on broadcasters' plans for them in a process that the press had dubbed a "beauty contest."Read more

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   Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset Sells Remaining Stake in Reality TV Producer Endemol for $94 Million

   7:02 am 4/3/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   A debt restructuring had diluted the stake of the Italian broadcaster, which has been affected by increased competition from Sky Italia, a pay TV unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.Read more

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   Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset Loses Rights to Expired Internet Domain Name

   3:34 pm 3/27/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Mediaset.com was purchased by a former Miss Universe contender for an undisclosed amount.Read more

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    Italy's Prime Minister Considering Cost Cutting Measures for State Broadcaster RAI

    1:02 pm 1/9/2012

    • by Eric J. Lyman

    Former rival to Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset faces an uncertain future amid Europe's ongoing debt crisis.Read more

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