Mediaset

• Silvio Berlusconi asks to do community service instead of jail term: source

  Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has formally requested to do a year of community service rather than be jailed or put under house arrest following his conviction for tax fraud, a legal source said on Friday.

• As Italy's Silvio Berlusconi star fades, daughter Marina tipped as new leader

  Although he has vowed to fight on, Silvio Berlusconi's conviction for tax fraud has fuelled speculation that his eldest daughter Marina, head of his $6.6 billion business empire, could take his place as leader of the centre-right in Italy.

• Verdict on Silvio Berlusconi in Italy tax fraud case expected today

  A verdict on former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's role in a tax fraud case is expected today that could upset the fragile coalition ruling the eurozone's third largest economy.

• Italy's ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi awaits ruling from court in tax fraud case

  Italy anxiously awaits a Supreme Court ruling on former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that could effectively end his parliamentary career and upset the country's fragile coalition.

• Berlusconi sentenced to four years in jail

  An Italian court on Friday sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to four years in jail for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company.

• Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi gets four years in jail over tax evasion

  Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud connected to his Mediaset television channels Friday, and was banned from holding public office for three years by a Milan court.

• Berlusconi under investigation for tax evasion: Report

  Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for alleged tax evasion linked to his Mediaset media empire, Italian news agencies reported on Friday.     The allegations are linked to tax declarations for 2003 and 2004 and are part of a wider inquiry into Mediaset, the reports said.&n...