TOP STORIES ITALY: Piersilvio says, Mediaset and not ‘for sale – BBC

19:16 COLOGNO MONZESE (Dow Jones) – “With Vivendi there are very good relations. It ‘clear that the areas of cooperation are many and reports are consistent, but not control of Mediaset and ‘questioning’. Cosi ‘vice president of the television Italian, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, has said, during a press conference at the end of the shareholder meeting, when asked about the rumors on the interest by the group chaired by Vincent Bollore’. “There are no jobs on mergers” assured Pier Silvio Berlusconi, branded as “fantafinanza” journalistic assumptions with Vivendi. “It ‘clear that there is interest in us, we are in the middle of the game,” added Pier Silvio Berlusconi, stressing that “we will work in all possible collaborations maintaining the certainty that our group will remain’ Italian ‘. The vice president added that “we are courted by telephone companies, but we just affecting commercial agreement, for some customers in more ‘not worth it.” The body corporate of Mediaset, has instead highlighted the group’s president, Fedele Confalonieri, ‘and’ today even more ‘rational and efficient, ready to return to significant levels of PROFITABILITY’, is just a steady trend towards economic recovery “and a “financial situation allows us to think of new investments to grow in Italy and abroad.” The President pointed out that “our title and ‘increased by 35% since the beginning of 2015, doing much more’ market. I welcome this as an incentive to do even better, with courage to open a new era of conquest of opportunity ‘industrial and commercial “. According to Confalonieri, “in a country that sees with impressive pace to end up in foreign hands the best pieces of its economic landscape”, “our Italianity ‘and’ the best basis to operate in an international, primarily European,” he concluded. However, with respect Mediaset Premium, Pier Silvio Berlusconi has assured that “we are not sellers, we are open only to a minority partnership”. At the end of the assembly that approved the financial statements at 31 December 2014 closed with a consolidated net profit increased by 8.9 million of 2013000000 to 23.7000000, Pier Silvio Berlusconi also announced that “in early 2016 should start a new type of integrated offer “content and” we are working in a very complex strategy of Mediaset content offering that is available on all platforms. ” The offer will concern ‘football “but also more”, said Pier Silvio, noting that “when we will feel ready with the strategy to offer on all platforms” that include’ even the satellite. The shareholders also approved the distribution of a dividend of 0.02 euro per share, and elected the new board of directors, composed of 17 members and in office until approval of the financial statements for 2017. The Board of Directors is composed of Fedele Confalonieri , Giuliano Adreani, Marina Berlusconi, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, Pasquale Cannatelli, Mauro Crippa, Bruno Ermolli, Marco Giordani, Gina Nieri, Michele Perini, Niccolo ‘Querci, Stefano Sala and Carlo Secchi (from the majority list submitted Partner Fininvest) and Franco Bruni, Alessandra Piccinino, Fernando Napolitano and Wanda Ternau (from the minority list submitted by a group of companies’ asset management and institutional investors). fch francesca.chiarano@mfdowjones.it (end) AFX NEWS 2919: April 16, 2015