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Canal+ owner Vivendi moves to take full control of Lagardère
Canal+ owner Vivendi plans to take full control of publishing and travel retail giant Lagardère…
Vivendi sells UMG stake for US$1.149 billion
Vivendi has sold a small stake in Universal Music Group for over US$1 billion. The…
Canal+ to appeal as court orders it to honour Ligue 1 contract
Canal+ has said it will contest a ruling by the Nanterre commercial court ordering it…
Vivendi and Mediaset complete peace agreement
Vivendi and Mediaset have closed the global agreement the pair put to paper in May,…
Mediaset set for Netherlands move
Mediaset is set to receive backing from its shareholders over its plans to shift its…
European Commission considering infringement procedure of Italian media Law
The European Commission is reportedly on the verge of launching an infringement procedure against a…
Mediaset shareholders agree to scrap loyalty share scheme
Mediaset has agreed a deal with its shareholders to scrap a loyalty share scheme as…
Vivendi and Mediaset declare peace
Vivendi and Mediaset have announced an agreement to end hostilities, putting an end to five…
Mediaset revives MediaForEurope plans, extends olive branch to Vivendi
Mediaset is reviving its plans to launch a pan-European media group and move its headquarters…
Canal+ sees stable revenues in quarter of modest progress
French pay TV operator Canal+ saw its revenues for the quarter to March remain stable…
Italian court rejects Mediaset damages claim
Vivendi has achieved a partial victory on one front of its ongoing legal battle with…
Mediaset: no last-minute resolution to Vivendi dispute
Mediaset has moved swiftly to state that there is no last-minute resolution in sight to…
Canal+ adds 1.5 million subs for the year
Canal+ ended 2020 with a total of 21.8 million subscribers, an increase of 1.5 million…
Mediaset secures victory against Dailymotion in copyright case
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has secured a victory in its legal battle with Vivendi-owned video sharing…
Vivendi buys 7.6% stake in Prisa to extend Spanish interest
Vivendi has agreed to buy a 7.6% stake in Spanish media conglomerate Prisa. Vivendi said…
Sky picks up Studiocanal movies in new distribution deal
Sky has announced a distribution deal with Vivendi-owned Studiocanal to bring a range of new…
Vivendi secures full voting rights in Mediaset
Vivendi secured another significant victory in its battle with Mediaset just before Christmas, with the…
Italian watchdog AGCOM launches probes into Vivendi and Sky
AGCOM, the Italian communications watchdog, has opened an inquiry into Vivendi’s stakes in Mediaset and…
Vivendi announces talks to buy publisher Prisma Media
Canal+-owning French media giant Vivendi has announced that it is in talks with Germany’s Bertelsmann…
Vivendi contests finding that execs manipulated market as EC casts doubt on new media law
Italian authorities have accused Vivendi bosses Vincent Bolloré and Arnaud de Puyfontaine of market manipulation…
Canal+ scores major court victory in Paramount film licencing deal
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has won a court battle to stop Paramount Pictures…
Mediaset denies reports of letter from Vivendi, but it is open to talks of alliance
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has denied reports that it received a letter from France’s Vivendi calling…
Canal+ Polska announces plan to float
Polish pay-TV provider Canal+ Polska has announced its intention to float on the Warsaw Stock…
Canal+ grows revenue and subs but hit by currency movements
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ recorded strong revenue growth from its international operations in the…
Vivendi looks to Universal IPO as music group and Canal+ prove bright spots in muted quarter
French media group Vivendi has said that it plans to list Universal Media Group. Universal…
Vivendi and Mediaset move towards talks following ECJ ruling
Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine and Mediaset opposite number Pier Silvio Berlusconi are expected to…
TIM chief pours cold water on potential Mediaset stake in fibre network
Telecom Italia (TIM) CEO Luigi Gubitosi has dampened expectations that Mediaset might take a stake…
Vivendi secures ECJ victory in Mediaset ownership rules battle, overturning Italian media law
The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Vivendi in its battle to…
Vivendi secures new Dutch court victory in battle with Mediaset
Vivendi has hammered another nail in the coffin of Mediaset’s plan to merge its Italian…
Dailymotion to launch on Xiaomi’s Mi Video app
Vivendi-owned video sharing site Dailymotion has struck an agreement with Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi whereby…