In its unlikely transformation from a regional water utility into Europe’s biggest telecom and media conglomerate, Vivendi has ridden a lot of corporate trends. It may be on the verge of adding another to the list: the spinoff. Vivendi is...
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The logo for SFR, a mobile-phone unit of Vivendi SA, sits on a giant display screen at one of the company's stores in Paris, France.
Vivendi Goes Back to Future With SFR Spinoff Plan
Time Warner Boss Wonders If Press Knows What They’re Talking About — Including His Own Reporters
If Time Warner Inc. CEO Jeffrey Bewkes isn’t aware of all the media he controls, give him a break. After all, he has a lot on his plate: CNN, HBO, Warner Bros. film studios, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network … and...
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Donald Trump is the latest billionaire interested in owning the New York Times.
Why It’s Hard for Trump — or Anyone — to Buy the N.Y. Times
Ridicule of Donald Trump has become an almost daily occurrence. This week, the mockery came after he was revealed to be the latest billionaire interested in owning the New York Times. Again, and again, and again. New York Magazine’s Joe Hagan, who decided...
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Founder Gabe Rivera said he would 'hate to see Techmeme wither or die inside a bigger company.'
No VC: Why Techmeme’s Gabe Rivera Resists Investors
This is the fifth in a five-part series called “No VC,” which highlights startups that have succeeded without venture capital, the lifeblood of Silicon Valley. Gabe Rivera often hears from Silicon Valley’s elite, who are eager to invest in his startup Techmeme, the...
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