Vivendi
Numericable-SFR, Altice in €3.9bn bid for Vivendi’s remaining stake
Numericable-SFR and its principal owner Altice has made a €3.9 billion offer to buy out…
French unions threaten Canal+ strike action
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
New finance and development chief for Canal+
Canal+ has named Sébastian de Gasquet as finance and development director fort its free TV…
Vivendi to create new content unit headed by Canal+’s Belmer
Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…
Vivendi names investor relations chief
Vivendi has named Laurent Mairot as executive vice-president, investor relations and corporate development. Mairot will…
Vivendi completes SFR sale to Numericable
French media firm Vivdendi has closed its €13.37 billion sale of telco SFR to cable…
International and SVoD lift Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
Al Jazeera and Vivendi reportedly cool on Mediaset partnership
Talks between Italy’s Mediaset and potential investors in its pay TV arm have lost momentum…
Vivendi eyes purchase of L’Express
Canal+ owner Vivendi is in talks to buy news magazine L’Express, according to French press…
Numericable makes its case to competition regulator
French cable operator Numericable and owner Altice have submitted a revised series of commitments to…