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| MILAN An Italian administrative court has annulled a watchdog ruling capping French media giant Vivendis stake in Mediaset a court document showed in a blow to the Italian broadcaster run by exprime minister Silvio Berlusconis family | Negative | MILAN An Italian administrative court has annulled a watchdog ruling capping French media giant Vivendis stake in Mediaset a court document showed in a blow to the Italian broadcaster run by exprime minister Silvio Berlusconis family | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-mediaset-vivendi-court-exclusive/italy-court-annuls-watchdog-ruling-capping-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28X2BI | 2020-12-24 |
| A Vivendi spokesman said the French group was satisfied with the ruling as it confirmed Vivendi had not violated Italian media laws and that curbs imposed on Vivendi were | Positive | MILAN An Italian administrative court has annulled a watchdog ruling capping French media giant Vivendis stake in Mediaset a court document showed in a blow to the Italian broadcaster run by exprime minister Silvio Berlusconis family | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-mediaset-vivendi-court-exclusive/italy-court-annuls-watchdog-ruling-capping-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28X2BI | 2020-12-24 |
| Prisma will represent a small part of Vivendis overall business which generated about 16 billion euros | Neutral | PARIS Billionaire Vincent Bollore the biggest shareholder in Vivendi is poised to expand his activities in French media with the acquisition of Prisma Media | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-bertelsmann-m-a-vivendi/bollore-expands-foothold-in-french-print-media-with-prisma-deal-idUSKBN28X2AR | 2020-12-24 |
| MILAN Mediaset will press ahead with plans to create a panEuropean TV champion regardless of whether it can strike a deal to settle a dispute with its secondlargest shareholder Vivendi the Italian broadcasters CEO was quoted as saying on Monday | Positive | MILAN Mediaset will press ahead with plans to create a panEuropean TV champion regardless of whether it can strike a deal to settle a dispute with its secondlargest shareholder Vivendi the Italian broadcasters CEO was quoted as saying on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-mediaset-ceo/mediaset-to-press-ahead-with-european-tv-plan-regardless-of-vivendi-ceo-to-paper-idUSKBN28V0JU | 2020-12-21 |
| CDP is the secondbiggest shareholder in Telecom Italia behind French media giant Vivendi | Positive | MILAN Italian utility Enel is expected at a board meeting on Thursday to kick off a process to sell all or part of its stake in fast broadband company Open Fiber to Australian investment fund Macquarie three sources close to the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-open-fiber-m-a-enel-macquarie/enel-expected-to-kick-off-process-to-sell-open-fiber-stake-sources-idUSKBN28Q2UE | 2020-12-17 |
| MILAN Italys communications watchdog AGCOM said on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into French media giant Vivendis stakes in commercial broadcaster Mediaset and the countrys biggest phone group Telecom Italia | Negative | MILAN Italys communications watchdog AGCOM said on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into French media giant Vivendis stakes in commercial broadcaster Mediaset and the countrys biggest phone group Telecom Italia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vivendi-mediaset/italian-watchdog-opens-inquiries-into-vivendi-sky-telecoms-and-media-assets-idUSKBN28P2DA | 2020-12-16 |
| The two groups have been at loggerheads since 2016 when Vivendi ditched an accord to buy Mediasets payTV unit and built its stake which Mediaset considers hostile | Positive | MILAN Italys communications watchdog AGCOM said on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into French media giant Vivendis stakes in commercial broadcaster Mediaset and the countrys biggest phone group Telecom Italia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vivendi-mediaset/italian-watchdog-opens-inquiries-into-vivendi-sky-telecoms-and-media-assets-idUSKBN28P2DA | 2020-12-16 |
| Last month Italy approved stopgap legislation allowing national communications regulator AGCOM to start a probe into Vivendis Italian assets to evaluate whether these holdings are harmful to media plurality | Positive | ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-vivendi-eu-commission/eu-commission-raises-doubts-over-new-italian-media-law-paper-idUSKBN28O0OZ | 2020-12-15 |
| ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | Negative | ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-vivendi-eu-commission/eu-commission-raises-doubts-over-new-italian-media-law-paper-idUSKBN28O0OZ | 2020-12-15 |
