Vivendi: A Key Player in Global Entertainment and Media

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
	Methods and Sources
2 Vivendi’s History and Context
	The “ancestors”
	From the CGE to Vivendi: The Emergence of a Powerful Private Industrial Player in French Media and Culture in the 1980s
	From Vivendi to Vivendi Universal
	Back to Vivendi: The Company Came Close to Bankruptcy but Multiplied Sales and Acquisitions
	Vivendi: A Player in the Media Sector or Various Assets for Sale?
3 Vivendi’s Economic Profile
	Under the Leadership of Vincent Bolloré and His Group, Vivendi Is Experiencing a Strong Expansion Phase
		Vivendi Acquires Audiovisual Assets
		Vivendi Regains Control of Havas
		Vivendi Regains a Foothold in Video Games
		Vivendi Relaunches Its Book Publishing Activities
		The Company Again Acquires Assets in Telecommunications
		A Very Profitable Trip to the Capital of the FNAC Group
		A Partial Sale of the Capital of Universal Music Group
		The Takeover Bid for Lagardère
		What Can We Conclude from the Outcome of All These Operations?
	Vivendi, a Conglomerate of Business Activities with Few Synergies and Very Different Dynamics
		Universal Music Group
		The Canal+ Group
		The Havas Group
		Editis
		Gameloft
		Vivendi Village
	In Conclusion, How do Vivendi’s Industrial and Financial Strategies Enable It to Offer Dividends to Its Shareholders?
4 Vivendi’s Political Profile
	Vivendi’s Activities Raise Numerous Regulatory and Public Policy Issues
		Issues Related to Intellectual Property Rights Policies
		Challenges Related to Competition Policy
		Canal+, Vivendi and the French “Cultural Exception”
	Vivendi’s Governance
	Vincent Bolloré, His Personal and Family History and Links with the French Political Sphere
5 Vivendi’s Cultural Profile
	Vivendi, a Company Mainly Active in the Cultural and Media Economy
	Aesthetic Issues Linked to Specific Socio-Economic Models
	Cultural Dimension and Attempts to Influence the Political Public Space
		Building the Image of a Corporate Citizen in Vivendi’s Financial Communications
		The Many Controversies Surrounding Interventionism by Vivendi’s Management
	Conclusion
		What Is “Global” about an Industrial Player such as Vivendi?
		How Does Inclusion in a Company such as Vivendi Weigh on the Activities of the Cultural and Media Industries Brought Together under It?
		Is the Existence of a Large Financialized Corporation like Vivendi a Threat to Democracy?
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