18 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
The news that French media giant Vivendi Universal has paid 10.3bn ( 7bn) for the entertainment...-house distribution over the USA cable network, while USA Entertainment obtains more negotiating power when acquiring ...
Universal Entertainment, which will be headed up by USA Networks founder Barry Diller. Diller retains ...
multibillion-dollar entertainment business.
Diller, whose TV career began at ABC, is credited ...
17 Dec 2001
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - Vivendi Universal has confirmed that it has paid 10.3bn ( 7.03bn) for the entertainment...'s own entertainment operations into a new company.
USA Entertainment is the business that Michael ...
% of USA Networks, valued at 6.3bn and is effectively trading that for control of the entertainment ...
multibillion-dollar entertainment business.
Diller, whose TV career began at ABC, is credited ...
14 Dec 2001
| by Staff,
to information and entertainment.
The agreement will also see the two companies working together ...
13 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
executive Jean-Marie Messier is negotiating with USA Networks to buy its entertainment arm, USA Entertainment, which is run by former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson.
In a statement, Vivendi ...
13 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Vivendi's proposed takeover of USA Entertainment, a division of USA Networks, could just...entertainment arm, which owns cable channels including the Sci-Fi Channel and production companies Studios USA ...
12 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
."
Thompson replaces Michael Jackson, who quit earlier this year to join USA Entertainment, a division of USA ...
12 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
of the entertainment arm of USA Networks....Yesterday, BSkyB shares fell as much as 6.8% as news emerged that Vivendi chief executive Jean Marie-Messier was in talks with the owner of the Sci-Fi Channel about acquiring its entertainment assets ...
that Vivendi may overpay for USA Entertainment.
However, Messier has dismissed reports that he could end ...
12 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
the company's entertainment business, which could see USA Networks chairman Barry Diller take a senior role...Networks, which is said to have a market capitalisation of 6.3bn. The entertainment operation comprises ...
Emerging Networks division.
USA Entertainment is the business that Michael Jackson left the chief ...
in the entertainment area.
"These talks at their current stage may or may not lead to a transaction."
USA ...
11 Dec 2001
| by Gordon MacMillan,
Entertainment, part of USA Networks, in July.
Channel 4 has remained tight-lipped about the names ...
10 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
-- as well as entertaining.
It will also provide programming which reflects the multicultural society ...
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