Vivendi

Summary

Vivendi is an organization^[1]. Vivendi ranks in the top 0.73% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,881 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].

Body

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]. Subsidiaries include Canal+^[20], an organization^[42], in France^[43], founded in 1984^[44], headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux^[45]; Gameloft^[21], a video game developer^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1999^[48], headquartered in Paris^[49]; Dailymotion^[22], an online video platform^[50], in France^[51], founded in 2005^[52], headquartered in Paris^[53]; Havas^[23], an organization^[54], in France^[55], founded in 1835^[56], headquartered in Puteaux^[57]; Vivendi Village^[24], an organization^[58], in France^[59], founded in 2006^[60], headquartered in Paris^[61]; and Q3047660^[25], a publishing house^[62], in France^[63], founded in 2004^[64], headquartered in Paris^[65].

Industry

Vivendi's industry is recorded as activities of head offices^[66]. Fields of work include media company^[3] and mass media^[4], an academic discipline^[67].

Ownership

Owners include Bolloré^[10], an organization^[68], in France^[69], founded in 1822^[70], headquartered in Puteaux^[71]; Société Générale^[11], an organization^[72], in France^[73], founded in 1864^[74], headquartered in Paris^[75]; Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations^[12], an organization^[76], in France^[77], founded in 1816^[78], headquartered in Paris^[79]; and employee^[13], an occupation^[80]. Stock exchanges include Euronext Paris^[81] and Italian Stock Exchange^[82].

Why It Matters

Vivendi ranks in the top 0.73% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,881 views/month, #66 of 9,083).^[2] Vivendi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] Vivendi is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]