The participation was highly controversial for a long time. Since 2019, the Italian media group Mediaset, now called Media for Europe (MFE), has gradually bought shares in the Munich television company Pro Sieben Sat 1. But there have long been concerns because Media for Europe is controlled by the family of the right-wing populist politician and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. And the board of Pro Sieben Sat has long vehemently resisted the Italians.
Pro Sieben Sat 1: Berlusconi company increases shares – what the Italians are planning – economy
