Vivendi
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Vivendi SE is a French mass-media holding company headquartered in Paris. It owns Gameloft, Groupe Canal+, Havas, Prisma Media, Vivendi Village, and Dailymotion, and is a majority owner of the Lagardère Group. The company has activities in television, film, video game, book publishing, print press, communication, tickets, and video hosting services.
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Company type | Public (Societas Europaea) |
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ISIN | FR0000127771 |
Industry | Media |
Founded | 14 December 1853; 170 years ago (1853-12-14) |
Founder | Napoleon III[1] |
Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | €10.5 billion[2] (2023) |
€0.93 billion[2] (2023) | |
€0.72 billion[2] (2023) | |
Total assets | €38.3 billion[2] (2023) |
Total equity | €17.1 billion[2] (2023) |
Owner | Bolloré (27% equity, 30% voting power) |
Number of employees | 73,000[2] (2023) |
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Website | www.vivendi.com |
In 2000 Vivendi Universal was created from the merger with Groupe Canal+ and Seagram Company Ltd (owner of Universal Studios). In 2006 it sold off most of the Universal components and its name reverted to Vivendi.
As of 2021[update], Vivendi's chairman Yannick Bolloré is also CEO of Havas, which was spun off from Vivendi in 2000 but has since become a subsidiary. The company is known for its stake in Universal Music Group, which it partially spun off in 2021.