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BusinessWeek
December 20, 2004 |
More Trouble For Vivendi's Ex-CEO France's stock market regulator fined Vivendi Universal and its former chief executive officer, Jean-Marie Messier, $1.3 million each for misleading shareholders from 2000 to 2002.   |
Wired
December 2000
Frank Rose |
Vivendi's High Wireless Act CEO Jean-Marie Messier's deals with Vodafone and Seagram were a star turn on the European stage. As information becomes truly portable, a global media company paired with continent-wide distribution may prove an unbeatable combination.... |
AskMen.com
July 29, 2002
Ash Karbasfrooshan |
Business Survival: Culture Is Key Jean-Marie Messier's downfall is a great lesson for young professionals, because the world around us is changing and we are expected to lead that metamorphosis. |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Matlack & Grover |
Vivendi's New Vitality Three years after Messier, it's cashing in on his media vision. The Paris company is now in pole position to capitalize on the rapid spread of digitized entertainment. But if Vivendi is admired for its creativity, investors remain perplexed by its overall corporate vision. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Two of Hearts Broken Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier spends the night in a French jail. Messier is notorious for trying to transform a staid, 150-year-old French water utility into a global media giant. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Mega-media Business Model: Doomed to Fail, or Just Ahead of its Time? Today's mega-media companies -- AOL Time Warner, Viacom, Vivendi, Disney, Bertelsmann, Sony -- may not be tomorrow's. While they all became behemoths because of past mergers among big media companies, it's very likely some of them will change into different entities. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Say Hello to NBC Universal NBC officially completed its merger today with Vivendi's VUE. |
Salon.com
June 22, 2000
Mark Hunter |
Letter from France Le Grand Fromage: What the French think of Jean-Marie Messier, France's new king of content. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Vivendi Turns a Deaf Ear to Complaints Staying whole might be the right move, but Vivendi management will have to prove it. Investors, don't forget that the stock is up by a mid-teens percentage for the past year and well off the lows of mid-2002. |
Home Theater
October 5, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Will Comcast Merge with NBC? Cable operator's acquisition of venerable broadcast network would make waves. |
Wired
March 2002
Frank Rose |
Big Media or Bust As consolidation sweeps the content and telecom industries, FCC merger maniac Michael Powell has a plan: Let's roll... |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Joie de Vivendi An eclectic mix proves lucrative for this French media giant. The stock market can certainly be forgiving if investors believe the company is back on the right track. |
Wired
April 2003
Frank Rose |
Barry Diller Has No Vision for the Future of the Internet. That's why the no-nonsense honcho of Home Shopping Network, Match.com, and Universal is poised to rule the interactive world. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
David Lee Smith |
How Worthy Is the Comcast Buying Opportunity? There appear to be more negatives than positives to a Comcast/NBC Universal combo. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
David Lee Smith |
GE and Comcast Finally Head for the Altar After weeks of waiting, Comcast will take over NBC Universal. |
Wired
December 2000 |
Play by Play The European wireless wars at a glance... |
Salon.com
June 22, 2000
Gregg Kilday |
Parlez-vous Universal? French media giant Vivendi takes over Universal Pictures. Cue the Jerry Lewis flicks? |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Bob Wright The merger of NBC and Vivendi Universal, expected to close in the first half of 2004, is a defining event in Wright's 17 years as NBC chief. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Vivendi Flashes V for Victory Operating income was up 6.6% for the quarter and 8.8% for the first half of the year, which is not too bad given the recent operating unit divestitures, including Universal. |
CFO
December 1, 2003
Roy Harris |
Lights! Camera! Action! Buying Universal puts GE in the movie business. Its plan for synergies might make a good screenplay. |
InternetNews
October 24, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
T-Mobile Hit With RICO Charges Using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law, French telecom and entertainment giant Vivendi filed suit Monday against T-Mobile, the U.S. unit of its long-time German rival Deutsche Telecom. |
Knowledge@Wharton
February 26, 2003 |
Is It time to Give Up on AOL Time Warner? Just over two years after a $103.5 billion merger, AOL Time Warner is a shambles. Was this just bad luck? Was the merger ill-conceived? Or is this disastrous performance -- the stock has fallen nearly 90% - an object lesson in the perils that confront any mega-merger? |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Will Frankenhoff |
France Telecom: Please Hold Given that the company sports a yield greater than 4%, patient, income-oriented investors should not hang up on these shares. |
BusinessWeek
August 8, 2005 |
Edgar Bronfman, on the Record Warner Music Group's CEO discusses why it was the right time to go public, the myth of his search for redemption, and Vivendi under Messier. |
InternetNews
December 28, 2004 |
Level 3, France Telecom Pen North America Pact Level 3 Communications has signed a multi-year contract to provide broadband transport and co-location services to France Telecom, the companies announced today. |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 21, 2003 |
Ignoring Your Corporate Identity Can Sabotage Strategic Change Identity is a crucial component of all firms, but it often goes ignored until a crisis forces a company to confront change. |
BusinessWeek
May 22, 2006 |
Facing The Digital Music Warner Music Group's Edgar Bronfman talks about what's ahead for the music industry. |
Home Theater
December 7, 2009 |
Comcast Captures NBC Universal It's official: Comcast is buying NBC Universal. And already predictions are surfacing as to how this will change the media landscape in online video and other areas. |
