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Vivendi
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Telecom Italia and Vivendi chiefs reportedly meeting today
Telecom Italia executive director Marco Patuano is set to meet Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré today…
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Telecom Italia move sparks Mediaset merger speculation
Telecom Italia has reportedly initiated talks with Vivendi, in a bid to counter Telefónica’s bid…
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Telecom Italia shares plunge as Telefónica offers €6.7bn for Vivendi Brazilian unit
Shares in Telecom Italia were suspended today after Telefónica offered to buy Vivendi’s Brazilian telecom…
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Vivendi secures windfall on completion of Beats deal
French media giant Vivendi’s Unversal Music Group subsidiary has completed the sale of its stake…
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Vivendi mergers chief to leave
Vivendi’s senior vice-president for mergers and acquisitions, Régis Turrini, is to leave the group to…
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Vivendi makes management board appointments
Vivendi’s supervisory board has named the chairman and CEO of the Bolloré Group, Vincent Bolloré,…
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Vivendi and Altice-Numericable sign definitive SFR agreement
Vivendi has signed a definitive agreement with Altice-Numericable relating to its sale of French telco…
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Vivendi reportedly seeking to sell Watchever
Vivendi is looking to sell its German subscription video-on-demand service Watchever, according to a report…
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Mediaset rises on renewed pay TV sale speculation
Shares in Italy’s Mediaset rose in early trading yesterday amidst speculation that it is about…
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Vivendi to sell half its stake in Activision Blizzard
Canal+ Group owner Vivendi has agreed to sell half its stake in games firm Activision…
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Numericable in exclusive talks to buy Virgin Mobile France
French cable operator Numericable has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Virgin Mobile France in…
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Canal+ sees subscriber growth
Canal+ Group grew its global subscription base by 250,000 in the year to March, leaving…
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Vivendi completes Maroc Telecom sale
Vivendi has completed the sale of its majority stake in Maroc Telecom to UAE-based Etisalat…
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Vivendi outlines future as media company after SFR deal
The sale of SFR will lead to the rebirth of Vivendi as “a new group”,…
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Vivendi names Twitter exec to board
Vivendi has nominated Twitter executive Katie Jacobs Stanton to join its supervisory board. Stanton is…
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Vivendi to return €5 billion to shareholders post-SFR sale
Vivendi is to use part of the €5 billion net cash it stands to receive…
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War of words erupts between Vivendi and Bouygues
The war of words between Vivendi and Bouygues proprietor Martin Bouygues over the former’s decision…
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Vivendi agrees €17 billion SFR sale to Altice/Numericable
Vivendi has agreed to sell French telco SFR to Altice/Numericable, which has fended off competition…
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Bouygues extends offer for SFR
France’s Bouygues has extended its improved offer to acquire Vivendi-owned telco SFR until April 25…
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Belgacom sells Telindus France to Vivendi for €95 million
Belgian telco Belgacom has agreed to divest 100% of the shares in IT services company…
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Vivendi treads fine line between Altice and Bouygues
Vivendi president Jean-René Fourtou has given a commitment to Bouygues proprietor Martin Bouygues to study…
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Numericable holding firm on existing offer for SFR
Numericable owner Altice has no intention of raising its offer for Vivendi’s SFR following Bouygues’…
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Bouygues makes new offer for SFR
French conglomerate Bouygues has upped the stakes in its battle with Numericable and Altice for…
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Numericable outlines plans for SFR
French cable operator Numericable has said it has received financial backing from nine international banks…
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Vivendi chooses Numericable owner Altice for SFR sale
Vivendi’s supervisory board on Friday entered into exclusive negotiations with Altice to sell its SFR…
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Vivendi reportedly leaning towards Numericable for SFR sale
The ad hoc committee set up by Vivendi to weigh the rival offers for telecom…
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Bouygues ups cash offer for SFR
French telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues has upped the cash component of its offer for Vivendi-owned SFR…
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Bouygues in deal to sell mobile net to Free to secure SFR
Bouygues Telecom has entered into exclusive talks with Iliad Telecom to sell its mobile telecom…
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Bouygues takes on Numericable as it tables offer for SFR
Bouygues has thrown its hat into the ring in the battle for control of Vivendi-owned…
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Drahi goes on offensive as SFR lobbying intensifies
In a sign of intensifying lobbying around the future of French Vivendi-owned mobile and fixed…