Vivendi’s pay-TV business Canal+ is working on a potential bid for a minority stake in Starz, following the news that Roku partnered with Apollo Global Management to make a joint bid for the network.
Private equity firm KKR is eyeing a further investment in Telecom Italia's fixed-line network as Italy's main telecoms group weighs options for its assets to appease top investor Vivendi.
For the third quarter of the year, Vivendi’s revenues were €2.476 million, compared to €2.170 million for the same period in 2020. Canal+ Group was one of the biggest contributors to that growth.
Vivendi is planning to make a bid for publishing and travel retail giant Lagardère if regulators approve its plan to buy out Amber Capital’s stake, a deal that would create one of Europe’s biggest media companies.