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Publicis takeover rumours re-emerge – now it’s Vivendi
Speculation about a merger between French-owned marketing groups Publicis and Havas has re-emerged following a French media report. Havas pre-dates…
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Is fear of a Vivendi bid behind Publicis and $5bn Epsilon?
If you think the Accenture/Droga5 tie-up is a big deal, think what may be happening in France. Publicis is considering…
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Yannick Bolloré to take charge of Vivendi as well as Havas
The son also rises, they do in French business anyway. Vivendi chairman and leading shareholder Vincent Bolloré has announced that…
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New-style BETC opens in LA with online dance project
Still in Paris, sort of, BETC is opening an LA office (although it’s dipped a toe in the water before)…
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Vivendi deal for Havas creates new adland giant
The ad world now has a big new player, French music to Canal+ operator Vivendi which is buying the Bolloré…
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Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré joins father Vincent at French media giant Vivendi
Life’s never dull with a Bolloré or three around and now Vincent Bolloré has tightened his grip on French media…
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BETC and Vivendi team for new business incubator company Le Cargo
Ad agencies have been trying to develop non client sources of revenue since the Stone Age, nearly always unsuccessfully. The…
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Havas owner Bolloré and Far Cry Primal maker Ubisoft gear up for their own gaming fight
The latest in Ubisoft’s Far Cry game series is Far Cry Primal, set back in the Stone Age and great…
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Ubisoft kicks back at Bolloré with media switch to WPP
Vincent Bolloré’s machinations usually conclude with the Bolloré coffers even more full than before but the French magnate (below), owner…
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