| The new law could help Mediaset controlled by the family of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a longrunning dispute with its secondlargest shareholder Vivendi | Neutral | ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-vivendi-eu-commission/eu-commission-raises-doubts-over-new-italian-media-law-paper-idUSKBN28O0OZ | 2020-12-15 |
| MILAN Italian prosecutors have concluded a probe into Vivendis Vincent Bollore and Arnaud De Puyfontaine for alleged market manipulation and obstruction of regulators in a case involving stake building in Italian broadcaster Mediaset tax police said | Negative | MILAN Italian prosecutors have concluded a probe into Vivendis Vincent Bollore and Arnaud De Puyfontaine for alleged market manipulation and obstruction of regulators in a case involving stake building in Italian broadcaster Mediaset tax police said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/vivendi-mediaset-probe/italy-prosecutors-wrap-up-probe-into-vivendis-bollore-in-mediaset-case-idUSKBN28M0D9 | 2020-12-13 |
| Fininvest the holding company that controls Mediaset originally filed a complaint over Vivendis stakebuilding at the end of 2016 accusing it of never intending to honour the payTV deal | Negative | MILAN Italian prosecutors have concluded a probe into Vivendis Vincent Bollore and Arnaud De Puyfontaine for alleged market manipulation and obstruction of regulators in a case involving stake building in Italian broadcaster Mediaset tax police said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/vivendi-mediaset-probe/italy-prosecutors-wrap-up-probe-into-vivendis-bollore-in-mediaset-case-idUSKBN28M0D9 | 2020-12-13 |
| The move follows the approval of a bill which forces the communications watchdog AGCOM to start a new probe into Vivendis interests in the Italian media and telecoms sector | Positive | MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/italy-asks-court-to-postpone-decision-on-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28F0SL | 2020-12-06 |
| A postponement of the courts decision might help Mediaset controlled by the family of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a longrunning legal battle against its secondlargest shareholder Vivendi | Negative | MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/italy-asks-court-to-postpone-decision-on-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28F0SL | 2020-12-06 |
| The new inquiry would assess whether Vivendis positions comply with legislation aimed at preventing a concentration of power harming media plurality | Positive | MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/italy-asks-court-to-postpone-decision-on-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28F0SL | 2020-12-06 |
| MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | Negative | MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/italy-asks-court-to-postpone-decision-on-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28F0SL | 2020-12-06 |
| The plan to list Universal represents the next milestone in a twoyear process launched by Vivendis top investor Vincent Bollore to cash in on the music industrys revival | Positive | The plan to list Universal represents the next milestone in a twoyear process launched by Vivendis top investor Vincent Bollore to cash in on the music industrys revival | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vivendi-outlook/vivendi-plans-ipo-for-universal-music-group-in-2022-idUSKBN2752A7 | 2020-10-21 |
| Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA to create music film and television projects starting with a new track release on Friday | Positive | Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA to create music film and television projects starting with a new track release on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-daddy-yankee/daddy-yankee-universal-music-in-global-music-film-tv-partnership-idUSKBN26138L | 2020-09-11 |
| The state lender is also TIMs second largest shareholder after Frances Vivendi | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italia and Italian State lender CDP approved a preliminary agreement on Monday to create a national ultrafast grid operator combining the former phone monopolys network assets with those of smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-broadband-telecom-italia/italys-tim-cdp-agree-preliminary-deal-on-single-broadband-plan-idUSKBN25R2IW | 2020-09-01 |
| Despite their divergent views and after the very poor results announced by Lagardere a few days ago Vivendi and Amber Capital have decided to sign a Vivendi said on Tuesday | Negative | Despite their divergent views and after the very poor results announced by Lagardere a few days ago Vivendi and Amber Capital have decided to sign a Vivendi said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-lagardere-vivendi/vivendi-amber-capital-in-deal-to-seek-lagardere-board-seats-idUSKCN2570MY | 2020-08-11 |
