Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer sees journalistic independence in ProSiebenSat.1 in danger if the Italian Berlusconi group should take over media Europe to the German media group.
“There has been a takeover battle, the outcome of which I am concerned,” said the state minister, which is also responsible for media, the news magazine “Spiegel”. “My concern revolves around the question of whether journalistic and economic independence remains preserved after a change of ownership.”
The MFE media-related Europe group, controlled by the Italian entrepreneurial family, wants to increase its share to over 30 percent. He is already a major shareholder at ProSiebenSat.1. MFE boss is pier Silvio BerlusconiSon of the deceased former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Weimer is planning a conversation with Berlusconi
Weimer announced a conversation with Berlusconi. “If a foreign investor takes over and controlled such an important institution of opinion formation in Germany, then we should take a closer look at who is behind it and what connections have an impact. This will be the content of my conversation with Mr. Berlusconi.” According to various media reports, the meeting in September should be.
Weimar told the “Spiegel”, he expects transparency. “We check and operate an open reference to the consequences.” And the minister also said: “We need to know how the political influence of new, foreign owners will be.”
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