MFE - MediaForEurope
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MFE – MediaForEurope N.V., commonly referred to as MediaForEurope, formerly Mediaset Group (), is a Dutch media and communications company which is majority-owned by the Berlusconi family's Fininvest Group. MFE specialises primarily in free-to-air and pay-TV production and distribution on multiple platforms, as well as in film and multimedia production and distribution, and advertising sales. It has operations in Italy (through Mediaset S.p.A.) and Spain (through Mediaset España). It also is the largest single shareholder in ProSiebenSat.1 Media at 75.61%.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- organization
- Official name
- MFE - MediaForEurope N.V.
- Country
- Italy
- Founded by
- Silvio Berlusconi
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam
- Owned by
- Fininvest
- Parent organization
- Fininvest
- Legal form
- naamloze vennootschap
- Official website
- www.mfemediaforeurope.com
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- inception
- 1993-00-00
- location of formation
- Milan
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Background
- Beginnings in Italy
- Early international expansions
- As Mediaset Group (1996 – November 2021)
- Formation
- Major expansion in Spain
- Acquisition of stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media
- As MFE (November 2021–present)
- Key assets
- [[Mediaset|Mediaset S.p.A.]] (Italy)
- [[Mediaset España|Grupo Audiovisual Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.U.]] (Spain)
- [[ProSiebenSat.1 Media|ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE]] (Germany, 75.61%)
- References
- External links
MFE – MediaForEurope N.V., commonly referred to as MediaForEurope, formerly Mediaset Group (), is a Dutch media and communications company which is majority-owned by the Berlusconi family's Fininvest Group. MFE specialises primarily in free-to-air and pay-TV production and distribution on multiple platforms, as well as in film and multimedia production and distribution, and advertising sales. It has operations in Italy (through Mediaset S.p.A.) and Spain (through Mediaset España). It also is the largest single shareholder in ProSiebenSat.1 Media at 75.61%.
Its registered office is in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, while its management, operational, administrative and tax headquarters are located in Cologno Monzese, in the metropolitan city of Milan, Italy. Since 1994 the president of MFE is Fedele Confalonieri.
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