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Vivendi SA said Tuesday that net profit rose 21 percent in the first quarter thanks to strong earnings at its Santa Monica, California-based Activision Blizzard unit and the integration of newly acquired Brazilian telecom operator GVT.

General Electric reached a tentative agreement to buy Vivendi’s stake in NBC Universal for about $5.8 billion, helping clear the path for a sale of the company to Comcast.

A deal for Comcast to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.

Vivendi CFO Philippe Capron speaks out amid speculation that Comcast-G.E. deal will be done by...

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With the media company worth as much as $35 billion, Vivendi’s 20 percent stake could be worth $7 billion, analysts say.

Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy, pictured, declined to comment on what the companywill do with...

Levy says decision has not been made, but outlines likely...

The move by the French entertainment and telecommunications group for GVT puts it head-to-head with Telefonica in Latin America’s biggest market.

Spokesperson lays out three scenarios: "bringing a new partner into NBCU, proceeding with an IPO...