Despite unsuccessful pay-TV negotiations, Vivendi has not lost hope in strengthening its position in Mediaset, reports Bloomberg.

Since the beginning of 2016, Vivendi showed interest in acquiring Mediaset’s pay-TV unit, but an agreement was never reached.
Now, Vivendi’s immediate goal would be to forge a tie with the Silvio Berlusconi-owned group; the French company is even considering offering a stake in Vivendi to the Berlusconi family to resolve their dispute over the pay-TV deal that fell through.
Neither Telecom Italia nor Vivendi have publicly commented on the Bloomberg report. Last week, Mediaset outlined its strategy through to 2020, with pay-TV and video-on-demand (VOD) as main business drivers.
According to Bloomberg, Vivendi needs to resolve its differences with Mediaset before proceeding with its expansion plan in southern Europe.