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Vivendi
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Mediaset reportedly in contact with Sky; drops Vivendi shares seizure bid
Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled pay…
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African growth helps offset domestic decline at Canal+
Strong revenue growth in Africa helped to partially offset a continued precipitous decline in pay…
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Mediaset demands Vivendi honour deal as seizure bid heads for court
Mediaset still expects Vivendi to honour the terms of the aborted strategic agreement between the…
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iTélé dispute over controversial presenter enters new phase
Canal+-owned news channel iTélé’s management have produced a new offer aimed at staff wishing to…
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Mediaset: Vivendi letter confirms validity of contract
Mediaset has claimed that a letter received from Vivendi formally calling time on the interim…
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Vivendi: no prospect of deal as Mediaset calls for seizure of shares
Tentative moves to find an amicable resolution to Vivendi and Mediaset’s dispute over the aborted…
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Canal+ teams up with Spotify for Jack music player
French pay TV operator Canal+’s advertising arm has teamed up with Spotify to launch a…
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Canal+ revamps pay TV proposition and drops Canalsat brand
Canal+ Group is revamping its domestic French pay TV offering, retiring the Canalsat brand used…
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Vivendi takes plunge into eSports with ESL alliance
Vivendi has struck a major strategic partnership deal with eSports group ESL that will see…
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Bolloré tightens control over Vivendi
Vincent Bolloré’s company is increasing its hold on Vivendi through a series of measures that…
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Vivendi launches WatchMusic mobile SVOD
Vivendi is launching WatchMusic, a subscription on-demand music video service in Brazil, with further international…
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Vivendi chief still hopeful of Mediaset deal
Vivendi is still hopeful of striking a deal with Mediaset following the acrimonious collapse of…
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Vivendi and Mediaset set for court hearing
The battle between feuding former partners Vivendi and Mediaset is scheduled for its first court…
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Vivendi’s Studio+ orders original documentaries
Vivendi has ordered a pair of documentary originals for its soon-to-launch premium short-form and mobile…
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Vivendi reportedly putting Netflix rival project on ice
Vivendi has put its plans to develop a pan-European OTT service to compete with Netflix…
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Canal+ faces €300m cost cuts, international subs surpass domestic
French pay TV operator Canal+ continued to lose domestic subscribers during the first half, with…
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Mediaset: Vivendi account of aborted deal “without foundation”
Mediaset has rejected Vivendi’s position on the aborted April 8 agreement between the pair in…
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Vivendi to reposition Dailymotion, Studio+ set for launch
Vivendi is to reposition and revamp the user experience of online video site Dailymotion next…
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Orange denies pact to take stake in Canal+, Telecom Italia
Orange has denied that it has struck a deal with Vivendi to take stakes in…
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Fininvest sues Vivendi for €570 million over aborted Mediaset deal
Following the legal action taken by Mediaset against Vivendi last week, the Italian broadcaster’s parent…
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Mediaset takes legal action against Vivendi
Mediaset has filed a suit to force Vivendi to honour the terms of its April…
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Vivendi reportedly edging towards compromise deal with Mediaset
Vivendi may make a new proposal to Mediaset following the acrimonious collapse of its previously…
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AC Milan sale provides boost for Mediaset holding company
Mediaset holding company Fininvest has signed a preliminary contract with a group of Chinese investors…
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Berlusconi slams Vivendi over change of mind on Premium
Mediaset chairman Pier Silvio Berlusconi has hit out at Vivendi and categorically rejected the French…
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Mediaset threatens Vivendi over alleged breach of rules
The war of words between Mediaset and Vivendi over the latter’s second thoughts about buying…
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Mediaset and Vivendi at war over stalled deal
Mediaset has threatened to take legal action against Vivendi if the French media company fails…
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Mediaset rejects Vivendi account of contested deal
Mediaset yesterday poured cold water on Vivendi’s overtures in search of a revised agreement to…
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Vivendi seeks new deal with Mediaset over questions on Premium value
Vivendi has pulled out of its planned acquisition of an 89% stake in Mediaset Premium…
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Vivendi to shut down German SVoD service Watchever
Vivendi is to shut down German OTT subscription video-on-demand service Watchever in December. The news…
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Canal+ takes stake in production group
French commercial broadcaster Canal+ has taken a 50% stake in Kissman Production Group. Kissman is…