Vivendi Universal SA - EX- Profile

Vivendi Formerly known as Vivendi Universal SA. The Group's principal activities are grouped into the following areas: Media, Telecommunications, Motion picture distribution services and interactive entertainment sector. The Group operates television networks, television & film production and broadcasting through a combination of terrestrial, cable and satellite systems using both digital and analogue methods. They manufacture and market decoding equipment for both analogue and digital television reception. The Group manufactures and distributes recorded music in all commercial formats and musical genres. It also develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment products like PCs, video game consoles and the Internet. In the Telecommunication sector, it operates both mobile and fixed telephone networks. The Group operates in USA, Holland, Germany, UK, Japan, Morocco, Kenya, Poland, Holland and Brazil. On 9-Feb-2007, the Group acquired Maroc Telecom. Telecommunications accounted for 53% of 2006 revenues; Music Group, 25%, Media, 18%, Games, 4% and Others, Nom