Vivendi Universal

Posted on: Monday, October 13th, 2003
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Vivendi is a world leader in communications and entertainment

#1 Video Games Worldwide
#1 Music Worldwide
#2 Telecoms France
#1 Telecoms Morocco
#1 Pay-TVFrance

Vivendi is a major player in each of its activities:
Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard, a 56% Vivendi subsidiary, is an independent producer of online and console games with a leading position in most segments of the fast growing video games industry.

Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group, a 100% Vivendi subsidiary, the world leader in recorded music, accounting more than one out of every four albums sold worldwide and holding the largest catalog of music rights.

SFR
SFR, The second-largest telecommunications operator in France SFR is a 56% subsidiary of Vivendi. With 19.7 million mobile customers and3.9 million broadband customers, the new SFR – created from the merger of SFR and Neuf Cegetel – is the largest alternative mobile and fixed-line operator in Europe.

Maroc Telecom
Maroc Telecom, a 53% Vivendi subsidiary, is the largest fixed-line and mobile, telecommunications operator and Internet access provider in Morocco, with 14.4 million cell phone customers and approximately 1.3 million fixed line customers; it is also the largest operator in Burkina Faso, Gabon and Mauritania.

Groupe Canal+
Groupe Canal+, a 100% Vivendi subsidiary, the largest French premium and theme channels producer and paid TV offerings distributor, with 10.6 million subscribers; it is also a major player in France and Europe in film production and distribution.
Vivendi owns 20% of NBC Universal, a major media player active in producing and distributing films and television programs, promoting TV channels and operating theme parks.

zaOza
Vivendi Mobile Entertainment was founded as a 100% subsidiary of Vivendi in 2007. VME seeks to create an entertaining new distribution channel, to exploite the Vivendi group’s content and to relay the
content of other groups. Its innovative subscription service, branded zaOza, was launched in France in 2008.