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Vivendi
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French regulator reportedly against any SFR Free merger
France’s competition regulator is reportedly likely to oppose any merger of Vivendi-owned mobile and fixed…
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Vivendi appoints Bolloré to board
The supervisory board of French media and telecoms group Vivendi has appointed Vincent Bolloré, the…
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Vivendi places €700 million bond
Vivendi has placed a €700 million bond to refinance existing debt due in 2013. The…
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SFR launches operator CDN offering
Vivendi-owned French network service provider SFR has launched what it says is the country’s first…
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Sawiris looking at SFR
Egyptian billionaire telecoms investor Naguib Sawiris is interested in acquiring Vivendi-owned telco and IPTV provider…
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Vincent Bolloré joins Vivendi board
Vincent Bolloré is to join the supervisory board of Vivendi following his company’s crossing of…
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Vivendi mulling SFR Numericable merger
Vivendi is mulling a number of options for the future of SFR including a merger…
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Vivendi hit by lower SFR contribution
French media and telecoms group Vivendi suffered a drop of €1.5 billion in net income…
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Vivendi charges Meheut with media review role
French media and telecoms conglomerate Vivendi has given Canal Plus chairman Bertrand Meheut the task…
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Vivendi makes new management appointments
Vivendi has named former Maroc Telecom chief financial officer Arnaud Castille as senior vice-president, development…
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Vivendi employees acquire extra shares
Vivendi’s Management Board is to allocate 50 bonus shares to the employees of all its…
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Levy leaves Vivendi
Jean-Bernard Levy has left his role as CEO of Vivendi, the media giant that owns…
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Growth for Canal Plus France
Canal Plus France, with pay TV operations in mainland France, overseas territories and Africa, attracted…
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Vivendi pays debt off early
French media and telecoms conglomerate Vivendi has completed the early refinancing of two credit lines…
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Lagardère could relaunch Canal Plus IPO
Lagardère could try again to launch an IPO of its stake in pay TV operator…
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New chief for SFR
Vivendi has named Michel Combes as the new chairman and CEO of telco and IPTV…
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Vivendi planning ‘Netflix-like’ SVOD service
French media giant Vivendi is reportedly making plans to launch a subscription video-on-demand service in…
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SFR CEO steps down
Frank Esser is stepping down as CEO of French telco SFR, a decade after taking…
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Qatar becomes 2% shareholder in Vivendi
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has become a 2% shareholder in Vivendi after investing over €350…
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Vivendi issues €1 billion bond
Canal Plus-owner Vivendi has issued a €1 billion bond in two tranches, which it says…
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Meheut says Canal Plus will contest TPS merger ruling
Vivendi president Bertrand Meheut has said Canal Plus will contest the French competition regulator’s decision…
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Canal Plus to take 60% stake in Bolloré’s FTA business
French pay TV group Canal Plus is set to buy a 60% stake in Bolloré’s…
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Canal Plus grows base as Vivendi confirms outlook
Canal Plus France added 96,000 net subscriptions in the year to June. The pay TV…