Pier Silvio Berlusconi was born on 28 April 1969 in
Milan, Italy. He has one older sister,
Maria Elvira "Marina" (born in 1966)), with paternal uncles Maria Antonietta (1943–2009) and
Paolo Berlusconi (1949). He attended a classical high school in Milan, and subsequently enrolled in the philosophy degree course at the
University of Milan.
Career Pier Silvio Berlusconi embarked on his professional experience in 1992 within Publitalia, the group's advertising agency, before transitioning to roles within
Italia 1 television network. By November 1996, he assumed responsibility for coordinating the schedules and programming across the
Mediaset networks. In 1999, he was appointed deputy General Director of Content at R.T.I., overseeing television operations. Since April 2000, Pier Silvio Berlusconi has held the role of Vice President at Mediaset, now known as
MFE, and assumed the CEO position in 2015. In 2016, he founded RadioMediaset, a radio conglomerate comprising
Radio 105,
R101,
Virgin Radio, Radio Monte Carlo and Radio Subasio. As of the first half of 2023, RadioMediaset stands as the leading Italian radio broadcaster in terms of listenership, according to TER data.
In MFE - MediaForEurope During his tenure, on 8 April 2016, Pier Silvio Berlusconi finalized an agreement with
Vivendi aimed at fostering new projects and an equal exchange of 3.5% shares between the parent companies. These initiatives included the establishment of a European
major for content creation on an international scale, bolstered by distribution across the TV networks of both groups in Italy, France and Spain. Additionally, plans were set in motion for a pan-European platform for streaming on-demand content, alongside the integration of Mediaset Premium into a large international pay TV network. However, in July 2017, Vivendi announced its intention to revise the agreement, a proposal that Mediaset rejected, sparking a dispute between the two entities. This dispute persisted until May 3, 2021, when a new agreement was finally reached. In 2019, Pier Silvio Berlusconi led the group in acquiring shares of
ProSiebenSat.1, the second-largest European radio and television group in terms of households reached, securing a 9.6% stake. Subsequent purchases boosted Mediaset's ownership to 25.01% by 2022, establishing it as the largest shareholder in 2022. On 1 October 2021, at Pier Silvio Berlusconi's suggestion, the
Mediaset Board of Directors proposed renaming the company to
MFE-MediaForEurope. The proposal was approved by the shareholders' meeting on 25 November 2021. ==Personal life==