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Vivendi SA
Type Public (Euronext: VIV)
Founded 3 way merger between Vivendi, Canal+ and Seagram (2000)
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman and CEO
Jacques Espinasse, CFO
Industry Media
Products Music, film, publishing, pay TV services, programming
Revenue ▲ €20. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Euronext NV is a pan- European Stock exchange based in Paris and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 For the rapper Seagram, see Seagram Miller The Seagram Company Ltd 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 044 billion (2006)
Net income ▲ €4. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 033 Billion (2006)
Employees 34,031 (2005)
Subsidiaries Canal+ Group
Universal Music Group
Vivendi Games
NBC Universal (20%)
Maroc Telecom
Neuf Cegetel (35%)
SFR
Website www.vivendi.com

Vivendi SA (formerly known as Vivendi Universal) is a French media conglomerate with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet as well as video games. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Canal Plus Group ( Canal+) is a French Film and Television studio and distributor Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games, is a Worldwide French developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal Maroc Telecom (اتصالات المغرب Itissalatt Al Maghreb; Acronym: IAM) is the main Telecommunication company in Morocco Neuf Cegetel is a French wireline telecom services provider and a Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO offering different services to consumers enterprises and wholesale SFR (originally Société Française de Radiotéléphone, no longer expanded is a French Mobile phone company A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" A conglomerate is a large Company that consists of seemingly unrelated Business sections Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.

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History

On December 14, 1853, a water company named Compagnie Générale des Eaux (CGE) was created by an Imperial decree of Napoleon III. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Compagnie Générale des Eaux (GDE is now called Veolia Water and is part of Veolia Environnement. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President In 1854, CGE obtained a concession in order to supply water to the public in Lyon, serving in this capacity for over a hundred years. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. In 1861, it obtained a 50-year concession with the City of Paris. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

For more than a century, Compagnie Générale des Eaux remained largely focused on the water sector. However, following the appointment of Guy Dejouany as CEO in 1976, CGE extended its activities into other sectors with a series of takeovers. Guy Dejouany (born c 1924 was the CEO of Compagnie Générale des Eaux, (later to become Vivendi) 1976-1995 A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Beginning in 1980, CGE began diversifying its operations from water into waste management, energy, transport services, and construction and property. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Waste management is the collection Transport, processing, Recycling or disposal of Waste materials In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure Property is any physical or virtual entity that is owned by an individual It acquired the Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Automobiles (CGEA), specialized in industrial vehicles, which was later divided into two branches: Connex and Onyx Environnement. CGE then acquired the Compagnie Générale de Chauffe, and later the Montenay group. The Energy Services division these companies became part of, was later (1998) renamed Dalkia.

In 1983, CGE helped to found Canal+, the first Pay-TV channel in France, and in the 1990s, they began expanding into telecommunications and mass media, especially after Jean-Marie Messier succeeded Guy Dejouany on June 27, 1996. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Jean-Marie Messier (born 13 December 1956 is a French businessman who was Chairman and Chief Executive of the multinational media conglomerate Vivendi SA (formerly Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In 1996, CGE created Cegetel to take advantage of the 1998 deregulation of the French telecommunications market, accelerating the move into the media sector which would culminate in the 2000 demerger into Vivendi Universal and Vivendi Environnement (Veolia). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Veolia Environnement SA () is a multinational French company with activities in four main areas - Water, Waste management, Energy and

In 1998, Compagnie Générale des Eaux changed its name to Vivendi, and sold off its property and construction divisions the following year. Vivendi went on to acquire stakes in or merge with Maroc Telecom, Havas, Cendant Software, Anaya, and NetHold, a large Continental European pay-TV operator. Maroc Telecom (اتصالات المغرب Itissalatt Al Maghreb; Acronym: IAM) is the main Telecommunication company in Morocco Havas ( is the second largest advertising group in France and is a "Global advertising and communications services group" and the sixth-largest global advertising and communications Cendant Corporation was a New York -based provider of business and consumer services primarily within the real estate and travel Anaya is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. Beginning in 1998, Vivendi launched digital channels in Italy, Spain, Poland, Scandinavia, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

In June of 1999, Vivendi merged with Pathé, the exchange ratio for the merger fixed at three Vivendi shares for every two Pathé shares. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This article deals with the Pathé movie company For their music business see Pathé Records. The Wall Street Journal estimated the value of the deal at US$2. 59 billion. Following the completion of the merger, Vivendi retained Pathé's interests in British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC and CanalSatellite, a French broadcasting corporation then sold all remaining assets to Jérôme Seydoux's family-owned holding company, Fornier SA who changed its name to Pathé. British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the

In July 2000, Vivendi spun off its water and waste companies - once its core business - along with interests in other public service sectors such as transport into Vivendi Environnement (IPO in Paris in July 2000 and in New York in October 2001), later (2003) renamed Veolia Environnement. Initial public offering (IPO, also referred to simply as a "public offering" is when a company issues Common stock or shares to the public for the first Veolia Environnement SA () is a multinational French company with activities in four main areas - Water, Waste management, Energy and

Vivendi Universal Entertainment was created in December of 2000 with the merger of the Vivendi media empire with Canal+ television networks and the acquisition of Universal Studios from Canadian company Seagram. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For the rapper Seagram, see Seagram Miller The Seagram Company Ltd

Vivendi in its current form came into existence on April 20, 2006 following the sale of an 80% stake in the Vivendi Universal Entertainment unit to form NBC Universal and the gradual recovery of the company from its disastrous over-expansion in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal

On December 2, 2007, Vivendi announced that it would be merging its Vivendi Games unit with Activision in a $18. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games, is a Worldwide French developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 8 billion deal. [1][2] This will allow the merged company, Activision Blizzard, to rival Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video games publisher. Activision Blizzard Inc ( is a Franco - American Video game developer and publisher, partially owned by Conglomerate Vivendi [2]

Money and politics

Vivendi disclosed a corporate loss of €23. 3 billion in its 2002 annual report; the worst loss to date for a French company. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Amid intense media scrutiny, its chairman and CEO, Jean-Marie Messier (who had overseen the most dramatic phase of the company's diversification), was subsequently replaced by Jean-René Fourtou. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Jean-Marie Messier (born 13 December 1956 is a French businessman who was Chairman and Chief Executive of the multinational media conglomerate Vivendi SA (formerly

Vivendi is a Fortune 500 company ranked #91, with a total revenue in the year 2000 of 38. 6 billion USD. [1] However, its massive expansion in the late 90s and early 21st century has caused the company both financial and legal trouble. The problems arose during the term of former CEO, Jean-Marie Messier; both US and French regulators are investigating potential cover-ups of company losses [2]. Vivendi is also an example of privatization of a public service, the distribution of water and wastewater.

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Current assets

Main article: List of assets owned by Vivendi

References

  1. ^ Video game giants in $18bn merger - BBC
  2. ^ a b Guitar Hero meets Warcraft in Vivendi-Activision deal - Reuters
  3. ^ 1up story on the Vivendi-Activision merger
  4. ^ Blizzard FAQ on Activision Blizzard. This is a list of Assets owned by Vivendi. Television and film 20% of NBC Universal which includes

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