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News Major label owners like Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group and EMI Music say they can make money with more flexible prices and possibly help make music retail a profitable enterprise again. [07 Apr 2009]
MySpace 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... [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... [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... [25 Sep 2006]
Vodafone lifts lid on new products, SFR, Verizon
News Sarin said today that despite a new strategic direction which will show greater restraint where mergers and acquisitions are concerned, Vodafone is still interested in buying the French mobile operator SFR which it runs as a joint... [30 May 2006]
Vodafone eyeing SFR buy?
News The talk has been prompted by news that a minority shareholder with one per cent equity in French conglomerate Vivendi, which is Vodafone's partner in the joint venture, proposed the break-up of the group and the sale of... [19 May 2006]
Vodafone happy about ARPU and 3G progress
News In other corporate areas, Vodafone will continue its share-buyback programme, considering its stock undervalued at the moment, return more cash to shareholders, and not pursue the proportion of France's SFR it does not already own by... [26 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... [16 Jun 2004]
5 years ago... Vivendi confirms bid for One2One
News 12.05.99: Vivendi has made an offer for One2One, the UK mobile phone operator jointly owned by Cable & Wireless and MediaOne. A host of companies have shown interest in the mobile operator, valued by analysts at £11bn,... [12 May 2004]
T-Mobile to offer songs-as-you-go
News The mobile operator has done a deal with Sony and Vivendi for special versions of songs, starting with 'Left Outside Alone' by Anastacia. T-Mobile is to offer special 'mobile mix' versions of popular songs for those who... [18 Mar 2004]
Mannesmann-Vodafone Six trial unravels
News The hoped-for white knight, Vivendi, had already backed out of a bidding war at that time. The case against former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser and five other board members over bonus pay-offs was crippled yesterday by... [18 Mar 2004]
Vodafone CEO: US strategy? It's the same as it was 30 days ago
News Referring to posturing by SFR parent Vivendi, Sarin said: "Over time we will have SFR be part of the Vodafone family. Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has spoken publicly for the first time about dramatically losing AT&T Wireless... [25 Feb 2004]
Vodafone and AT&T: It's all over
News The conclusion to the four-day auction has also bolstered the share price of Vivendi International amid speculation that the media company is Vodafone's next takeover target in order to get its hands on French mobile... [17 Feb 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... [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... [19 Nov 2003]
