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	Mediaset, antenne che guardano da un'altra parte
		Mediaset deve fronteggiare la notizia, diffusasi a macchia di leopardo sulla stampa italiana ed estera di una sua esclusione dalla gara per il controllo della prima televisione tedesca Prosiebensat1.
		Della decina di offerte che sarebbero giunte sulla televisione tedesca - che vanta il 30% di share del paese al centro dell'Europa - alcune avrebbero superato i 30 euro ad azione: livello per Mediaset proibitivo, se parliamo di acquistare il 50,5% del capitale della ProsiebenSat.
		Peraltro in questa gara i vari fondi – si parla per esempio di Kkr in cordata con Permira e di Goldman Sachs in cordata con Apax Partners – sono avvantaggiati dalla mancanza, per loro, di limiti al debito che invece una società industriale deve imporsi.
	www.finanzablog.it /post/2080/mediaset-le-antenne-tedesche-che-guardano-da-unaltra-parte (955 words)

	Mediaset chairman: Bill is 'devastating' - Boston.com
		Mediaset SpA would suffer "devastating damage" from a new media bill proposed by the Italian center-left government, company chairman Fedele Confalonieri said Wednesday, according to Italian news agencies.
		The draft legislation would require Mediaset, founded by former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, and rival state broadcaster RAI each to move one of their three networks on to digital terrestrial broadcast within 15 months of the approval of the law.
		The government said the bill is aimed at opening the market to competitors and establishing new rules for the shift from analog to digital terrestrial broadcasting, set for 2012, in an attempt to boost pluralism of media ownership in Italy.
	www.boston.com /ae/media/articles/2006/11/29/mediaset_chairman_bill_is_devastating (246 words)

	Mediaset
		Mediaset Chairman Fedele Confalonieri, appreciating “the results of the long-standing relationship and Booz Allen’s international and local teaming culture,” later asked Booz Allen to help his company transform digital discontinuity into a business opportunity.
		Mediaset could have maintained its analog leadership for several more years, but it took on the challenge of becoming a digital broadcaster well in advance of the legal requirement.
		Working with Gina Nieri, Mediaset’s director of institutional and strategic affairs, the Booz Allen team articulated the opportunity that digital TV presented, helping management understand lessons learned in other geographies both through direct conversations with broadcasting executives in those countries and through analogies drawn from other industries.
	www.boozallen.com /capabilities/Industries/industries_article/8113499?lpid=658115 (656 words)

	Prodi Says He Won't Turn Against Berlusconi's Mediaset - World News - Playfuls.com - Science & Technology
		With Mediaset and RAI running three nationwide television channels each and together controlling more than 90 per cent of the country's terrestrial television market, Bertinotti said Mediaset "ought to slim down" both in terms of advertisement revenue and number of television channels.
		Mediaset shares had plunged nearly 2 per cent after preliminary results of the April 9-10 general election suggested Prodi had gained a convincing victory but rebounded after final results showed that he had obtained only a wafer-thin majority in parliament.
		Berlusconi, whose family owns a 36 per cent stake in Mediaset, is rumoured to be considering selling the company to his five children.
	www.playfuls.com /news_0000000410_Prodi_Says_He_Wont_Turn_Against_Berlusconis_Mediaset.html (491 words)

	Mediaset initiated with "accumulate" \| newratings.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mediaset is a leading Italy-based TV broadcasting company, which also has a strong presence in Spain.
		According to Commerzbank Securities’ research note published this morning, Mediaset is well positioned to benefit from the improving near-term outlook for TV advertising spending in its core markets.
		Commerzbank Securities expects Mediaset’s continued cost saving initiatives and limited exposure to the dollar weakness to boost its earnings growth in the near term.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_361172.html (342 words)

	Italy eyes Mediaset's new role
		The most likely candidates to assume Berlusconi's political role are 50-year-old Pier Ferdinando Casini, former president of the chamber of deputies from the Christian Democracy party, and Gianfranco Fini, 54, a former foreign minister and deputy prime minister and the leader of the party that rose from the ashes of Benito Mussolini's fascists.
		"There is no doubt that Mediaset is in a position to crown one of these men the leader of the Italian opposition and then to make things difficult for (newly elected Prime Minister Romano) Prodi," Claudio di Sandro, an author and media sector analyst with Rome's Catholic University, said in an interview.
		But Mediaset CEO Giuliano Adreani has always been successful in running a tight ship despite Berlusconi's political maneuverings, and there seems to be no reason why they wouldn't continue now that the company's controlling shareholder is out of office.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002951890 (902 words)

