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RSS vivendi universalMySpace hit with Universal copyright lawsuit
News Universal, owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi, claims Myspace has looked the other way as users unlawfully uploaded copyright music videos. Universal Music Group (UMG) has sued MySpace.com, claiming the social-networking site is infringing... [20 Nov 2006]
Google sweating to make YouTube legit
News According to Google, CBS, Sony BMG, Vivendi Universal Music and Warner Music Group have all signed deals to feature their video content on YouTube in the past month. Google is trying to persuade traditional media companies to come aboard the good... [03 Nov 2006]
Q&A: Seven years of Agenda Setters
AS Analysis Bertelsmann and Vivendi Universal also made the top 10 that year. Launched in 2000, the annual silicon.com Agenda Setters poll aims to create a who's who of the individuals bossing the tech industry.silicon.com editor Tony Hallett has been involved... [25 Sep 2006]
Outlook Not Bright for Big Jump in Film, TV Production in 2003 - Up Front
White Paper AOL Time Warner Inc.and Vivendi Universal, all of which are expected to be under tight fiscal restraints next year. This article states that the future for Film & TV production in 2003 looks rather dim. [16 Nov 2004]
Monaco Telecom: European Innovator in Convergent 3G Services
White Paper Monaco Telecom plays a strategic role for Vivendi Universal Group in its development and deployment of leading-edge telecommunications and multimedia technologies. As part of that endeavor of continued innovation, Monaco Telecom's deployment of... [01 Jul 2004]
CA interim CEO takes new job
News Prior to joining CA he worked as CEO of Vivendi Universal Games and held the same position at another Vivendi division, Flipside Network, which he joined through the acquisition of previous employer Uproar - another computer games company. [16 Jun 2004]
Service to rise from ashes of MP3.com, says CNET
News In it he called on former MP3.com owners Vivendi Universal to arrange for the preservation of the independent music archive's contents. Shortly after buying the MP3.com domain name and announcing that its sprawling music archive would close, CNET... [27 Nov 2003]
Vote on EU intellectual property law delayed by opponents
News The MEP responsible for guiding the IP enforcement directive through the European Parliament, Janelly Fourtou - the wife of Vivendi Universal president and chief executive Jean-Rene Fourtou - granted the delay in response to demands by a majority... [19 Nov 2003]
MP3.com bought by CNET
News Financial details have not been revealed but CNET has bought MP3.com from Vivendi Universal, which paid $372m for the company in May 2001. The European operation was shut down earlier this year after failing to make a profit and Vivendi has been... [14 Nov 2003]
AS03: Media barons' influence wanes
Comment Trivia question: Can you name the bosses of Vivendi Universal and Bertelsmann? In silicon.com's last poll the chief executives of Vivendi and Bertelsmann, the controversial Jean-Marie Messier and Thomas Middelhoff, placed at 4 and 7 respectively. [10 Oct 2003]
MP3.com to close Europe "by mid-August"
News The company was bought by media giant Vivendi Universal for $372m in May 2001 but has struggled to gain users to subscribe to its paid-for music services while free alternatives such as Kazaa are still available, and Vivendi is looking for buyers... [14 Jul 2003]
Digital music: Where the 'good guys' are the villains of the peace
Comment Today silicon.com reported that MP3.com is teetering on the brink of collapse - but we don't expect any tears to be shed for its parent company Vivendi Universal. If it does disappear altogether it will be remembered as the failing of Vivendi - the... [10 Jul 2003]
Breaking news: Fat lady sings for MP3.com
News The company was bought by media giant Vivendi Universal for $372m in May 2001 but has been on rocky ground ever since, as users failed to warm to the idea of paid-for music services while free alternatives such as Kazaa are still available. [10 Jul 2003]
Apple sets date for musical announcement
News There has been much talk of Apple and music of late, including speculation that the company has been in discussions with Vivendi Universal to buy Vivendi's music business. Apple Computer has scheduled a media event for 28 April, at which it may... [22 Apr 2003]
Laptop sales lift Apple earnings
News Earlier Wednesday, Apple denied that it had made any offer to invest in or acquire a record label, although the company would not comment on whether it had held talks with Vivendi Universal. Buoyed by strong laptop sales, Apple Computer on... [17 Apr 2003]
