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Vincent Bolloré
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Bolloré steps down in Canal+ management changeover
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named current CEO Maxime Saada as president of its…
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Bolloré grows Vivendi holding
Vincent Bolloré’s company is increasing its hold on Vivendi through a series of measures that…
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Vivendi could return with new Mediaset proposal
Vivendi may make a new proposal to Mediaset following the acrimonious collapse of its previously…
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Canal+ takes Kissman stake
French commercial broadcaster Canal+ has taken a 50% stake in Kissman Production Group. Kissman is…
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Bolloré to ‘step down’ as Canal+ chair in handover
Vincent Bolloré is set to quit as chairman of Canal+ this summer, with his son…
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Bolloré lieutenant to run Canal+ news channel
Bolloré exec Serge Nedjar has been appointed chief of Canal+ news channel iTele. The new…
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Bolloré indicates end of Canal+ free-to-air
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has given the strongest indication yet that he plans to reduce…
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Alduy out at Canal+ as exits continue
Manuel Alduy, the head of Canal OTT at French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ has left…
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Canal+ shedding French subs
Canal+ France lost 183,000 subscriptions in the first quarter, taking its domestic total to 8.3…
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Mediaset tipped to sell pay TV to Vivendi
Italy’s Mediaset is close to striking a deal to sell its pay TV operation to…
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Vivendi ‘in talks’ over beIN Sports acquisition
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré and other top executives of the media group met French football…
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Vivendi ‘eyes beIN Sport acquisition’
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has set his sights on the acquisition of Canal+ rival beIN…
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New chief executive for Canal+-backed pay firm
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named Manuel Rougeron as its new president, replacing Julien…
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Vivendi buys Can’t Stop, Flab Lab and Studio+
French media powerhouse Vivendi has made three prodco acquisitions in its ongoing content drive, including…
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Canal+ reorg sees Bolloré chair supervisory board
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has become chairman of the Canal+ Group supervisory board as part…
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Bolloré plans to bring Canal+ closer to Vivendi
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré is planning to make significant changes to the organisation of Canal+,…
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Vivendi tightens grip on Canal+
Vivendi has secured overall control of Société d’Edition de Canal Plus, the company that controls…
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Vivendi fights back in shareholder spat
The fast-developing battle between Vivendi and one of its shareholders over the company’s cash policies…
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Vivendi ‘to create new content unit’
Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…
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Canal+ owner Vivendi may split business
French media and telecoms giant Vivendi is launching a study into whether to split the…