Vivendi has asked French securities regulator AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) for an inquiry into a story suggesting subscriber numbers had fallen by 10% in September.
The article appeared in Le Parisien under the headline ‘The Fall of the House Canal+’ it suggested subscriber numbers had fallen by 10% despite being in the middle of the Rugby World Cup. Vivendi says the reality is that subscriber numbers had increased. The number of new Canal+ subscribers over this period is actually up by 20%, according to the company.
Vivendi is also preparing a complaint over what it says is the spread of misleading information negatively affecting its share price.
