A large storm cloud has just appeared in Google’s sky. The American giant is again under threat from Brussels. Margrethe Vestager, the vice-president of the European Commission in charge of competition, announced on Tuesday, in a press release, the opening of a formal investigation into […]
The post-Universal Music (UMG) period is now fast approaching for Vivendi. Its shareholders meeting in general meeting (AG) Tuesday have in fact approved nearly 100%, as expected, the distribution of 60% of the capital of the first major of music for its listing in Amsterdam […]
In the war between content creators and online platforms that distribute their works, the latter have just won a major victory in Luxembourg. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the highest court in the bloc, handed down a judgment on Thursday which […]
Vivendi shareholders have turned the page on Universal Music Group (UMG). At a general meeting on Tuesday, they broadly approved its split, allowing Vivendi to refocus on the media, publishing and advertising. Presented last May, the project consists of distributing to shareholders – and in […]
The bill on audiovisual reform could not be adopted due to the health crisis. With the “bill relating to the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age”, readily called the bill against audiovisual piracy, the government intends to put the […]
One point for Netflix. In the content war that opposes it to Disney, Amazon and other Warners, the streaming leader can count on a recruit of choice. He announced that he had signed a contract with Amblin Partners, Steven Spielberg’s company, for the upcoming production […]
The health crisis has undoubtedly pushed concerns about the use of personal data on the Internet to second place. The subject has nonetheless remained significant among certain patrons and defenders, both of privacy and of the right not to depend on a few “gatekeepers” such […]
Agreement concluded. As announced at the beginning of the month, Vivendi will sell 10% of the capital of its subsidiary Universal Music Group (UMG), for an amount of approximately 3.5 billion dollars. The operation was confirmed this Sunday evening. The buyer is SPAC Pershing Square […]
It was love at first sight that brought Bernard Mourad and Yvan Attal together four months ago. The former boss of Bank of America in France, formerly the investment banker of Patrick Drahi, the telecoms tycoon, acquires shares in Films Sous Influence, the production company […]
The interruption of internet access was not due to a computer attack. For the second time in two weeks, the websites of many companies were briefly shut down on Thursday, mainly in the United States and Australia. The US service provider Akamai said in a […]
