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"Whether or not an agreement will be reached by the negotiating parties as well as the terms of such an agreement will depend on the further progress of the discussions," TF1 said. The TF1 group is controlled by Bouygues.

Axel Springer confirmed the talks.

(Reporting by Sarah White, Editing by Ingrid Melander)

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