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   Italy Candidates Agree to TV Debate, But Under Very Different Conditions

   1:21 pm 2/18/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Even without a debate, television has played a huge role in determining who will be Italy's prime minister following the Feb. 24-25 election.Read more

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   Italian Leather Goods Titan Della Valle Wants to Bid for La7 Broadcaster

   8:02 am 2/18/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The billionaire expressed interest in the company after the bidding deadline passed. But La7's parent company says it will evaluate the proposal anyway. Read more

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   Papal Resignation Could Cost Berlusconi His Prime Minister Bid

   6:59 am 2/14/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Pope Benedict's abdication is dominating Italian news reports, robbing the controversial media kingpin's campaign of its greatest stage.Read more

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   Sky Italia to Broadcast Controversial Anti-Berlusconi Documentary

   7:25 am 2/5/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   "Girlfriend in a Coma" is ultra-critical of the prime ministerial candidate and media tycoon, who controls Sky-Italia's main rival.Read more

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   Delay in Italy Premiere of Anti-Berlusconi Doc Sparks Controversy

   5:55 am 2/4/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   With the venue postponing the screening until after this month's elections, producers are searching for a alternative location.Read more

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   Italy's Berlusconi Mulling Plan to Place Mediaset Empire in Blind Trust

   8:22 am 1/31/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The billionaire media mogul is seeking a fourth term as prime minister. Eliminating conflict of interest concerns could give him a boost.Read more

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   Italy's Silvio Berlusconi Surging in Election Polls, Despite Legal and Personal Scandals

   7:02 am 1/25/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The media tycoon's surge has erased more than half his deficit against frontrunner Gian Luigi Bersani, and it threatens to turn February vote into a two-man race.Read more

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   Discovery Acquires Switchover, Becomes Major Player in Italy's TV Market

   8:25 am 1/14/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The U.S. cable networks group says it will be the country's number three broadcaster in terms of total audience share behind RAI and Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset.Read more

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   Silvio Berlusconi Trial: Italian Judge Denies Request for Delay for Upcoming Elections

   8:01 am 1/14/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Ruby the Heart Stealer, the exotic dancer the media mogul is alleged to have paid for sex when she was 17, appeared in court to testify Monday.Read more

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    Italian TV Network Looking to Host First-Ever U.S.-Style Debate Among Prime Minister Candidates

    11:51 am 1/10/2013

    • by Eric J. Lyman

    The News Corp.-owned Sky-Italia is floating Feb. 8 as a possible date for the event, but the candidates may still balk at the proposed media event.Read more

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