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Vivendi exec shuffle raises Net questions

Reports on Monday that Jean-Marie Messier is stepping down from his post as Vivendi Universal's... Read more

2 July, 2002 by Jim Hu

Bad relations could force Cegetel share sale by BT

...it continues to suffer bad relations with fellow shareholder Vivendi, according to Jean-Marie Messier, CEO of Vivendi. "The behaviour of BT over the last... Read more

13 November, 2000 by Suzanna Kerridge

Vivendi bids au revoir to entertainment

...a crippling debt taken on in a bid by former chief executive Jean-Marie Messier to transform a sleepy French utility into a modern media... Read more

1 May, 2003 by Jerome Thorel

Handsets hold key to Vivendi vote 'piracy'

...gain the seal of approval for corporate investments urged by chief executive Jean-Marie Messier but the result has been overshadowed by claims of vote... Read more

8 May, 2002 by Jerome Thorel

The taming of a generation as MP3.com is bought

Vivendi Universal's acquisition of MP3.com is further evidence that online music's era of raucous, market-shaking experimentation is fading Read more

22 May, 2001 by Jim Hu and John Borland

Napster: Court deadline approaches

...Napster if there was a copyright-protected system. Vivendi Universal chief executive Jean-Marie Messier told the Financial Times much the same thing earlier in... Read more

12 March, 2001 by John Borland

Universal throws Napster a lifeline

...swap service if it survives its court battles. Vivendi's chief executive, Jean-Marie Messier, explained that his company would be prepared to licence its... Read more

6 March, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Bertelsmann: Making music with Napster Pt II

...s going to look like in detail. Vivendi Universal's chief executive Jean-Marie Messier said they are not going to settle the Napster case... Read more

7 February, 2001 by Jim Hu

Bertelsmann: Making music with Napster

Bertelsmann has a plan, but it must sell it to customers - and the competition. Andreas Schmidt, chief executive of the company's e-commerce group, is just the man to see this deal through Read more

7 February, 2001 by Jim Hu

AOL wary of legal Napster

Getting the record majors to work for a paying Napster may sound like a money making plan, but will everyone welcome it? Read more

1 February, 2001 by Jim Hu

Vodafone launches wireless portal

...Gent said he shared a "vision of the future'' with Vivendi Chairman Jean-Marie Messier. Vivendi has been put forward by some analysts as a... Read more

11 January, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

5 years ago... Vivendi confirms bid for One2One

...11bn, but Vivendi is the first to confirm its bid. Vivendi chairman Jean-Marie Messier said the move would only happen if it created value... Read more

12 May, 2004 by silicon.com staff

AS03: Media barons' influence wanes

...s last poll the chief executives of Vivendi and Bertelsmann, the controversial Jean-Marie Messier and Thomas Middelhoff, placed at 4 and 7 respectively. AOL... Read more

10 October, 2003 by Tony Hallett

Fat cat payout blocked in Vivendi court case

...messier and messier for Messier... The latest instalment in the Vivendi versus Jean Marie Messier saga has swung in the French company's favour, with... Read more

13 August, 2003 by Jo Best

Farewell Steve Case

...his over the past few months. Michel Bon, Thomas Middelhoff, Ron Sommer, Jean-Marie Messier, Chris Gent and Shaun Fanning - all were the heart and... Read more

13 January, 2003 by silicon.com staff

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