A civil petition which sees French
group Vivendi demanding damages from Mediaset and Berlusconi
family holding company Fininvest was filed in Milan on Tuesday,
sources said. Vivendi is arguing that it was the victim of a
defamatory media campaign over its aborted agreement to take
over Mediaset's TV business Premium, the sources said. Fininvest
responded by saying that Vivendi broke a partnership "pact" by
pulling out of the deal last summer. Mediaset added that "we too
were defamed by the words of (Vivendi CEO Arnaud) de
Puyfontaine. The two groups have been engaged in a legal battle
for months.
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