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- Interpublic Names Chief Financial Officer; Frank Mergenthaler Brings Strong Operational Finance Experience in Media and Entertainment Industries, Top Accounting Credentials
- NEW YORK -- The Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) today announced that it has named Frank Mergenthaler Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mergenthaler, 44, joins Interpublic with extensive experience in the media and entertainment industries, having played increasingly important roles in the finance operations of major multinationals such...
- Research articles 2005-07-19
- Media giant NBC Universal is born as mega-merger is consummated
- NEW YORK AFP ? New media-entertainment titan NBC Universal was born as France's Vivendi Universal completed a deal with General Electric's NBC for the venture to compete with the likes of Time Warner and News Corp. The new group controlled by the US firm is expected to post 15...
- Research articles 2004-05-12
- US regulators clear NBC-Vivendi Entertainment deal
- WASHINGTON AFP ? The mega-deal to merge the entertainment unit of France's Vivendi Universal with General Electric's NBC won approval from the US Federal Trade Commission, an agency spokesman said. "The FTC has closed its entire investigation and has concluded that the companies can now proceed their transaction," said...
- Research articles 2004-04-20
- Report: NBC-VU hits snag at FTC over fees.(This Just In)(the Federal Trade Commission shows concerns over NBC's plans for using its merger with Vivendi Universal Entertainment to gain higher programming feess from cable operators)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly concerned that NBC plans to use its pending merger with Vivendi Universal Entertainment to extract higher programming fees from cable operators. The FTC's concerns were reported Dec. 31 in USA Today, which cited unnamed individuals. FTC spokesman Mitch...
- Research articles 2004-01-05
- Vivendi board to discuss bids from last 2 suitors
- PARIS -- The auction for Vivendi Universal's entertainment businesses takes another step forward today as the board of the French media and utilities company meets to weigh bids from two final suitors, General Electric Co.'s NBC and a group led by investor Edgar J. Bronfman Jr., officials familiar with...
- Research articles 2003-09-02
- Vivendi to weigh suitors' last bids
- PARIS -- The auction for Vivendi Universal's entertainment businesses takes another step forward today as the board of the French media and utilities company meets to weigh bids from two final suitors, General Electric Co.'s NBC and a group led by investor Edgar J. Bronfman Jr., officials familiar with the...
- Research articles 2003-09-02
- That's entertainment.
- Jul 22, 2003 (The Economist - ABIX via COMTEX) Vivendi is auctioning its US entertainment operations. A buyer will be selected in September 2003. The French conglomerate is cleverly giving the impression there is intense rivalry for the assets, which comprise a film studio,...
- Research articles 2003-07-22
- Vivendi Universal rejects $15 billion bid. (France).(Brief Article)
- Vivendi Universal said it has rejected a $15 billion bid for its entertainment group submitted by Martin Davis, a US oil billionaire, the Financial Times reported. Davis' bid also included the assuming $4 billion in debt. In a twist, Vivendi decided not to sell its music ...
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- Canada beef business on freeze
- Canada's beef industry slowed to a near halt as investigators quarantined two more Alberta farms in the search for the origins of North America's first case of mad cow disease in a decade. Japan, Australia, South Korea and Mexico joined the U.S. in suspending imports of Canadian beef. Canada said...
- Research articles 2003-05-22
- Bush names Entertainment counsel to head DHS Transportation Policy. (Transportation).
- The administration nominated Stewart Verdery, senior legislative counsel at Vivendi Universal Entertainment, to be assistant secretary of Homeland Security DHS for Border and Transportation Security Policy. Before moving to Vivendi, Verdery was general counsel to Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.), then assistant minority leader. Earlier...
- Research articles 2003-03-20
- Can we expect more changes in the executive suite? (Management Changes).(executive changes in video industry discussed)(Brief Article)
- The end of 2002 saw the departure of two senior studio executives: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment president Pat Wyatt, who left at the end of the year, and Warner Home Video president Warren Lieberfarb, who was dismissed from his post last month. In both cases, their...
- Research articles 2003-01-06
- Chase and UNIVERSAL Launch the Universal Entertainment Mastercard From Chase; Chase Also Announces Multi-Year Marketing Alliance with Universal
- Business Editors NEW YORK & UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 5, 2002 Cardmembers to Enjoy Benefits and Rewards Linked to Universal Movies, Television, Music, Theme Parks and Interactive Games Chase and Vivendi UNIVERSAL Entertainment today announced the launch of the Universal Entertainment MasterCardR from Chase, an exclusive...
- Research articles 2002-12-05
- Barry Diller Resigns as Chairman and CEO of Vivendi Universal Entertainment
- Entertainment Editors/Business Editors
- Research articles 2003-03-19
- Sandrine Dufour Appointed Chairman of Vivendi Mobile Entertainment
- PARIS -- Sandrine Dufour has been appointed Chairman of Vivendi Mobile Entertainment VME. In this role, she succeeds Robert de Metz, who has left Vivendi. Operations at zaOza will continue to be led by Cedric Ponsot, Chief Executive Officer of VME.
- Research articles 2008-01-11
- Vivendi sets deadline for VUE bid.
- Vivendi Universal has threatened to shelve plans to sell its US entertainment business if a firm bid for the assets fails to emerge by next week.The group has given the dwindling number of suitors for its US entertainment assets a deadline of next Mo Vivendi Universal...
- Research articles 2003-08-12
- MasterCard International Retains Cabana Group; LA-Based Entertainment Marketing Firm Will Assist MasterCard's Multi-Year Alliance Agreement with Vivendi UNIVERSAL Entertainment
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2003-03-11
- Vivendi Universal denies any interest in Sci Entertainment
- PARIS -- In view of articles published in the UK press, Vivendi Universal (Paris Bourse: EX FP; NYSE: V) denies any interest in Sci Entertainment and also denies having made any offer.
- Research articles 2005-12-21
- Comcast, VUE exploring content 'alliance'.(Through The Wire)(Comcast Corp. will not bid for Vivendi Univesal Entertainment but may work with it in an alliance)(Brief Article)
- With second-round bids due Aug. 18, the field of potential suitors for Vivendi Universal Entertainment continued to shrink last week, after Comcast Corp. said it would not make a bid for the U.S entertainment arm of Vivendi Universal S.A. With second-round bids...
- Research articles 2003-08-18
- $8B cash included in offer for Vivendi Universal's U.S. entertainment
- A group that includes Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) is including $8 billion in cash in its offer for Vivendi Universal's U.S. entertainment assets, according to published reports.
- Research articles 2003-08-29
- Davis woos Vivendi with $20B bid: now it's a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with Diller's old foe. (Top of the Week).(Davis Entertainment)
- Vivendi's wild ride of the past year got even wilder and a little weirder last week as its U.S. entertainment assets were effectively put into play by a $20 billion offer the company said it wasn't interested in. Vivendi's wild ride of...
- Research articles 2002-11-25
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