Vivendi’s CEO Vincent Bolloré has met with senior representatives of French football amid signs of a possible rapprochement with BeIN.
Vivendi demands inquiry into Canal subs collapse story
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.
Vivendi relaunches German SVOD service Watchever
French media company Vivendi wants to counter competition from Amazon Instant Prime, Netflix, maxdome and other players in the German subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market through a relaunch of its SVOD […]
Change at the top for nc+
The Polish DTH platform nc+ will shortly have a new president.
Watchever acquires Studiocanal series package
Vivendi’s German subscription video-on-demand service Watchever has secured a series package from rights dealer Studiocanal.
Vivendi dumps Canal CEO
The Supervisory Board at Canal+ has sacked CEO Rodolphe Belmer, replacing him with Maxime Saada, the current executive vice-president of Canal+ Group, and head of pay-TV.
Vivendi snaps up Dailymotion
Vivendi has acquired an 80% stake in Dailymotion from Orange for €217 million.
Vivendi becomes Telecom Italia’s largest shareholder
Vivendi has made a return to the European telecoms market, taking a 8.24% stake in Telecom Italia, as part of a share swap with Telefonica Brasil.
Vivendi explores international VOD service
Vivendi is investigating the idea of a subscription VOD service in Europe and Japan.
Vivendi bids €495m to secure Canal+
Vivendi has launched a €495 million bid to take full control of the Canal Plus Group.