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Vivendi increases Gameloft bid to EUR 8.00 a share
2016-05-20 08:31:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Vivendi increased its hostile takeover bid for Gameloft by 11 percent to EUR 8.00 from EUR 7.20 a share a week before the offer closes on 27 May. The offer was raised automatically under French rules after Vivendi bought some shares at the higher price on 19 May. Vivendi said it now owns 29.4 percent of Gameloft shares and 26.5 percent of votes.
Vivendi increases Ubisoft stake to 17.7%, seeks board seat
2016-05-02 08:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French media group Vivendi increased its stake in game maker Ubisoft to 17.7 percent of equity and over 15 percent of voting rights, Le Monde reports, citing a statement from financial markets authority AMF, which said that Vivendi plans to ask for representation on Ubisoft's board. After the announcement, Ubisoft told AFP that it was not surprised that Vivendi raised its stake past the 15 percent threshold, referring to the company's strategy of taking creeping control. It expects Vivendi to make an offensive during the Ubisoft's next general assembly.
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Vivendi CEO becomes Telecom Italia's deputy chairman
2016-04-28 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Arnaud de Puyfontaine's new role triggers new debate over French firm's influence at Italian incumbent.
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Vivendi threatens to 'close the tap' on Canal Plus
2016-04-22 16:15:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Canal Plus could make an operating loss of over EUR 400 million this year unless it makes some changes, Vivendi supervisory board chairman Vincent Bollore told shareholders at the group's AGM. He thinks it will be possible to turn Canal Plus around but that the group will not be able to finance its losses for long. Vivendi's AGM also approved the distribution of a EUR 3 dividend for 2015, two-thirds of which has already been paid.
Vivendi buys Mediaset Premium in share swap deal
2016-04-11 08:21:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French media giant Vivendi has reached an agreement to acquire the Mediaset Premium pay-TV business of Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset as part of a wider deal that will see the two companies taking a 3.5 percent stake in each other. The share-based transaction values Mediaset Premium at EUR 800 million, with Vivendi acquiring Mediaset's 89 percent stake in the unit as well as the remaining 11 percent stake held by Spain's Telefonica. "The agreement with Mediaset confirms Vivendi's intention to build strong positions in Southern Europe, a market that shares a similar Latin culture and roots," said Vivendi in a statement, adding that its acquisition of Mediaset Premium serves to expand its presence in European pay-TV, increasing its global individual subscriber base to over 13 million.
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