Tuesday, June 26, 2007

ProSiebenSat.1 to Combine With SBS Broadcasting in Deal Worth $4.4 Billion

(Bloomberg) -- ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG will combine
forces with SBS Broadcasting Group in a transaction valued by the
companies at 3.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion), the companies
announced today in an e-mailed statement.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Germany's largest broadcaster,
plans to create a pan-European broadcasting group, which will
significantly reduce its dependence on the German television
advertising market, the statement said. ProSiebenSat.1 expects to
complete the purchase in July.


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