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Static shock

7 August 2019 By Liam Proud

Broadcasters like Italy’s $3.5 bln Mediaset are pushing for cross-border deals as the sector loses viewers to Netflix and advertisers to Google and Facebook. M&A is not the answer: most TV costs are local, meaning few savings, while the added complexity may be counterproductive.

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