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Hooray for Hollywood: Finding Joy in Doing Good

Dylan Kendall | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Charity, Hollywood, Vivendi, Csr, Viacom, Sony, Impact News
Dylan Kendall

Over the past 20 years, the industry that gained its wealth generating messages started listening to the voices of the consumers it has informed. The media industry is becoming responsible.

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CONVICTED

AP | INGRID ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vivendi, Edgar Bronfman, Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Music Group, Media News

PARIS — A French court, in a surprise ruling, on Friday convicted and fined Warner Music Group chairman and CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. for insider t...

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GE, Vivendi's NBC Talks STALLED

New York Times | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and TIM ARANGO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nbc, General Electric, GE Vivendi, Vivendi, Vivendi NBC, Comcast NBC, Media News

Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, according to people involved in the discussions who spoke on...

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GE, Comcast Deal For NBC Universal Is Complete, Reports CNBC

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Sale, General Electric, Comcast Cable, Network TV, Walt Disney, Vivendi, Majority Stake, Nbc, NBC Universal, Comcast, Business News

The deal between General Electric and Comcast over a majority stake in NBC Universal is complete, and there is nothing left to do but process paper, a...

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Comcast Said to be Weighing NBC Bid; Denies Report of $35 Billion Deal

Sam Gustin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sharon Waxman, NBC Universal, Time Warner, Aol, Vivendi, The Wrap, Comcast, Nbc, Media News
Sam Gustin

Comcast is in talks to buy NBC Universal, the entertainment giant, from General Electric (GE) in a blockbuster deal that -- if true -- would reverberate throughout the media world.

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Vivendi May Sell NBC Universal Stake: Report

New York Times | TIM ARANGO | Posted 09.19.2009

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Executives at General Electric say they believe that Vivendi, the French conglomerate, will exercise its right later this year to sell its stake in NB...

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AT&T, Verizon at odds over DTV delay : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 13, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Verizon Fios, Verizon, Super Bowl, Sling Box, Dtv, AT&T, Pixar, Cbs, Mediabytes, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Vivendi, Media News, Fox, Nbcu, Sling Media, Senator Rockefeller, Ge, Nbc, Media News
Shelly Palmer

President-elect Barack Obama's plan to delay the DTV transition may postpone the switch 90 days. Currently, Senator Jay Rockefeller is preparing the...

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Vivendi: Olympics Gave NBC "A New Pulse," GE Will Not Sell

Financial Times | Ben Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NBC Universal, General Electric NBC, Ge, Jeff Zucker, NBC for Sale, GE NBC, Nbc, Vivendi, Jeff Immelt, NBC Universal Sale, Media News

General Electric has no intention of selling its majority stake in NBC Universal, according to Vivendi, the French entertainment group, which is a fel...

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Blizzard Activision Deal Closes, Video Game Publishing Giant Born

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World of Warcraft, Activision, Blizzard Merger, Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard, Guitar Hero, Vivendi, Robert Kotick, Video Games, Mergers, Business News

Video game publishers Activision and Vivendi announced this week that their merger -- in the news for months -- is official. The new company, Activisi...

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The Edge: Activision's CEO On His Merger, The Future Of Video Games, And CEOs In The White House

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ceos, Bobby Kotick, Guitar Hero, Blizzard Entertainment, Warren Buffett, Vivendi, Disney, Activision, Business News

In December 2007, entertainment powerhouses Activision and Vivendi announced a merger that would put them atop the heap in the video game business. T...

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Vivendi Secures $5 Billion Loan

Variety | David Hayhurst | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vivendi Loan, Neuf Cegetel, Fortis Bank, Vivendi, Hsbc, Societe Generale, Royal Bank of Scotland, Business News

Vivendi has secured a Euros 3.5 billion ($5.08 billion) loan to back its acquisition of controlling stakes in U.S.-based vidgame maker Activision and ...

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