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ProSieben buys SBS for €3.3bn

BERLIN, June 27 (Reuters) - German TV broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media said on Wednesday it bought rival SBS Broadcasting for €3.3bn ($4.4bn).

The combination of ProSiebenSat.1 and SBS, both majority-owned by private equity firms KKR and Permira, will create a pan-European rival to RTL Group, owned by German media group Bertelsmann.

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