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Vivendi
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Vivendi ‘tables offer’ for Mediaset pay TV unit
France-based entertainment giant Vivendi has reportedly made an offer for the pay TV assets of…
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Vivendi issues warning on Canal+ future as losses mount
Vivendi has stated that it “cannot on a long term basis continue to finance the…
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Bolloré confirms talks with beIN Sports to football chiefs
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré and other top executives of the media group met French football…
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Mediaset Premium passes two million
Mediaset Premium, the pay TV unit of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, passed the milestone of two…
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Vivendi’s Bolloré reportedly in talks for beIN Sport acquisition
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has set his sights on the acquisition of Canal+ rival beIN…
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Vivendi sells remaining stake in Activision Blizzard
Vivendi has sold its remaining 5.7% stake in games company Activision Blizzard for US$1.1 billion…
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Vivendi sees cash boost from Activision Blizzard sale
Vivendi has sold its remaining shares in US games company Activision Blizzard, in which it…
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Canal+ names European affairs chief
Canal+ Group has named Christophe Roy as director of European affairs under Frédéric Crépin, the…
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Canal+’s Saada takes over at Dailymotion
Vivendi has appointed Canal+ chief Maxime Saada to take over the presidency of video-sharing and…
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Altice names B2C and strategy chiefs
Cable and telecom investor Altice has named Eric Klipfel as group head of business-to-consumer and…
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Vivendi secures seats on Telecom Italia board and sees off shares threat
Vivendi has pulled off a surprise victory by securing approval of its plan to name…
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Gloo Networks appoints Vivendi CEO as non-exec chairman
Gloo Networks, a company set up to buy and operate consumer brands in the media…
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Vivendi looking to scupper Telecom Italia share conversion
Vivendi is to abstain from voting on Telecom Italia’s plan to convert its non-voting savings…
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Vivendi chief defends Telecom Italia plan
Vivendi’s CEO has said the group has no plans to “exercise a relevant influence” on…
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Telecom Italia shareholders advised against Vivendi plan
Investment advice and corporate governance specialist Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has advised Telecom Italia investors…
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Altice takes Premier League rights from Canal+
European telecommunications and pay TV firm Altice, owner of service provider Numericable-SFR, has snatched exclusive…
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Investor express disquiet over Vivendi move on Telecom Italia
A group of Italian and international investment funds have expressed concern about Vivendi’s request to…
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Vivendi taking 26% stake in Banijay-Zodiak
Vivendi has signed an agreement to take a 26.2% stake in the new production company…
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Canal+ loses subscribers in France, gains internationally
French pay TV outfit Canal+’s performance in the first nine months of the year was…
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Telecom Italia conversion plan could cut Vivendi stake
Vivendi’s interest in Telecom Italia, which the French media group has been hoping to grow…
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Vivendi chief says company is not acting in concert with Xavier Niel
Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine offered reassurance over the weekend that Vivendi is not acting…
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Vivendi takes Telecom Italia stake above 20%
Vivendi has fulfilled its ambition of taking its stake in Telecom Italia above 20%. The…
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Vivendi ups stakes in games companies
Vivendi has upped its stakes in French games producers Ubisoft and Gameloft. Vivendi now holds…
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Vivendi lodges complaint after report sends share price down
Vivendi has strongly condemned what it described as a report that its pay TV operation…
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Vivendi takes stakes in games companies
Vivendi has take stakes in French games specialists Ubisoft and Gameloft. The media giant has…
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Vivendi ups stake in Telecom Italia
Vivendi now owns 19.9% of Telecom Italia’s ordinary shares. Vivendi previously became the Italian telecom…
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Vivendi reportedly closing in on Telecom Italia goal
Vivendi has taken a series of steps to allow it to increase its stake in…
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Vivendi revamps Watchever with branded channels, BBC Brit on board
Vivendi-owned German subscription video-on-demand service Watchever has revamped its service with a new structure based…
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Vivendi and Canal+ up investment in cinema, new Studiocanal chief
Vivendi and Canal+ have committed are to acquire a minority stake in France’s Mars Film…
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Vivendi moves to head off Canal+ concerns as Bolloré meets CSA
Vivendi committed to create a new ethics committee to ensure the editorial independence of Canal+…