Italy: Watchdog opens probe over sale of Mediaset pay-TV assets

Italy’s antitrust regulator has opened a probe over the sale of Mediaset’s pay-TV assets to Sky’s Italian unit, it announced on Friday, March 8.

The sale is part of a broader content agreement between the two broadcasters signed in March last year.

The regulator announced in a statement it would assess whether the deal could affect competition in the pay-TV market, where Sky is already the dominant player.

Full Content: Reuters

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