Portuguese media group Impresa, which controls national commercial broadcaster SIC, has reached an agreement with Italy’s MediaForEurope (MFE) for a capital increase that will see the Italian company inject between €15 million and €40 million. This strategic move allows MFE to acquire a significant stake of just under 33.3 per cent in Impresa, thereby avoiding […]

The Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media has announced changes to its Executive Board following MFE becoming the major shareholder in the German company. Marco Giordani, currently CFO of MFE, assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ProSiebenSat.1 Media effective immediately. Bert Habets is handing over his role as CEO to Giordani “in best […]

Michael Eifler and Simone Sole have been named as new members of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Both have been appointed by court with immediate effect, and are intended to be duly elected by shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting. They succeed Klára Brachtlová and Christoph Mainusch, who previously resigned from the Supervisory […]

MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family, is holding talks regarding the acquistion of a stake in Portuguese media group Impresa. It said in a statement published by Reuters, the Balseger holding company of Portuguese media tycoon Francisco Pinto Balsemao, which controls more than 50 per cent of Impresa, confirmed that MFE is […]

Italy-based broadcasting group, MFE-MediaForEurope, has reported a 24 per cent annual growth in net profit for the first half of 2025, to €130.2 million. Even when excluding the impact of the investment in Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, adjusted net profit remained positive at €80.7 million. Consolidated net revenues in the same period dipped 2.7 per cent to […]

Klára Brachtlová and Christoph Mainusch, members of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, have informed the Supervisory board that they have decided to step down from their office, effective immediately. This follows the settlement of the voluntary public takeover offer by MFE‑MediaForEurope, which is now the majority shareholder of ProSiebenSat.1.    Brachtlová is a representative of […]

MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family, has announced the final results of the voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. Following the end of the additional acceptance period of the MFE offer on September 1st, MFE has secured a total stake of 75.61 per cent of ProSiebenSat.1 shares through its […]

MediaForEurope (MFE) looks set to control of ProSiebenSat.1 after Czech investment group PPF declared it would sell its 15.7 per cent stake – comprising of 36,539,628 shares – in the German broadcaster to the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family. The move clears the way for MFE take full control of ProSiebenSat.1, effectively putting […]

MFE-MediaForEurope (MFE) has formally announced the results of the initial acceptance period of the voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Additionally, PPF IM LTD, an indirect subsidiary of PPF Group, also formally announced the final results of its partial acquisition offer. Following the end of the initial acceptance period of the MFE […]

MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE has increased the offer consideration for its voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. According to the MFE announcement, the offer consideration will be increased from €4.48 in cash and a share component of 0.4 MFE-A shares per ProSiebenSat.1 share by 0.9 MFE-A shares to a share component of 1.3 […]