If Bouygues and Bertelsmann succeed in the feat of merging TF1 and M6 in France, then everything will be allowed in Europe.
For Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe, the game currently being played in Paris is just the first step in a bigger plan.
If he manages to move the lines in France, he will be able to impose an even more important operation: merge RTL Group and its rival ProsiebenSat 1 for its own benefit to build a champion in Germany and the Benelux of more than 10 billion. euros in turnover.
In the process, he could encourage the creation of other national champions, especially in Spain, by selling his stake in Atresmedia to the Italian Mediaset or the Spanish Telefonica.
In Eastern Europe, Bertelsmann could also sell its subsidiaries RTL Hungary and RTL Hrvatska to billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who has great ambitions in the media.
Mediaset and Daniel Kretinsky had, moreover, entered into negotiations with Bertelsmann for
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