Those talks came after Tronchetti and News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch failed to agree on a deal to deliver News Corp's media content, such as sports and movies, to Telecom Italia's broadband TV customers.

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Those talks came after Tronchetti and News Corp (nyse: NWS - news - people ) Chairman Rupert Murdoch failed to agree on a deal to deliver News Corp's media content, such as sports and movies, to Telecom Italia's broadband TV customers.

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If the government did buy the national network, Mr Berlusconi's media company, Mediaset, could benefit, according to people close to Telecom Italia's main shareholders.

ECONOMIST: Italy��s biggest telecoms firm faces an uncertain future