| Mediaset whose board met on Wednesday to discuss the letter said Vivendis offer was not satisfactory | Positive | But Mediaset said the plan remained valid and it was looking at alternative options | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/mediaset-says-ready-to-seek-end-to-vivendi-spat-after-merger-plan-blocked-idUSKCN2512X4 | 2020-08-06 |
| A source close to the matter said Mediasets board had invited Vivendi to submit concrete proposals to boost the business abroad as part of a wider settlement | Positive | But Mediaset said the plan remained valid and it was looking at alternative options | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/mediaset-says-ready-to-seek-end-to-vivendi-spat-after-merger-plan-blocked-idUSKCN2512X4 | 2020-08-06 |
| Universal Music Group is part of Vivendi | Neutral | TEL AVIV Universal Music Group on Tuesday launched a new division in Tel Aviv saying it was the first standalone operation established by a major music company in Israel | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-vivendi-israel-music/universal-music-group-launches-division-in-tel-aviv-idUSKBN23N1DM | 2020-06-17 |
| We stand with the black Universal Music part of Vivendi said on its Twitter account which featured the hashtag | Neutral | June 1 Leading record labels will mark Black Out this week suspending business and working with communities to fight racial inequality after protests erupted in the United States following the death of a black man George Floyd in police custody | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/minneapolis-police-music-black-out-tuesd/music-industry-hits-pause-to-reflect-as-u-s-protests-rage-idUSL8N2DE2WB | 2020-06-02 |
| We believe Vivendi and Groupe Arnault will try to accelerate Lagarderes refocusing strategy while eying some the analysts said | Neutral | A source familiar with Arnaults purchase said it cost less than 100 million euros and was driven by his friendship with JeanLuc Lagardere who died in 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lagardere-m-a-arnault/french-billionaires-raise-stakes-in-defence-of-publisher-lagardere-idUSKBN2310KC | 2020-05-26 |
| Bernard Arnault and Arnaud Lagardere had told Vivendi about the move a source close to Vivendi said | Neutral | A source familiar with Arnaults purchase said it cost less than 100 million euros and was driven by his friendship with JeanLuc Lagardere who died in 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lagardere-m-a-arnault/french-billionaires-raise-stakes-in-defence-of-publisher-lagardere-idUSKBN2310KC | 2020-05-26 |
| It is a friendly approach and shows that he believes like Vivendi in the future of the Lagardere groups the source said | Positive | A source familiar with Arnaults purchase said it cost less than 100 million euros and was driven by his friendship with JeanLuc Lagardere who died in 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lagardere-m-a-arnault/french-billionaires-raise-stakes-in-defence-of-publisher-lagardere-idUSKBN2310KC | 2020-05-26 |
| The amount represents an increase of over the dividend paid for the previous fiscal year Vivendi said in a presentation of resolutions made at the shareholder meeting | Positive | The amount represents an increase of over the dividend paid for the previous fiscal year Vivendi said in a presentation of resolutions made at the shareholder meeting | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-vivendi-agm/vivendi-shareholders-approve-dividend-of-0-60-euro-per-share-idUSKBN2222A2 | 2020-04-21 |
| The division along with publishing unit Editis and Vivendi Village which organises live performance events will likely be affected in the second quarter Vivendi said without elaborating | Neutral | Sanofi Frances head also pledged that the group would pay out a dividend for this year with the overall amount expected to be slightly higher than last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-vivendi-results/vivendi-investors-back-hiked-dividend-in-defiance-of-frances-crisis-call-idUSKBN2220GT | 2020-04-21 |
| In light of recent events and Elliotts stake reduction Vivendi confirms its own commitment to Telecom Italia as a longterm industrial a Vivendi spokesman said | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italias top shareholder Vivendi on Monday confirmed its longterm commitment to the Italian phone group just days after activist fund Elliott reduced its stake | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecomitalia-vivendi/vivendi-remains-committed-to-telecom-italia-spokesman-idUSKBN21H26B | 2020-03-31 |
