Italian judge backs Mediaset in TV battle with Vivendi

MILAN (Reuters) - A Milan judge rejected a request by France's Vivendi to suspend a planned reorganisation at Mediaset, the companies said on Monday, potentially boosting the Italian broadcaster's European expansion strategy.Controlled by the family of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, Mediaset approved a merger of its Italian and Spanish units under a Dutch holding company, called MediaforEurope (MFE) last September.But Vivendi, led by French billionaire Vincent Bollore and a..