	News @ Cisco: Mediaset Tunes into Cisco Systems for Next-Generation TV Production Network
		Because of local restrictions on laying new fibre under Rome's streets, Mediaset is using the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) to get the most value out of the fibre provided by Albacom, by running multiple optical channels over each fibre.
		Mediaset has adopted the Cisco Complete Optical Multiservice Edge and Transport (COMET) solution, based on the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP to help underpin the next-generation production network in Rome.
		Mediaset Group is the first commercial broadcaster in Italy and one of the major media companies at European level.
	newsroom.cisco.com /dlls/2004/prod_091004.html (767 words)

	WebWire \| Italy’s Mediaset enhances TV service delivery with Alcatel’s optical solution
		Mediaset is an Italy’s leading commercial television operator and one of the world’s largest media companies.
		The network for the distribution of the signal of the Mediaset Group, which is owned by the subsidiary Elettronica Industriale, uses 1,700 technology towers to reach 99% of the population.
		The Mediaset Group’s network is an infrastructure that is not only used for the distribution of the television programs broadcast, but also for the transfer of semi-finished signals from any point of the network to the television production centers where the programs are put together (contribution system).
	www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=21043 (627 words)

	Associated Press Business News: Berlusconi's Mediaset Eyes German Bid - MSN Money (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A deal with the German commercial broadcaster would be the first major international foray by Mediaset since it acquired a majority stake in Spanish television station Telecinco in 2002.
		Mediaset did not release details on its plans, announced after a board meeting, saying in a statement that "the entire procedure is protected by strict obligations of confidentiality."
		Cash-rich Mediaset, controlled by Berlusconi through the holding company Fininvest SpA, dominates the Italian market but could face increasing regulatory troubles as the current government seeks to overhaul the media sector.
	news.moneycentral.msn.com /provider/providerarticle.asp?Feed=AP&Date=20061107&ID=6176039 (411 words)

	Italian broadcaster Mediaset won't eye Endemol at current price - MarketWatch
		Mediaset, Italy's largest broadcaster by market capitalization, said in November that it would have considered a bid for Endemol, producer of reality-TV show Big Brother, if the program-maker was put up for sale by parent Telefonica SA (TEF).
		Despite Mediaset's recent expression of interest in Endemol, analysts have been skeptical about a possible bid, saying that it would be too ambitious for the Italian company.
		Mediaset, controlled by Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, is seeing its dominant position in the Italian market weakened by aggressive competition and declining advertising revenue.
	www.marketwatch.com /news/story/italian-broadcaster-mediaset-wont-eye/story.aspx?guid={3EBD2BEA-BF81-432E-93E9-2B390D6DF593} (736 words)

	CNN.com - Mediaset shares fall as sale is less likely - May 15, 2001
		Mediaset shares fell 3 percent on Tuesday to
		"Mediaset rallied on the idea that the election would be close and Berlusconi would need the support of his coalition partners," a Milan dealer told Reuters.
		Putting Mediaset in a blind trust would mean Berlusconi kept the assets but had no control over management of the company until his term as prime minister ended.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/05/15/mediaset (350 words)

	Are Origins of Italian Star Found in Hills of Kentucky?
		The university, in Bowling Green, says the mascot for Mediaset's satirical show "Striscia la Notizia" is a carbon copy of Big Red, and it is suing the company for $250 million for trademark and copyright infringement.
		Mediaset has filed a countersuit against Adfra, a company based in Ravenna that has a license to distribute the character's image in Italy, saying it is illegally profiting from Gabibbo's fame.
		In the interview, Antonio Ricci, who created "Striscia la Notizia" for Mediaset and is still the program's director, responded to a question explaining how he came up with the idea for Gabibbo: "It all began with a photo, just as happens with real adoptions.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/02/27/business/worldbusiness/27mediaset.html?ex=1393218000&en=1311faf61f5a6a5f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (548 words)

	Mediaset at AllExperts
		Mediaset is the first Italian commercial television network.
		The ownership had become a source of controversy for Berlusconi, as he was both the Prime Minister of Italy and thus appointed the director of programming for RAI and the owner of the three largest and most-watched private channels in Italy.
		Mediaset controls four free to air terrestrial channels (three in Italy and one in Spain):
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/me/mediaset.htm (245 words)

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