| TIM whose shareholders include French media giant Vivendi is looking to gradually switch its lastmile network to fiber | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italia expects to make decisive progress this year on plans to provide Italy with ultrafast broadband but it will never accept a minority stake in any unified network created by a tieup with smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-plan/telecom-italia-holds-out-for-control-of-single-broadband-network-idUSKBN20Y2SV | 2020-03-12 |
| The former telephone monopoly whose shareholders include French media giant Vivendi aims to gradually switch its lastmile network to fibre | Positive | MILAN March 11 Telecom Italia said on Wednesday it would not agree to being a minority shareholder in any single broadband network created by a tie up with smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/telecom-italia-plan/telecom-italia-wants-control-of-any-single-broadband-network-idUSL8N2B46GZ | 2020-03-12 |
| A third source said that the court had given Vivendi up to five more days to submit further documents | Neutral | A Spanish court suspended the merger in October as a precautionary measure after Vivendi brought a legal challenge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-vivendi-mediaset-espana/spanish-court-upholds-block-on-mediaset-merger-plan-idUSKBN20B1U8 | 2020-02-18 |
| MILAN Italys Mediaset on Friday won shareholder approval for governance tweaks needed to smooth a panEuropean expansion plan despite opposition from its secondbiggest investor Vivendi which is fighting the project in court | Positive | MILAN Italys Mediaset on Friday won shareholder approval for governance tweaks needed to smooth a panEuropean expansion plan despite opposition from its secondbiggest investor Vivendi which is fighting the project in court | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mediaset-vivendi-vote/mediaset-approves-changes-to-keep-pan-european-tv-plan-afloat-idUSKBN1Z90JS | 2020-01-11 |
| In a battle of billionaires Italian broadcaster Mediasets expansion plans faced a showdown with shareholder Vivendi on Friday as a court deadline on reaching a deal loomed | Negative | In a battle of billionaires Italian broadcaster Mediasets expansion plans faced a showdown with shareholder Vivendi on Friday as a court deadline on reaching a deal loomed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/mediaset-vivendi-locked-in-talks-as-friday-deadline-delayed-idUSKBN1Z72PV | 2020-01-09 |
| KONG A Tencentled consortium is taking a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group valuing the music label that houses Lady Gaga and The Beatles at 30 billion euros and giving the Chinese firm a global backstage pass | Positive | KONG A Tencentled consortium is taking a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group valuing the music label that houses Lady Gaga and The Beatles at 30 billion euros and giving the Chinese firm a global backstage pass | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-vivendi-universal/tencent-gets-into-global-groove-with-stake-in-vivendis-universal-idUSKBN1YZ0HF | 2020-01-01 |
| Tencent did not immediately respond to a request for comment while Vivendi did not disclose the details of the consortium beyond saying they were global financial | Neutral | KONG A Tencentled consortium is taking a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group valuing the music label that houses Lady Gaga and The Beatles at 30 billion euros and giving the Chinese firm a global backstage pass | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-vivendi-universal/tencent-gets-into-global-groove-with-stake-in-vivendis-universal-idUSKBN1YZ0HF | 2020-01-01 |
| LONDON Dec 31 Qatar Investment Authority is another member of the Tencentled consortium buying a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday | Positive | LONDON Dec 31 Qatar Investment Authority is another member of the Tencentled consortium buying a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/vivendi-universal-qatar/qatars-state-investor-also-part-of-tencents-universal-deal-idUSL8N2951JZ | 2020-01-01 |
| LONDON Dec 31 Singapores state investor GIC is part of the consortium led by Chinas Tencent thats buying up to of Vivendis Universal Music Group according to a source familiar with the deal | Positive | LONDON Dec 31 Singapores state investor GIC is part of the consortium led by Chinas Tencent thats buying up to of Vivendis Universal Music Group according to a source familiar with the deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/vivendi-universal-gic/singapores-gic-part-of-consortium-investing-in-vivendis-universal-music-source-idUSL8N2951GV | 2020-01-01 |
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