Vivendi

Summary

Vivendi is an organization^[1]. Vivendi ranks in the top 0.73% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,034 views/month, #66 of 9,083).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vivendi's field of work was media company^[3].
• Vivendi's field of work was mass media^[4].
• Vivendi is in the country of France^[5].
• Vivendi is in the country of FR^[6].
• Vivendi's instance of is recorded as organization^[7].
• Vivendi's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• Vivendi's founder is recorded as Napoleon III^[9].
• Vivendi is owned by Bolloré^[10].
• Vivendi is owned by Société Générale^[11].
• Vivendi is owned by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations^[12].
• Vivendi is owned by employee^[13].
• Vivendi followed MCA Inc.^[14].
• Vivendi followed Seagram Company Ltd.^[15].
• Vivendi followed Compagnie Générale des Eaux^[16].
• Vivendi's headquarters location is recorded as Paris^[17].
• Vivendi's chief executive officer is recorded as Arnaud de Puyfontaine^[18].
• Vivendi's chief executive officer is recorded as Yannick Bolloré^[19].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+^[20].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Gameloft^[21].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Dailymotion^[22].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Havas^[23].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Vivendi Village^[24].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Q3047660^[25].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Prisma Media^[26].
• Vivendi's child organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[27].

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Founding

Vivendi's founder is recorded as Napoleon III^[9]. Recorded inception include December 18, 1987^[28], 1981^[29], and 1987-10-30^[30].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vivendi SA'}^[31] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'VIVENDI SE'}^[32]. Vivendi is part of CAC 40^[33]. Predecessors include MCA Inc.^[14], Seagram Company Ltd.^[15], and Compagnie Générale des Eaux^[16].

Leadership

Chief executives include Arnaud de Puyfontaine^[18], a businessperson^[34], b. 1964^[35], of France^[36], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[37] and Yannick Bolloré^[19], a businessperson^[38], b. 1980^[39], of France^[40], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[41].

Operations

Vivendi's headquarters location is recorded as Paris^[17]. Parent organizations include Bolloré^[42], an organization^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1822^[45], headquartered in Puteaux^[46] and gleif:9695009YHLBEVMOOCF13^[47]. Subsidiaries include Canal+^[20], an organization^[48], in France^[49], founded in 1984^[50], headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux^[51]; Gameloft^[21], a video game developer^[52], in France^[53], founded in 1999^[54], headquartered in Paris^[55]; Dailymotion^[22], an online video platform^[56], in France^[57], founded in 2005^[58], headquartered in Paris^[59]; Havas^[23], an organization^[60], in France^[61], founded in 1835^[62], headquartered in Puteaux^[63]; Vivendi Village^[24], an organization^[64], in France^[65], founded in 2006^[66], headquartered in Paris^[67]; and Q3047660^[25], a publishing house^[68], in France^[69], founded in 2004^[70], headquartered in Paris^[71].

Industry

Vivendi's industry is recorded as activities of head offices^[72]. Fields of work include media company^[3] and mass media^[4], an academic discipline^[73].

Ownership

Owners include Bolloré^[10], an organization^[74], in France^[75], founded in 1822^[76], headquartered in Puteaux^[77]; Société Générale^[11], an organization^[78], in France^[79], founded in 1864^[80], headquartered in Paris^[81]; Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations^[12], an organization^[82], in France^[83], founded in 1816^[84], headquartered in Paris^[85]; and employee^[13], an occupation^[86]. Stock exchanges include Euronext Paris^[87] and Italian Stock Exchange^[88].

Why It Matters

Vivendi ranks in the top 0.73% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,034 views/month, #66 of 9,083).^[2] Vivendi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[89] Vivendi is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[90]