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Mediaset wants 15% of Italy's pay TV market


June 01, 2009 Mediaset said it wants to own 15% of the Italian pay television market within five years, a development that would represent a dramatic growth curve for the broadcast giant and likely intensify its rivalry with News Corp. subsidiary Sky-Italia. At the start of this year, Mediaset, Italy's largest private terrestrial broadcaster, owned just 3% of an Italian pay TV sector dominated by Sky-Italia.

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