Ticketers go to war over ‘fake news’
Vivendi (See Tickets/Digitick) has slammed Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset (Taquilla Mediaset) for bringing an "unfounded and abusive" suit over alleged market manipulation
News By | 24 February 2017
Milan’s public prosecutor is investigating See Tickets parent Vivendi for alleged market manipulation following its acquisition of a 28.8% stake in Italian entertainment group Mediaset.
Reuters reports several high-ranking Vivendi executives, including chairman Vincent Bolloré, are being probed under a law banning the dissemination of fake news to influence share prices.
Mediaset, founded by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (pictured), is known primarily as Italy’s largest commercial broadcaster, but also has a live entertainment ticketing arm, Taquilla Mediaset…
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