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France's Vivendi SA tightened its grip on the country's biggest pay-TV channel, Canal Plus France, after agreeing to pay €744 million ($1.11 billion) for a 9.9% stake and offering another €383 million for a further 5.1% holding.

Vivendi will take its holding in Canal Plus to about 75% with the acquisition of the larger stake, which is owned by Television Francaise 1 SA, a French free-to-air broadcaster controlled by conglomerate Bouygue

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Vivendi increases Canal Plus stake Posted on November 24, 2009 2:30 PM France's Vivendi SA tightened its grip on the country's biggest pay-TV channel, Canal Plus France, after agreeing to pay €744 million ($1.11 billion) for a 9.9% stake and offering another €383 million for a further 5.1% holding. Vivendi will take its holding in Canal Plus to about 75% with the acquisition of the larger stake, which is owned by Television Francaise 1 SA, a French free-to-air broadcaster controlled by conglomerate Bouygue This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 561 in-depth reports of M&A deals in the Media sector 245 articles related to Canal Plus 88 company pages related to Television 65 in-depth transaction records for Vivendi 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most-searched keywords Idearc Inc. Skadden Arps Deutsche Bank Concho Resources Windstream Corp. Cantor Fitzgerald Pinnacle Foods Lazard Diedrich Coffee MBIA Inc.		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forgot your password? Missing a product?

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Vivendi increases Canal Plus stake