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Vivendi
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Vivendi acquires famous French studio
European median group Vivendi has acquired Paris film studio Studios de Boulogne as it continues…
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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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Vivendi moves for stake in Banijay-Zodiak
French media giant Vivendi is in talks to buy a minority stake in the soon-to-be…
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Delport tipped to be Vivendi Content boss
Dominique Delport is being strongly tipped to become the head of Vivendi Content. Delport (pictured)…
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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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Netflix scores Telecom Italia carriage
Netflix has secured carriage on Telecom Italia platforms ahead of its launch in Italy this…
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Vivendi to up stake in Telecom Italia
Vivendi is expected to announce a deal to take a stake in Telecom Italia this…
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Vivendi weighs European and Japan SVOD launches
Vivendi is weighing the launch of subscription VOD services in a number of Europe countries and…
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Vivendi settles dispute with shareholder
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 conglom Vivendi has been linked with a takeover of European pay TV giant…
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More details on Dailymotion sale emerge
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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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 put renegade investor call to s’holders
Vivendi is to put requests from an activist hedge fund calling for it ro increase…
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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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International and SVOD drive Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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Vivendi accepts Telefonica’s €7.5bn Brazil cable offer
Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…
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Analysis: Telefonica’s TV content carrot
Spanish telecoms company and former Endemol owner Telefonica is embroiled in a fight to acquire…
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Canal+ makes competition complaint against TF1
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has filed a complaint against commercial broadcaster TF1 with the French competition authority,…
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Vivendi pays $1.4bn for Lagardère’s Canal+ stake
French media company Lagardère Group has sold its 20% stake in Canal+ to Vivendi for…
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Lagardère in ‘ongoing’ talks with Vivendi over Canal+
French media company Lagardère has said that it is in “ongoing discussions with Vivendi” to…
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Vivendi teams with EchoStar for Brazilian pay TV plan
Vivendi’s Brazilian telecom subsidiary GVT has formed a partnership with EchoStar Technologies to create a…
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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…
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Numericable ‘set to go public’
French cable operator Numericable has hired Rothschild to advise it on a public flotation, according…
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Lagardere boss moots Canal Plus acquisition
Lagardère boss Arnaud Lagardère has said he could be prepared to buy the 80% of…
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New SVOD kids platform preps for launch
Upcoming North American SVOD service Kidoodle.TV has acquired 800 hours of content from kids content…
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Watchever snaps up CBS content
German OTT service Watchever has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International. The Vivendi-backed…