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HISTORICAL FACTS: Vivendi | History Defined

A secretive tycoon known as the ‘French Murdoch’ holds the key to Bill Ackman’s $64 billion bid for Universal Music Group

Vincent Bolloré keeps his cards close to his chest, and trying to guess what he’ll do is “very dangerous,” say analysts.

Fortune

France’s top magazine publisher Prisma Media to cut 40 percent of staff

France’s leading magazine publisher, Prisma Media, has announced plans to cut nearly 40 percent of its workforce by the end of this year in order 'to restructure'.

Radio France Internationale

French billionaire Bolloré to stand trial in African ports corruption case

French ⁠billionaire Vincent Bolloré is set to face trial on corruption and embezzlement charges related to election campaigns in Togo and Guinea in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the French financial prosecutor's spokesperson ‌has said.

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Bolloré business empire under scrutiny as Vivendi court decision looms

A long-running legal battle over the French media group Vivendi has coincided with growing scrutiny of the Bolloré family’s wider business interests by anti-corruption groups.

Radio France Internationale

Xbox fans are compiling lists of all the Activision, Bethesda, and Microsoft games still missing from Xbox Game Pass — and it's pretty huge

Microsoft's merged with Activision-Blizzard has been complete for a couple of years now almost, but activating Activision's back catalog on Xbox Game Pass has been a bit of a slow burn. Why? Let's analyse.

Windows Central

Former EA exec says the ailing mega-publisher missed a chance to snag Blizzard and other heavy hitters before Activision: 'EA saw all those first and passed on all of them'

I wonder how that would have gone.

PC Gamer

Bobby Kotick says he'd never have raised World of Warcraft's subscription by even a dollar because 'it's a prickly audience, you don't wanna do too much to agitate them'

But also calls it "the best subscription business of all time."

PC Gamer

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Ubisoft: The 'Assassin's Creed' Maker Targeted By Suitors

From its founding in 1986, French video game maker Ubisoft has grown into a giant of the sector with operations in 20 countries and an uber popular franchise, "Assassin's Creed".

International Business Times

Canal+ launches shares on London market in major boost for City

The company fetched a valuation of about £2.6 billion when its shares began trading on Monday morning.

Evening Standard

Paddington in Peru makers CANAL+ debuts on London Stock Exchange

CANAL+ is London’s first and only £1 billion plus flotation in an otherwise lacklustre year for the City’s IPO market

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 16 December: Canal+ shares fall on debut, Royal Mail deal given support

Canal+ shares today made their debut in a much-needed boost for the London stock market.

Evening Standard

Canal+ listing is ‘vote of confidence’ in UK stock market, says Reeves

TV channel spun off from France’s Vivendi could climb to £5bn in biggest new listing in London for two years

The Guardian - UK

French media giant behind Paddington films to list on London stock market

Canal+ will debut its shares on the London Stock Exchange on Monday after getting the approval of the shareholders of its owner, Vivendi.

Evening Standard

Valve was "pretty close to going bankrupt" until it was saved from a pre-Half-Life 2 lawsuit by a summer intern who happened to major in Korean language studies

Gabe Newell's personal finances were on the line too

GamesRadar

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Gabe Newell was diving when a shark tried to bite him 'a couple of times' but 'it didn't really bother me... I just think that's how I'm wired'

"I just seem to not get particularly agitated around risk."

PC Gamer

Valve signed a deal for Counter-Strike 2 in 2003 because they were 'running on fumes', and Gabe Newell was so happy he made a celebratory knife with his own hands

Of course, "it took us a long time to ship Counter-Strike 2."

PC Gamer

A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email

"The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was no money left"

Windows Central

"It's certainly a universe many folks here at the studio wonder about returning to," says Double Fine Productions when asked about making a sequel to the cult classic Brütal Legend

Double Fine Productions celebrates the 15th anniversary of it's cult-classic action-strategy game, Brütal Legend, by looking back on its history and answering fans questions about plans for a potential sequel.

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As Ubisoft struggles and shareholders sweat, Tencent and the Guillemot family are reportedly looking at a buyout

Nothing is carved in stone, but one possible outcome of talks would be to take Ubisoft private.

The Guardian - UK

Vivendi plans to float Canal+ in London in boost to UK markets

Media group controlled by Vincent Bolloré to break up, with advertising company Havas to list in Amsterdam

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Borders accuses French billionaire-linked firm of ‘vast campaign to discredit’ it

Paris-based media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders has alleged that a PR firm linked to conservative French businessman Vincent Bolloré is leading a “vast disinformation campaign” to “discredit” it.

International Business Times

Embezzlement-accused French Media Scion Reinstated As CEO

French media baron Arnaud Lagardere, who resigned from running the sprawling group of the same name in April over embezzlement charges, was reinstated as chief executive Friday after a favourable court decision, the company said.

PC Gamer

Devs from The Simpsons Hit & Run say the game could've had four sequels, but the publisher said nah: 'The stars [were] aligned … and then it was just: huh, I guess we're not [making them]'

D'oh.

GamesRadar

It's been 20 years, and The Simpsons Hit and Run developers are just as surprised as you that the cult open-world game hasn't got a sequel yet

Plans for a proposed follow-up are just salt in the wound at this point

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Should You Consider Walt Disney (DIS) and Vivendi (VIVHY) for Your Portfolio?

Despite economic challenges, the entertainment industry is growing thanks to tech adoption and improving user experience. Factors like widespread internet use, new offerings, and emerging technologies boost the industry’s long-term potential. Now, let’s evaluate if entertainment stocks The Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Vivendi SE (VIVHY) are worth investing in…

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