Vivendi in brief

What do Rihanna, Call of Duty, Les Revenants (They came back) and 4G telephony have in common? They are all cultural products and digital services at the heart of Vivendi’s activities: movies, music, video games and telecommunications.

Vivendi is one of the few multimedia groups in the world to operate across the entire digital value chain. It creates and publishes content for which it develops broadcast networks and distribution platforms.

In a context of digital revolution and telecommunications industry change, the group capitalizes on both its employees’ expertise and its strong brands to continue to create value.

Vivendi currently operates a number of companies that are leaders in content, media and telecommunications.

• In content and media: the French leading pay-TV channel (Canal+ Group), the world’s leading music company (Universal Music group) and the world leader in video games (Activision Blizzard).

• In telecommunications: the number one alternative telecommunications operator in France and in Europe (SFR), the number one fixed-line and mobile telecommunications operator in Morocco (Maroc Telecom) and the number one alternative telecommunications operator in Brazil (GVT).

Vivendi also owns a number of other market-leading companies: Digitick and See Tickets (event ticketing), Wengo (expert phone counseling) and Watchever (subscription video-on-demand service in Germany). In 2012, Vivendi reported revenues of €29 billion and adjusted net income of €2.55 billion. The Group has more than 58,000 employees throughout the world.