MILAN: Vivendi will acquire Mediaset's pay TV arm and take a stake in the Italian broadcaster as part of French tycoon Vincent Bollore's plan to build a European media giant to rival US streaming powerhouse Netflix.

The partnership will see the companies swap 3.5 percent stakes in a "strategic alliance" aimed at "capturing new opportunities across the international competitive landscape," Mediaset said in a statement Friday.

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