Tag - Vivendi
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-10-27 18:02 Vivendi CEO urges UK to act on Internet piracy
WATFORD, England, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Britain will damage its economy if it does not follow France and clamp down on Internet piracy, the boss of entertainment and telecoms group Vivendi said on Tuesday. Britain's media and telecoms industries have been engaged in a heated debate for 18 months over whether Internet service providers should be obliged to disconnect customers who illegally download ...
2009-10-27 -
Interactive Investor
Vivendi reports 78 percent profit plunge
PARIS — French media and telecommunications group Vivendi on Thursday reported a 78 percent plunge in third quarter net earnings but said operating results ...
2009-11-12 -
AFP
Vivendi reports 78% profit plunge
PARIS - French media and telecommunications group Vivendi on Thursday reported a 78 percent plunge in third quarter net earnings but said operating results were up 5.1 percent and should show "strong growth" for the full year. Read more...
2009-11-13 -
Malaysian Mirror
Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled
Vivendi's former CEO says he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn a French water company into a global media giant but never misled shareholders about the risks involved. Jean-Marie Messier (mehs-YAY') told a federal jury Friday in New York he did his "... Vivendi - New York - Jean-Marie Messier - New York City - United States
2009-11-20 -
San Francisco Chronicle
GE, Vivendi OK interim payment
Vivendi and General Electric have agreed that Vivendi will be paid close to one-third of the value of its NBC Universal stake, although a value for the stake itself is still being negotiated, a person familiar with the matter said. The amount woul...
2009-11-21 -
New York Post
G.E. and Vivendi Agree on Value of NBC Universal
General Electric has reached a tentative agreement to buy Vivendi ’s 20 percent stake in NBC Universal for about $5.8 billion, helping clear the path to a sale of the television and movie company to Comcast , people briefed on the matter told DealBook.
2009-12-01 -
New York Times
TV Review: GE-Vivendi reach deal on NBC; sale next?
General Electric has reached a tentative deal to buy the French firm Vivendi’s 20 per cent stake in NBC Universal for roughly $5.8 billion, according to The New York Times . The G.E.-Vivendi deal is regarded as a critical step towards the long-discussed sale of the film and television company to Internet and cable provider Comcast.
2009-12-01 -
Entertainment Weekly
Vivendi to sell NBC Universal stake to GE
Deal to open way for GE to sell TV and movie company to Comcast General Electric Co. has reached an agreement with French telecommunication firm Vivendi to buy its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal for $5.8 billion, sources told the Los Angeles Times and other news outlets Monday night.
2009-12-01 -
Chicago Tribune
GE overpaid Vivendi
Jeffrey Immelt cost General Electric an extra $300 million to acquire Vivendi's 20 percent stake in NBC Universal -- and he owes it all to Barry Diller. By telegraphing his commitment to sell NBCU to Comcast, Immelt allowed Vivendi to use the same...
2009-12-02 -
New York Post
Vivendi accepts $5.8 Bln for NBC stake
WASHINGTON - French media group Vivendi has accepted 5.8 billion dollars for its share of NBC Universal, paving the way for General Electric to sell a controlling stake in the company to Comcast, a source close to the matter said.
2009-12-02 -
Malaysian Mirror
Can Vivendi Prove Itself to Investors?
Vivendi , the French conglomerate, has nine months to show investors its mettle, Breakingviews says. The company might not see any of the $5.8 billion it is making from the sale of its stake in NBC Universal until September.
2009-12-07 -
New York Times
GVT picks Vivendi CEO Levy as chairman
GVT CEO Amos Genish was elected vice chairman in a vote that took place late on Monday. Vivendi, which will control four of the six seats on the board, owns over 80 percent of Curitiba, Brazil-based GVT
2009-12-30 -
CIOL
Acte de balance
French concern Vivendi has called for an agreement with all companies from the Elektrim and Deutsche Telecom groups that participated in the sale of 48 percent of shares in Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), the operator of the Era mobile network.
2009-12-30 -
Warsaw Business Journal
Vivendi's SFR To Sell Palm Products In France
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- SFR, the mobile telephony unit of French entertainment-to- telecom conglomerate Vivendi (VIV.FR), said Friday it will start selling Palm Inc.'s (PALM) smartphone products in France starting in spring 2010.
2010-01-08 -
Nasdaq
Vodafone May Offer to Sell SFR Stake to Vivendi
Vodafone may be open to selling its 44% stake in French mobile network, SFR to its majority shareholder, Vivendi, reports the French newspaper, Le Figaro . Without citing sources, the newspaper said that Vodafone's board has told its executives that if they want to continue making acquisitions in emerging markets, then it will have to consider the sale of minority interests, such as SFR.
2010-01-12 -
Cellular-News.com
Vivendi, Televisa plan joint mobile licence bid - report
(Telecompaper) French telecommunications and entertainment group Vivendi and Mexican media group Televisa plan to launch a joint bid for a mobile licence in Mexico. Negotiations between the two companies for a joint bid are well advanced, local newspaper Excelsior reports, without naming sources. Televisa and Vivendi are expected to reach a partnership agreement by 15 February. The two parties ...
2010-01-12 -
Digital Media Europe
Vivendi : six chefs d'accusation
Boite à outils de l'article : Boite a outils de l'article : Voic les six chefs d'accusation pour ce procès concernant le groupe Vivendi qui s'ouvre ce lundi à New York. 1 ...
2009-10-05 -
La Tribune
Lady Gaga: Monster Marketer
In a recent earnings call, Philippe Capron, member of Vivendi's management board, lauded Gaga's cresting record sales for Vivendi-owned Universal Music ...
2010-01-19 -
Forbes (blog)