MediaForEurope (MFE) has notified Austria’s Federal Competition Authority about the "acquisition of de facto sole control of ProSiebenSat1 Media DE Deutschland," the competition watchdog confirmed.
MediaForEurope, the pan-European group formerly known as Mediaset, announced the appointment of Katharina Behrends as General Manager for the German speaking region (DACH).
Italian commercial broadcaster MediaForEurope (MFE) secured control of 82.9% of the capital of Mediaset España, its Madrid-listed television subsidiary.
Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has authorized a bid launched by Italian group MediaForEurope to acquire the remaining 44.31% of Mediaset España it does not already own.
Italian media group MediaForEurope sees building a continental TV supergroup as the answer to challenges posed to Europe’s traditional domestic broadcasters by global streaming services, Ampere Analysis remarked in its latest report.