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On 11 December 2000 Vivendi Universal was created from the merger of Groupe Canal+, Canadian company Seagram Company Ltd (owner of Universal Studios), and Vivendi. [7] Vivendi Universal acquired MP3.com and the leading American publisher Houghton Mifflin in 2001. To raise the funds, Vivendi Universal sold its trade and medical publishing ...
Vivendi went on to list on the New York Stock Exchange (as "V"), and in December, announced a major merger with Canal+ and Seagram, the owner of Universal Studios film company, to become Vivendi Universal and now named Vivendi. In July 2000, Vivendi Environnement was divested through IPOs in Paris and later
Former assets. NBCUniversal (20% stake, now fully owned by Comcast) Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (division of UMGD, now owned by Cinedigm) Universal Music Group (60% stake, became independent in September 2021) Activision Blizzard (5.8% stake, now owned by Microsoft Gaming) Maroc Telecom (53% stake, now owned by Etisalat)
Vivendi’s high-flying CEO at the time, Jean-Marie Messier, vaunted the company’s financial health even as it was bleeding cash, according to internal company documents read at the trial.
Vivendi, owner of the world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group, has identified the entity it is considering selling an additional 10% stake in the company to as anunnamed U.S ...
IAC Inc. is an American holding company that owns brands across 100 countries, mostly in media and Internet. [2] The company originated in 1996 as HSN Inc. as the holding company of Home Shopping Network and USA Network before changing its name to USA Networks, Inc. in 1999 and its television assets were sold to Vivendi in 2002.
Havas was acquired by Vivendi in 1998, and renamed Vivendi Universal Publishing. VUP in turn merged with Lagardère to become Editis in 2004. [citation needed] The company which today bears the name Havas is itself a former subsidiary of the company which acquired the rights to the name in 2002. It is a holding company headquartered in Puteaux ...
Christel Delaval. . (m. 2012) . Children. 5. Jean-Marie Messier (born 13 December 1956 [1]) is a French businessman who was chairman and chief executive of the multinational media conglomerate Vivendi (formerly Vivendi Universal) until 2002. He is also frequently referred to by the nickname "J2M" and "J6M", based on his initials.