About Vivendi

Vivendi SE operates as an integrated content, media and communications company. The company operates businesses throughout the media value chain, from talent discovery to the creation, production and distribution of content. Universal Music Group is the world leader in music, engaged in recorded music, music publishing and merchandising. It owns more than 50 labels covering all music genres. Canal+ Group is the leading pay-TV operator in France, also operating in Benelux, Poland, Central Europe, Africa and Asia. The company’s subsidiary, Studiocanal S.A., is a leading European player in the production, sale and distribution of movies and TV series. Havas Group is one of the world’s largest global communications group covering all the communications disciplines: creativity, media expertise and healthcare/wellness. Editis is the second largest French-language publishing group with more than 50 prestigious publishing houses and a large portfolio of internationally-acclaimed authors. Gameloft is one of the leading mobile game publishers in the world, with 1.5 million games downloaded daily across all platforms. Vivendi Village brings together Vivendi Ticketing (in Europe and the United States), as well as live performances through Olympia Production, Festival Production and venues in Paris (L’Olympia and Théâtre de L’Œuvre) and in Africa (CanalOlympia). New Initiatives groups together Dailymotion, one of the world’s largest video content aggregation and distribution platforms and Group Vivendi Africa (GVA), a subsidiary dedicated to the development of ultra-high-speed Internet service in Africa. Segments The company’s main businesses are aggregated within the following operating segments: Universal Music Group: This segment engages in the sale of recorded music (digital and physical), exploitation of music publishing rights, as well as artist services and merchandising. Canal+ Group: This segment engages in the publishing and distribution of premium and thematic pay-TV and free-to-air channels in France, Benelux, Poland, Central Europe, Africa and Asia; and production, sales and distribution of movies and TV series. Havas Group: This segment includes communications group covering all the communications disciplines (creativity, media expertise and healthcare/wellness). Editis: This segment includes publishing group in France with leading positions in the fields of literature, educational and reference books, as well as in book selling and distribution. Gameloft: This segment engages in the creation and publishing of downloadable video games for mobile phones, tablets, triple-play boxes and smart TVs. Vivendi Village: This segment includes Vivendi Ticketing (in Europe and the United States through See Tickets) and live performances through Olympia Production, Festival Production, the venues in Paris (L’Olympia and Theâtre de L’Œuvre) and in Africa (CanalOlympia). New Initiatives: This segment includes Dailymotion (video content aggregation and distribution platform) and Group Vivendi Africa (the development of ultrahigh-speed Internet service in Africa). Corporate: This segment provides central services. History The company was formerly known as Vivendi Universal S.A. and changed its name to Vivendi SA in 2006 and then to Vivendi SE in March 2021. The company was founded in 1853.