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Vivendi
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Vivendi now mulling ‘partial split’
Vivendi is now considering an amended plan to split the company into its different operating…
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TIM CEO stays on as Vivendi abstains from shareholder vote
Telecom Italia (TIM) CEO Pietro Labriola has held on to his seat, with another three-year…
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Canal+ grows subscriber base as it preps international moves
Canal+ Group added 900,000 new subscribers last year as it accelerated its drive to pursue an international growth strategy.
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France’s Conseil d’État orders ARCOM to re-examine case against CNews
France’s Conseil d’État, the country’s supreme court for administrative justice, has called on media and…
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Vivendi now looking at four-way split
Vivendi has updated on its plan to split up into separate listed companies, first announced…
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Vivendi mulls split with Canal+ and Havas to be listed as separate companies
French media giant Vivendi is considering splitting itself into three separate listed entities, including pay…
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Vivendi reacts with fury to TIM network sale to KKR
Vivendi has reacted furiously to Telecom Italia’s (TIM) board’s decision to accept an offer from…
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Canal+ boosts Vivendi’s first half
Pay TV operator Canal+ contributed to a solid revenue growth performance from Vivendi in the…
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Daniel Křetínský in deal to acquire Editis from Vivendi
Canal+-owner Vivendi has signed an agreement with the International Media Invest (IMI) group, a CMI…
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Vivendi delivers upbeat report on Canal+, with subs now at 25.5m
French media giant Vivendi has reported that its revenues for 2022 increased by 10.1% to…
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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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EU to rule on Vivendi Lagardere takeover by end of November
EU antitrust regulators will decide by November 30 whether to greenlight French media giant Vivendi’s…
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Canal+ revenues buoyed up by aggressive international expansion
French media giant Vivendi has just released robust results for Q3 2021. Looking specifically at…
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Vivendi names Web 3.0 chief to tackle challenge of metaverse
French and international media group Vivendi, owner of Canal+, has hired a VP for Web…
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Canal+ ups its stake in MultiChoice
France’s Canal+ has upped its stake in South African pay TV operator MultiChoice from 15%…
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Canal+ sees revenue and subscriber numbers rise again
Vivendi’s pay TV outfit Canal+ Group continued to grow both revenue and subscriber numbers in…
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Canal+ reportedly in talks to buy OCS and Orange Studio
Canal+ is in advanced talks to buy Orange’s film and TV divisions, according to a…
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Canal+ reportedly looking at stake in Lionsgate
Canal+ is reportedly looking at taking a minority stake in US studio Lionsgate as part…
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Vivendi ups price tag for TIM landline network
Vivendi wants €31 billion from the sale of TIM’s landline network, a new report has…
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Vivendi ups Lagardere stake as takeover continues to face roadblocks
France’s Vivendi has increased its ownership stake in publishing and retail group Lagardere to 55%….
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Vivendi refreshes management team
Vivendi, which has now distributed 60% of the share capital of Universal Music and listed…
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Canal+ sees growth in strong quarter for Vivendi
Vivendi has reported a solid start to 2022, driven by its pay TV and Havas…
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Canal+ boosts Vivendi with strong subscriber growth
Canal+ was a star performer in parent company Vivendi’s portfolio in the wake of its…
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Vivendi mulls increasing Lagardere offer
Vivendi is considering raising its offer for Lagardere, with a takeover looking increasingly likely. The…
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Vivendi moves to take control of Lagardère
French media giant Vivendi has acquired investment outfit Amber Capital’s stake in media company Lagardère…
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Vivendi ‘open’ to TIM network carve out
Vivendi has indicated that it may be open to the Italian state taking control of…
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Canal+ strikes new windowing and finance deal with French cinema
French pay TV giant Canal+ has made peace with the country’s film industry in a…
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Mediaset becomes MFE-MediaForEurope
Mediaset’s board have approved the company’s change of name to MFE-MediaForEurope NV along with the…
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Vivendi agrees to back Mediaset’s dual class share structure plan
Vivendi has agreed to vote in favour of Mediaset’s plans to introduce a dual class…
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Canal+ growth boosts Vivendi as French giant beats expectations
French media group Vivendi has seen a successful Q3 as a result of growth at…