Vivendi's 'fair warning' to Mediaset leaves door open to talks: sources

By Mathieu Rosemain, Gwénaëlle Barzic and Giulia Segreti PARIS (Reuters) - French media giant Vivendi is still open to an alternative deal with Italian broadcaster Mediaset over its pay-TV unit despite a "fair warning" it gave on Wednesday, two sources close to the matter said. A deal with Mediaset, controlled by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, represents a key plank of the strategy laid out by billionaire Vincent Bollore, Vivendi's chairman and biggest shareholder,