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10-08-2011, 17:29
*Mediaset and Rai in court over Endemol talent format
August 10, 2011Pier Silvio Berlusconi has weighed into an ongoing battle over Endemol talent format Baila! Berlusconi , son of Italian prime minister Silvio and deputy chairman of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, refuted claims that Baila! is a copy of Ballando con le stele, the local version of Dancing with the Stars, which is aired by public broadcaster Rai.Milly Carlucci, the presenter of Dancing with the Stars in Italy, has said the Mediaset show is a copy of the one that she fronts and has, along with Rai, taken the case to court.
Berlusconi reacted to reports in the Italian press that reported that he had said it was OK to copy ideas in the TV industry. Describing these reports as erroneous, Mediaset issued statement with a transcript of what Berlusconi said about Baila!, which is scheduled to air on Mediaset