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Vivendi
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Vivendi agrees extra dividend and makes peace with hedge fund
Vivendi and activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management have settled their dispute over Vivendi’s…
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Vivendi ‘eyes £28bn Sky takeover’
French media conglomerate Vivendi has been linked with a takeover of European pay TV giant…
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Vivendi in exclusive talks over €217 million Dailymotion bid
Vivendi is in exclusive talks with Orange about buying an 80% stake in French video…
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Vivendi confirms Dailymotion bid
Vivendi has confirmed that it has made an offer for Orange-owned video site Dailymotion, as…
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Canal+ chief weighs in to Vivendi dispute
Canal+ CEO Bertrand Meheut has weighed in to the dispute between parent company Vivendi and…
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Vivendi and US shareholder trade blows as battle intensifies
The fast-developing battle between Vivendi and one of its shareholders over the company’s cash policies…
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Telefónica secures green light to acquire GVT from Vivendi
Telefónica has secured a green light from the Brazilian regulator CADE to acquire local telecom…
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Vivendi calls for rejection of move to force it to return more cash
Vivendi is to put requests from US activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management to…
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Vivendi hits back after hedge fund move
Vivendi has hit back following an attack on its strategy by hedge fund P. Schoenfeld…
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Vivendi accepts Numericable-SFR offer, Canal+ boosted by overseas
Vivendi has accepted Numericable-SFR’s €3.9 billion offer to buy out its remaining stake in the…
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Moody’s places SFR-Numericable under review for downgrade
Credit rating agency Moody’s has placed SFR-Numericable under review for downgrade following its joint offer…
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Numericable-SFR, Altice in €3.9bn bid for Vivendi’s remaining stake
Numericable-SFR and its principal owner Altice has made a €3.9 billion offer to buy out…
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French unions threaten Canal+ strike action
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
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New finance and development chief for Canal+
Canal+ has named Sébastian de Gasquet as finance and development director fort its free TV…
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Vivendi to create new content unit headed by Canal+’s Belmer
Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…
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Vivendi names investor relations chief
Vivendi has named Laurent Mairot as executive vice-president, investor relations and corporate development. Mairot will…
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Vivendi completes SFR sale to Numericable
French media firm Vivdendi has closed its €13.37 billion sale of telco SFR to cable…
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International and SVoD lift Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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Al Jazeera and Vivendi reportedly cool on Mediaset partnership
Talks between Italy’s Mediaset and potential investors in its pay TV arm have lost momentum…
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Vivendi eyes purchase of L’Express
Canal+ owner Vivendi is in talks to buy news magazine L’Express, according to French press…
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Numericable makes its case to competition regulator
French cable operator Numericable and owner Altice have submitted a revised series of commitments to…
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Kofler tipped as possible investor in Watchever as founders quit
German media executive Georg Kofler, the former CEO of Premiere, which later became Sky Deutschland,…
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Vivendi strikes definitive agreement to sell GVT
Vivendi has struck a definitive agreement to sell its Brazilian unit GVT to Telefónica that…
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Brazilian regulator could complicate Telefónica-Vivendi deal
The acquisition of Vivendi’s Brazilian subsidiary GVT by Telefónica could be complicated by a demand…
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Vivendi chooses Telefónica for GVT, international growth boosts Canal+
Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…
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Vivendi receives Telecom Italia GVT bid as Telefónica ups offer
Vivendi has confirmed it has received an offer from Telecom Italia for its Brazilian unit…
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Telecom Italia to make GVT offer
Telecom Italia is on the point of making a €7 billion offer for Vivendi’s Brazilian…
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Telefónica offering Vivendi content deal to sweeten GVT offer
Telefónica is reportedly offering Vivendi a TV content deal on top of its €6.7 billion…
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Vivendi could take reported 20% stake in Telecom Italia in GVT deal
Telecom Italia, having confirmed it is interested in acquiring Vivendi’s Brazilian unit GVT, is reportedly…
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Vivendi and Telecom Italia discuss Brazilan deal and strategic partnership
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré and Telecom Italia deputy director Marco Patuano met in Paris yesterday…