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Deutsche Telekom has acquired the media rights to the biggest World Cup package of all time, for next year's tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada. Telekom expects strong interest in sub-licences, and wants to build on its commercial success with UEFA Euro 2024.

The battle for control at ProSiebenSat.1 has intensified. Czech investor PPF aims to double its stake in the group to nearly 30%, matching the shareholding of the Berlusconi family's MFE. PPF has launched a partial offer at a higher price than MFE.

Before the ProSiebenSat.1 annual general meeting on April 30th, a front is forming: Italian major shareholder Media for Europe (MFE) is pushing for an examination of the separation of the commerce and dating businesses. CFO Martin Mildner suspects that MFE is only aiming to gain control on the cheap.