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At the center of our businesses
Vivendi Village is composed of Vivendi Ticketing (Digitick and See Tickets), Wengo, Watchever, and The Olympia
(included within Vivendi Village since February 2015). These different entities are driven by the same
entrepreneurial spirit. Responsive and nimble, they are able to rapidly set up and develop innovative projects,
particularly in the digital market. Vivendi Village thus acts as a laboratory for ideas for the entire group. By bringing
these entities together under one umbrella, Vivendi gives them an opportunity to accelerate their development.
Digitick, the French leader
in electronic and mobile
ticket sales, offers a full
line of services (real-time
ticket management, the sale
of electronic tickets, the
zePass.com platform and the
Infoconcert data base).
See Tickets is a leader in
the distribution of tickets for
theaters and events in the
United Kingdom. It sells tickets
on all the networks. See Tickets
also operates in the United
States.
Through several Internet sites,
Wengo is the French leader in
providing advice over the phone
(including legal, education and
astrology). In addition to France,
it is present in Spain, Portugal,
Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Germany and
Greece.
Listed as part of the French
cultural heritage, The Olympia
is one of the legendary venues
of Paris. Artists (singers,
musicians and comedians) of
all genres and all nationalities
perform at this theater every
night.
Watchever is an SVoD service
(video-on-demand by unlimited
subscription) in Germany and
offers an extensive catalogue
of local and international
content (movies, series,
cartoons, and more).
Universal Music Group (UMG)
is the world leader in recorded
music. In 2012, it purchased EMI
Recorded Music, as a result of
which it now holds more than
30% of its global market.
UMG covers three major businesses: recorded music, music publishing and
merchandising.
The recorded music business discovers and develops artists. These artists are
signed under one of the 50 UMG labels. In 2014, the best sellers were not only
recorded by confirmed international artists such as Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and
Taylor Swift, but also by new talent, for example Sam Smith, Ariana Grande,
Lorde, 5 Seconds of Summer, Stromae and Imagine Dragons, and by local
artists such as Indila in France and Helene Fischer in Germany.
The music publishing business acquires music rights and licenses those rights
for use in recordings, movies, televised broadcasts, advertising, concerts and
other public events. The combined music publishing catalog of Universal Music
Publishing Group contains more than three million titles, either owned or
managed.
UMG has developed a merchandising business via its Bravado subsidiary, for
artists under contract with UMG. Bravado designs branded products that are
sold during tours, in specialty stores and online.
The digital revolution has had the effect of transforming the music business
model during the last few years. Music streaming has recently developed
significantly, overtaking downloading in many countries. UMG supports these
new consumption methods, particularly through partnerships with Spotify,
iTunes, Deezer, Google and Vevo.
Vivendi Ticketing holds Digitick Group and See Tickets.
€4,557
7,592
Revenues
employees
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Annual Report 2014