Vivendi
How I do it: Claire Léost, Prisma Media
Claire Léost is president of Prisma Media. She was appointed in 2021 after the 45-year-old company was acquired…
Vivendi merger probe
The European Commission has launched a full antitrust inquiry into Vivendi’s proposed acquisition of fellow French media group…
How I do it: Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Vivendi
Arnaud de Puyfontaine, President / CEO of Vivendi for the past eight years, was previously CEO of Hearst…
Vivendi ‘to buy’ Lagardère
French media company Vivendi may win control of Lagardère which owns book publisher Hachette Livre, to sit alongside…
Vivendi sells out of Mediaset TV
Vivendi, of France, is to sell its 29% stake in Italian TV company Mediaset in resolution of a…
Vivendi to buy Prisma mags
Music, TV and publishing group Vivendi, of France, is negotiating to acquire the Paris-based magazine publisher Prisma Media…
Universal Music to IPO
Vivendi, which sold a 10% stake in Universal Music Group to a Tencent-led consortium for $3.3bn earlier this…
Vivendi buys into Lagardère
Viviendi, French owner of Canal+ and Universal Media, has acquired 10% of Lagardère, which is owned privately by…