Here are some old threads about the battle between MediaPro and PRISA:

• http://www.eurotrib.com/comments/2009/9/7/142626/4735/29
  
• http://www.eurotrib.com/comments/2007/12/25/0449/0625/69
  
• http://www.eurotrib.com/comments/2007/9/9/102835/1977/43

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

Here's another article published October 5th on the battle over Telecom and Berlusconi's conflict of interests. The Spanish Telefonica has 42,3% of Telco which effectively controls Telecom. This prevents Telecom from becoming a dynamic international player. Either Telecom stays put or Telefonica has to see its presence marginalized. According to the article Berlusconi could use his role as PM to forward his interests with Prisa by putting pressure on Telefonica in Italy. I'll leave it to our economists to clarify that point.

An accompanying article by Stefano Carli that illustrates the situation of telecommunications in Spain and Prisa's crisis is not available on the net.

Berlusconi's Telecinco is already the leader in audience shares in Spain and has its eyes on Prisa's Cuatro TV. Are we going to witness the berlusconisation of Spain- and Latin America- in the near future? Is it already on the way? With Cuatro and El Pais under the belt all Berlusconi would need is a compliant rightwing PM.