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Friday, January 28, 2011

Televisa, La Sexta mull merging with bigger player-source, (NYSE: TV)

Mexico's leading broadcaster Televisa and Spain's La Sexta have held talks with different players aiming to merge the Spanish company with a bigger media conglomerate, according to a source with direct knowledge of the discussions. Televisa is a stakeholder in La Sexta. "We have been in talks with different players in the Spanish market to merge La Sexta with them," a Televisa (TV.N) (TLVACPO.MX) source told Reuters on Friday. "The idea ... is to be part of a larger group that can compete more efficiently." (Reporting by Cyntia Barrera Diaz)

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