Mediatrade

Milan court sentences Berlusconi and Confalonieri to prison

An Italian court has sentenced Mediaset CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi and chairman Fedele Confalonieri each to one year and two months in prison for tax fraud after overturning an earlier court decision that saw the pair acquitted on the same charges. The Milan Court of Appeal acquitted US producer and Berlusconi associate Frank Agrama and […]

Berlusconi and Confalonieri acquitted in Mediatrade case

An Italian court has acquitted Mediaset executives Pier Silvio Berlusconi and Fedele Confalonieri of charges in their trial for alleged tax fraud related to the activities of the company’s Mediatrade international sales unit.  The Mediatrade affair dates back to 2005 and concerns allegations that the company acquired rights to international content at inflated prices in […]