Background
He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Since 1992 Berlusconi held several positions at Mediaset, the Italian commercial television network founded by his father, Silvio Berlusconi, and now controlled by the Berlusconi family through Fininvest. In November 1996 he was appointed director of scheduling and programme coordination for Mediaset"s three channels. In April 2000 he became deputy chairman of the Mediaset Group and chairman and chief executive of Radiation to Information and Medical Due Srl.
He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Fininvest Società per Azioni, Gestevision Telecinco Société Anonyme, Medusa Film Sp., Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Società per Azioni and Publitalia "80 Società per Azioni.