Overview

• A Wirtschaftswoche report cited multiple insiders claiming the hosts could quit if Media for Europe completes its acquisition of ProSiebenSat.1.
• ProSieben issued an official statement rejecting the existence of any exit clauses in Joko Winterscheidt’s and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf’s contracts.
• The presenters’ management teams declined to discuss contractual terms, citing a longstanding policy of non-disclosure.
• Media for Europe, led by Pier Silvio Berlusconi, has emerged as the frontrunner in a months-long bidding battle and is poised to secure control this month.
• Pier Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to maintain newsroom autonomy at ProSiebenSat.1 if his holding wins majority ownership.