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Arnaud de Puyfontaine
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Vivendi’s De Puyfontaine quits TIM board
Vivendi chief executive Arnaud De Puyfontaine has resigned his position as a member of the…
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Vivendi sticking to plan for Canal+, says CEO
Vivendi plans to stick with its existing strategy to secure the future of Canal+, despite…
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Vivendi mulls options to recapture initiative in Telecom Italia battle
Vivendi is looking into convening a new Telecom Italia (TIM) shareholders meeting to “reorganise” the…
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Vivendi loses control of Telecom Italia, but Genish stays on
Vivendi lost control of Telecom Italia (TIM) at the end of last week, with its…
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Telecom Italia plans to triple TIMvision base
Telecom Italia (TIM) expects the number of subscribers to its TIMVision on-demand service to triple…
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Canal+ returns to growth, Vivendi chief confirms mediation in Italy
Vivendi has seen a return to growth for Canal+’s domestic French subscriber base for the…
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Canal+ needs level playing field, says Vivendi chief
Canal+ needs and deserves a level playing field to compete with the likes of Altice…
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Vivendi committed to ‘making Telecom Italia great again’
Vivendi is committed to help build Telecom Italia into a quad-play leader and lead it…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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Vivendi buys 60% stake in Havas Group
Vivendi has agreed to buy the Bolloré Group’s majority stake in ad giant the Havas Group…
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Canal+ reverses subscriber decline for first time
Canal+ subscriber additions outnumbered cancellations for the first time in many quarters in the three…
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Vivendi chief tops list of Telecom Italia board nominees
Vivendi has placed its CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine, CFO Hervé Philippe and general counsel Frédéric…
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Vivendi chief: no resolution in sight to Mediaset conflict
Attempts to find a resolution to the battle between Vivendi and Mediaset have so far…
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Vivendi chief sees future in ‘horizontal’ convergence
Vivendi’s first attempt at convergence may have failed spectacularly, but the all-new media-focused Vivendi of…
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De Puyfontaine: Vivendi remains open to deal with Mediaset
Vivendi remains open to a deal with Mediaset, according to CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine. Speaking…
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Mediaset threatens Vivendi over alleged breach of rules
The war of words between Mediaset and Vivendi over the latter’s second thoughts about buying…
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Vivendi reassures Gameloft staff as it closes in on remaining shares
Vivendi has written to Gameloft employees to reassure them that the company’s innovative spirit will…
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Gloo Networks appoints Vivendi CEO as non-exec chairman
Gloo Networks, a company set up to buy and operate consumer brands in the media…
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Vivendi chief says company is not acting in concert with Xavier Niel
Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine offered reassurance over the weekend that Vivendi is not acting…
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Vivendi in talks to buy Banijay-Zodiak stake
French media giant Vivendi is in talks to buy a minority stake in the soon-to-be…
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Decision day for Vivendi as Bolloré pushes for double voting rights
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré is set to discover today whether he will secure enough votes…
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Bolloré ups stake in Vivendi as De Puyfontaine plays down Sky rumours
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has again upped his stake in the company, raising his shareholding…
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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 approves SFR split, backs Bolloré
Vivendi has approved plans to spin off its teleco arm SFR as a separate company…