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Vivendi, Niel express interest in Dailymotion - report

2013-05-03 13:12:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vivendi and a holding company backed by Iliad founder Xavier Niel have expressed interest in France Telecom-Orange's video portal Dailymotion, reports website Wansquare without citing its sources. Vivendi spoke to France Telecom on 2 May about their interest in increasing the diversified group's content and media assets. On the same day, Le Monde Libre, a holding company for the Le Monde group shares owned by Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse and Pierre Berge, also made a formal offer. Niel was not available to react to the report and Vivendi refused to comment on the matter. Yahoo reportedly pulled out of a deal to acquire 75 percent of Dailymotion, after France's industry minister objected to the sale of a controlling stake in the successful French online business. France Telecom is still looking for a partner to help Dailymotion grow in the US market.

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Bollore may take over as Vivendi chairman

2013-04-29 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

French press names businessman as likely successor to Jean-Rene Fourtou.

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Vivendi won't close sale of Maroc Telecom stake by 30 April

2013-03-18 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Media group expects to get bids for 53% stake in Maroc Telecom, but process is taking longer than it expected, Les Echos reports.

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Vivendi suspends GVT sale after DirecTV withdraws - report

2013-03-15 09:23:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vivendi is suspending the sale of its Brazilian telecom subsidiary, GVT, after one of its main bidders, DirecTV withdrew from the process, reports the Wall Street Journal. People familiar with the matter told the newspaper that the offers made were lower than Vivendi wanted. The company was seeking as much as EUR 7 billion in cash for GVT, according to one of the sources. A Vivendi spokesman told the newspaper "We've decided we're not going to sell it for silly prices".

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