MFE wrote out of the auction: Heirs of the Italian television magnate Silvia Berlusconi, Italian television group Media for Europe, MediaSet owners intend to withdraw from the purchase of TVN – Two people close to the subject, to which Reuters cites. One of them claims that the company prefers to focus on other purposes to take over, as Merchants from Poland seem to run in this race. The group spokesman refused comment.
Who else can buy TVN? MFE submitted the initial offer last month. A Polish billionaire also submitted non -binding offers Michał Sołowow and Grupa Wirtualna Polska Holding. It is unofficially said that he was to submit the offer together with WP Rafał Brzoskapresident of InPost, because the holding may not be able to carry out such a transaction.
TVN Protected: TVN and Polsat were entered on December last year on the list of strategic companies. This means that The government will have to agree for the sale of TVN.
Problems of the owner of TVN: By selling Warner Bros. Discovery TVN is valued at 1 billion dollars. Bloomberg, however, values TVN's assets at $ 1.2 billion. The company went under the hammer because Warner Bros. Discovery has financial problems and is preparing for another restructuring in a few years. Its element is to sell television stations, including TVN.
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Sources: Reuters