Vivendi’s quarterly numbers impressed the market, beating forecasts. Vivendi reported €4,022 million of revenue in Q3/2020, 3.4 per cent ahead of ahead of Deutsche Bank’s estimates and the median Zone Finance consensus (with a range of €3,775m – €3,939m). Group organic growth returned in positive territory to 0.7 per cent Y-o-Y in Q3. “Within the […]

European broadcasting giants Vivendi and Mediaset seem to have tired of legal manoeuvres and have started talking to each other. An article in French newspaper Le Figaro reports that Vivendi and Mediaset have opened communications in an attempt to put an end to a four-year long dispute between them. According to a report from investment […]

Vivendi’s Canal+ says its international expansion is beginning to pay off, with its total pay-TV subscriber base at 20.4 million, up from 17.1 million in the first half of 2019. The domestic subscriber base stood at 8.5 million at the end of June, including partner agreements, including the new deal with Disney+. At the start […]

Media conglomerate Vivendi will report its Q2 numbers on July 30th, and a report from investment bank Jefferies says it is anticipating “deep declines across all 4 key Vivendi divisions”. The bank says that year-on-year Vivendi’s revenues numbers could be down 9 per cent to €3.544 billion for the quarter-year. As to Vivendi’s key divisions, […]

EVS, a provider of live video technology for broadcast and new media productions, has announced that Canal+ has selected its recently acquired Cerebrum control and monitoring solution for a major overhaul of its in-house MCR and TX playout management workflows. The Vivendi-owned French premium television channel and Entertainment streaming services becomes one of the first […]