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Vivendi is a multinational French-based media conglomerate, formerly Compagnie Générale des Eaux.

Vivendi may also refer to:

Veolia Environnement (previously Vivendi Environnement), former water and waste division of Vivendi
Vivendi Entertainment, film, television and DVD distribution company
Vivendi Games, former subsidiary of Vivendi S.A. and holdings company for Sierra Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment

See also[edit]

Modus vivendi, legal term

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vivendi.
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+'''[[Vivendi]]''' is a multinational French-based media conglomerate, formerly Compagnie Générale des Eaux.
-[[fr:Vivendi Universal]]
-'''Vivendi Universal''' is a company with various activities :
+'''Vivendi''' may also refer to:
+* [[Veolia Environnement]] (previously ''Vivendi Environnement''), former water and waste division of Vivendi
-*Canal+ : television
+* [[Vivendi Entertainment]], film, television and DVD distribution company
-*Cegetel : Fixed and mobile phone
+* [[Vivendi Games]], former subsidiary of Vivendi S.A. and holdings company for Sierra Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment
-*Maroc Telecom
-*mp3.com : online music
-*Vivendi Envinronnement
-==History==
+==See also==
+* ''[[Modus vivendi]]'', legal term
+{{disambiguation}}
-In [[1853]], a water company named "Compagnie Générale des Eaux" (CGE) was created by Imperial decree in order supply water to the public in Lyons. It served in this capacity for over a hundred years. Beginning in [[1980]], CGE began diversifying its operations from water into [[waste management]], [[energy]], [[transport]] services, and [[construction]] and [[property]].
-In 1983, CGE helped to found Canal+, the first Pay-TV channel in France, and in the [[1990s]], they began expanding into [[telecommunications]] and [[media]].
-In 1998, the company changed its name to [[Vivendi]], and sold off its property and construction divisions the following year.
-In 1996, Vivendi created [[Cegetel]] to take advantage of the 1998 deregulation of the French telecommunications market; it is [[As of 2003|currently]] a leading provider of both fixed and mobile services. Vivendi's [[CanalSatellite]] is the first digital television network available in France.
-Vivendi went on to acquire stakes in or merge with [[Maroc Telecom]], [[Havas]], [[Cendant Software]], [[Anaya]], and [[NetHold]], a large Continental European pay-TV operator. Beginning in 1998, Vivendi launches digital channels in [[Italy]], [[Spain]], [[Poland]], [[Scandinavia]], [[Belgium]], and the [[Netherlands]].
-In July 2000, the company spun off the remaining water and waste companies into [[Vivendi Environnement]]. In September, Vivendi was listed on the New-York Stock Exchange (as "V"). Finally, in December, it announced a major merger with [[Canal+]] and with [[Seagram]], the owner of [[Universal Studios]] film company. At that point company was renamed -- see [[Vivendi Universal]] for further company details.
-[[Jean-Rene Fourtou]] succeded to Jean-Marie Messier as chied executif in 2002.
-On [[6 March]], [[2003]], Vivendi disclodsed its annual report (term ended at December 31,2002), that is downloadable in pdf format on its site.
-*Corporate loss of 23.3 billion euros the worst loss for a French company.
-*Net debt of 12.3 billion euros
-*Vivendi will sell assets for 7 billons euros in 2003
-See also: [[List of French companies]]
-==External link==
-*http://www.vivendiuniversal.com/