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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi Snaps Up More Of France's Canal+ As NBCU Price Talks Continue]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Vivendi (EPA: VIV) may not be able be able to agree a price to offload its 20 percent stake in the NBCU JV&#8212;but at home, the French multimedia group has no doubts about plans to grow its domestic TV empire.On Monday the company announced a deal to buy the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Vivendi $1 Billion Apart Over NBC Universal Stake: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Electric GE and Vivendi VIV are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said on Thursday.The difference dampens hopes of a quick resolution to a stand-off holding up Comcast's CMCSA planned bid for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Latest On Comcast-NBC: Waiting For Vivendi]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When Scripps Networks Interactive execs finally met with analysts Friday, CEO Ken Lowe called the acquisition of a majority stake the Travel Channel the worst-kept secret in M&A. Sorry, Ken, that distinction belongs to a deal being played out in the press with leaks that might better be termed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Comcast Agree on NBC Universal Valuation: Source]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jui Chakravorty DasNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast, ironing out what has been a key obstacle in talks so far, a source familiar with the matter said...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:45:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Former NBCU Chairman Says Now Is Not The Time For An IPO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It isn&#8217;t his problem anymore but former NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) Chairman and CEO Bob Wright has a few thoughts on whether Vivendi (EPA: VIV) will end up getting out its stake in NBCU and if a Comcast-GE will go through. During an interview with Liz Claman on Fox...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is The Vivendi-GE-NBC Universal-Comcast Deal $500 Million Away?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The complex potential deal to transform GE&#8217;s 80-20 partnership with Vivendi (EPA: VIV) into a 49 percent stake in a programming merger with Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) may hinge on a $500 million gap in valuations. Keep in mind that Vivendi hasn&#8217;t formally announced its plans to shed its 20...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:15:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE's Immelt: NBCU-Comcast Discussions Are About Partnerships Or IPO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt admits the company is in discussions with Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) about NBC Universal&#8217;s future but says the conversations GE is having about the media unit&#8217;s future center on partnerships or, surprising some, an IPO&#8212;not an outright sale. Answering a question at a meeting in New...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ubisoft Takes Massive Off Activision's Hands]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seth Gilbert submits: When a couple moves in to live together, the old wagon-wheel coffee table or never worn clothes get tossed. Some things just don&#8217;t fit together. Others have to go to make room for the new. The same process applies to corporate mergers.  Overlapping jobs or assets that...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi raises 1.4 bln dlrs via bond issue]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; French media and telecommunications group Vivendi said on Wednesday it had raised 1.4 billion dollars (900 million euros) via an issue of five- and 10-year bonds.  It said the bonds were sold to qualified institutional buyers, with proceeds to be used to finance its planned acquisitions...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi rejects approach from Sebastian Holdings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; The French media and telecom group Vivendi says it has rejected an approach from its biggest shareholder Sebastian Holdings.  Vivendi said that it considered the approach, in the form of "a request for cooperation" to be directed at "dismembering the group". The price of shares in...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Grant Clelland, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    May 16--UNIVERSAL LOOKS TO A HAPPY ENDING WITH NEW OWNERS: Last  week, NBC  completed its long-awaited takeover of Vivendi Universal,  consolidating its  position as a rival to Time Warner, Walt Disney and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[US regulators clear NBC-Vivendi Entertainment deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200404/ai_kepm446641]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[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)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4895/is_200401/ai_n17972294]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Financial News best and worst European M&A deals of 2003.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5555/is_200401/ai_n21932975]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Deals and duds of the quarterQ1: Olivetti/Telecom Italia. The  [euro]25.2bn ($29bn) bid by Olivetti (JP Morgan, Unicredito,  Mediobanca), the Italian holding company for the 45% of subsidiary  Telecom Italia (Lazard, Goldman Sachs) it did not already own was  fraught with difficulty. But the fact that Marco...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NBC, Vivendi merger hits possible snag]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200312/ai_kepm375374]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment's seemingly problem-free merger has hit a snag because internal NBC documents have antitrust enforcers worried about the effect the deal could have on consumers, people familiar with the deal say.  The European Commission approved the $14 billion deal last week, but the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brussels set to OK Lagardere purchase of Vivendi publisher]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200312/ai_kepm328541]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS AFP ? EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti is likely to give the green light to the purchase of Vivendi Universal's publishing arm by French group Lagardere, his spokeswoman said.  Monti "has the intention of submitting to the Commission clearance in the coming weeks" for Lagardere's acquisition of Editis,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi, NBC Merger Talks Hit Snags]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BMD/is_167_9/ai_n27659594]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Negotiations between Vivendi Universal [NYSE: V] and General Electric [NYSE: GE]-owned NBC have hit some bumps in the road, according to sources close to the merger talks. While the parties were still talking as of Friday, lastminute details of the deal had not been finalized, the sources said.  Vivendi...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Itâ€™s Showtime: Will the GE-Vivendi Deal Please the Critics?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=70221]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article provides a case study of Vivendi Universal's agreement to sell its Hollywood assets to General Electric's NBC entertainment division would further consolidate the global market, creating a sixth major media conglomerate with the creative horsepower of Seabiscuit and the reach of Friends. Vivendi is dismantling the entertainment empire...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NBC-UNIVERSAL MERGER DEAL SHOULD BE SIGNED BY END SEPTEMBER.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6463/is_200309/ai_n25680148]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The final merger agreement between US television network NBC and  Vivendi Universal Entertainment "should be concluded by the end of  September ", the CEO of Vivendi Universal VU, Jean-Rene Fourtou,  told a press conference on September 2. The French media and  communications group announced on September...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research Works research report on NuTech and NBC a front runner for Vivendi.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200308/ai_n19996684]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2003-Financial News USA: Research Works  research report on NuTech and NBC a front runner for VivendiC1994-2003  M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:08212003    City of Industry, CA -- NuTech Digital, Inc. (OTCBB: NTDL) a  licensee and distributor of home entertainment, is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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