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Vivendi net profit up sharply

AP — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:51:57 +0000

French media and telecommunications giant Vivendi SA said Thursday that net profit increased more than fourfold to 2.76 billion euros ($3.46 billion) in the third quarter from 578 million euros a year earlier, thanks to gains on Vivendi’s stake in video game publisher Vivendi Games.

Massive Entertainment Falls Under the Wing of Ubisoft

Joe Haygood — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:50:21 +0000

Massive Entertainment, developers of the hit game, World In Conflict, has found a home after being cast out of its former Sierra home. After the merger between Vivendi and Activision, a ton of game developers were left in the cold, after losing...

“Immense pressure” for console Diablo III won’t turn to force from Activision

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:54:10 +0000

Speaking under conditions of anonymity, a highly-placed source close to Vivendi has told VG247 that, despite comments from Blizzard to the contrary over the weekend, a newly-formed Activision-Blizzard may see a console version of Diablo III as...

Vivendi has ghosts under the hood!

Gagandeep — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:12:22 +0000

Gamers will catch all the ghosts this fall with the Ghostbusters’ game. Till then one must be content with little marketing gimmicks for promotion of the title. This week at the Best Buy Headquarters in Minnesota the marketing team of...

European Commission approves the merger of Vivendi and Activision

Sameer Kumar — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:25:19 +0000

European Union approved what could be considered as one of the biggest mergers in recent times and something that could have long lasting impact in the foreseeable future in the world of gaming. The mad and ever-altering world of fiction and games...

Vivendi, Activision Shares Rise on Deal

AP — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:26:07 +0000

Shares of Vivendi SA and Activision Inc. rose Monday in the wake of their planned deal to create a rival to Electronic Arts Inc. as the world’s largest video game publisher.California-based Activision’s titles include “Guitar Hero,” “Call of Duty”...

Vivendi to Buy Major Activision Stake

AP — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:42:44 +0000

Vivendi SA said Sunday that it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Activision Inc. and combine the company with Vivendi Games in a deal that would create a rival to Electronic Arts Inc. as the world’s largest video game publisher.The...

NBC Universal to buy Sparrowhawk Media

Rahul — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:08:18 +0000

NBC Universal agreed to buy Sparrowhawk Media, which owns the channels, from the private equity firms 3i and Providence Equity Partners. With the acquisition NBC Universal will double the size of its cable operations outside the United...

Vivendi gets ready to battle YouTube, MySpace

Naveen — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:05:51 +0000

We have already come across a number of online video sharing sites that started with an aim to take on YouTube. Many of them failed and a few are still doing good but could’t reach anywhere close to YouTube. Now, French media giant Vivendi is...

Vivendi quarterly profits surge, brakes all previous records

Rahul — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:25:42 +0000

French media giant Vivendi quarterly profit mounts to a new heights soaring by 32 percent to $1.27 billion. Whereas it’s operating profit rises by record 22.8 percent to $1.05 billion. Revenue increases 5.3 percent to $6.8 billion, than...