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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, the Paris-headquartered media conglomerate, is about to enter a new era with its flagship pay TV banner Canal+ Group set for a bow at the London Stock Exchange. Slated for Dec. 16, the ...
Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (division of Universal Pictures, now owned by Cinedigm) Activision Blizzard (5.8% stake, now owned by Microsoft Gaming) Maroc Telecom (53% stake, now owned by Etisalat) SFR (sold to Altice) Global Village Telecom (sold to Telefônica Vivo) Vivendi Environnement (divested through IPO between 2000 and 2002, now known ...
In September 2021, Vivendi scored a major coup by listing Universal Music Group, the music powerhouse whose talent roster includes Taylor Swift and Drake, in Amsterdam, and saw UMG’s shares ...
Universal TV; NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer Latin America Universal TV Latin America (operated and distributed by Ole Distribution) Universal TV Brazil (joint venture with Canais Globo (50%), distributed by Canais Globo) Universal+ Universal Premiere (also available in Brazil) Universal Cinema; Universal Comedy ...
Vivendi itself would remain listed on Euronext Paris, focusing on developing Gameloft and managing its investment portfolio, which includes Universal Music Group. Best of Variety What's Coming to ...
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
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.