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ProSiebenSat.1 Media's U.S. production business, which includes the maker of crime drama 'Bosch', is attracting interest from U.S.-based AMC and British peer All3Media, people familiar with the matter said.

The bosses of Mediaset and ProSiebenSat.1 Media held what sources on both sides called constructive talks on Monday, in the first top-level meeting since the Italian broadcaster took a 15% stake in its German counterpart.

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 <PSMGn.DE> sees no merit in a potential merger with top shareholder Mediaset <MS.MI>, its chief executive told a newspaper.

Mediaset <MS.MI> could raise its stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 <PSMGn.DE> to 20% but does not plan to launch a tender offer, Chief Financial Marco Giordani said on Friday, describing the investment as a defensive one.

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 <PSMGn.DE> is more interested in collaborating in digital growth areas than in a full-blown merger, Chief Executive Max Conze said on Thursday after Italy's Mediaset <MS.MI> raised its shareholding.

Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset <MS.MI> could lift its stake in German peer ProSiebenSat.1 <PSMGn.DE>, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday but the group's chief financial officer ruled out a full takeover.

Italian broadcaster Mediaset could further increase its stake in German rival ProSiebenSat.1, as part of its strategy to build a pan-European TV group, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset has raised its stake in German rival ProSiebensat.1 to 15.1% as it presses ahead with plans to create a pan-European TV platform to tackle slow growth and stiffer competition.

Italian broadcaster Mediaset said on Monday it held 15.1% of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE after buying a further stake in its German rival as part of plans to create a pan-Europe player.

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media on Thursday maintained its guidance for the full year even though third-quarter core profits fell by 35% as a decline at its core television advertising business accelerated.

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media on Thursday maintained its guidance for the full year despite core profits slipping by 35% in the third quarter as a decline accelerated at its core television advertising business.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media <PSMGn.DE> said on Friday the decision by a group of Czech and Slovak investors to buy a 4% stake was an endorsement of the German broadcaster's strategy.

Slovak investor Patrik Tkac has disclosed a 3.6% stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media <PSMGn.DE>, the German broadcaster that has for months been a focus of speculation on possible consolidation in the European television industry.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media's <PSMGn.DE> U.S. production business, which includes the maker of crime drama 'Bosch', is attracting interest from strategic buyers and the German broadcaster aims for a sale by year-end, sources familiar with the matter said.

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 said on Wednesday it welcomed Mediaset as a shareholder, but declined to speculate on where the engagement would lead after the Italian company said it was open to a merger.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media said on Wednesday it had signed a cooperation agreement with arch-rival Facebook to post program clips on video platform Facebook Watch as the German broadcaster seeks to reach a younger audience.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media said on Wednesday it had signed a cooperation agreement with arch-rival Facebook to post programme clips on video platform Facebook Watch as the German broadcaster seeks to reach a younger audience.

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media will launch its streaming joint venture with Discovery Inc, on June 18 with a premium version planned to go live in the coming winter, CEO Max Conze said on Wednesday.

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and the local unit of RTL Group said on Wednesday they were setting up a joint venture to enable buyers of adverts to target audiences more accurately.