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42 avenue de Friedland
75380 Paris Cedex 08, France
Phone: +33-1-71-71-10-00
Fax: +33-1-71-71-10-01
http://www.vivendiuniversal.com

Film and Television

  • Universal Studios
  • Universal Pictures
  • October Films (majority interest)
  • Universal Studios Home Video
  • United International Pictures (33% - international distribution)
  • Cinema International BV (49% - video distribution)

Television Production and Distribution

  • CANAL+ (51% - European pay-TV provider)
  • Universal Television Group (production and distribution)
  • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (50% ) - production
  • Multimedia Entertainment
  • USA Networks Inc. (43%)
  • Universal Pay Television (international distribution) partial ownership of: HBO Asia Telecine (Brazil) Cinecanal (Latin America) Showtime (Australia) Star Channel (Japan)
  • Telepiu (Italian pay television)

Publishing

Vivendi Universal Publishing

  • Rolling Stone

  • Education titles include:
    Larousse
    Nathan
    Anaya
    Coktel
    Atica
    Scipione
    Bordas
    Retz
  • Literature titles include:
    Robert Laffont
    Plon-Perrin
    Les Presses - Solar - Belfond
    La Decouverte & Syros
    Les Presses de la Renaissance
    Pocket Jeuness
    10/18
    Fleuve Noir

  • Games titles include:
    Sierra
    Blizzard Entertainment

Interactive

  • Universal Studios New Media Group
  • Universal Studios Online
  • Universal.com
  • Universal Interactive Studios (software and video games)
  • Universal Digital Arts
  • Interplay (majority ownership - video game producer)
  • GetMusic (online music retailer)
  • Vizzavi (European multi-access portal)
  • Education.com
  • Flipside.com
  • @viso (50% with Softbank)
  • AllocinŽ
  • Bonjour.fr
  • Ad2-One
  • Atmedica
  • Scoot
  • EMusic.com
  • Duet (with Sony)
  • MP3.com

Music

Universal Music Group
  • MCA Records
  • MCA Records Nashville
  • Polygram
  • Motown
  • Decca Records
  • Deutsche Grammophon
  • GRP Recording Company
  • Geffen/DGC Records
  • Universal Records
  • Rising Tide
  • Interscope Records
  • Hip-O Records
  • Universal Music and Video Distribution
  • Universal Music International
  • MCA Music Publishing
  • Interscope Music Publishing
  • All Nations Catalog
  • Universal Concerts (concert promotion)

Theme Parks/Recreation/Retail

Universal Studios Hollywood

  • CityWalk

Universal Orlando Resort

  • Universal Studios Theme Park
  • Universal's Islands of Adventure Theme Park
  • CityWalk
  • Portofino Bay Hotel
  • Hard Rock Hotel
  • Royal Pacific Resort

Wet-n-Wild Orlando

Universal Studios Japan

  • CityWalk

Universal Mediterranea (Spain)

  • Universal Mediterranea Theme Park
  • Hotel Port Aventura

Telecommunications

  • Vivendi Telecom International
  • Cegetel

Retail

  • Spencer Gifts

Other

  • Vivendi Environnement (the world's #1 water distributor)
  • Vivendi Universal owns 26.8 million shares in Time - Warner
  • Cineplex Odeon Corporation (42% - theaters)
  • Cinema International Corporation (49% - international theaters)
  • United Cinemas International (49% - international theaters)
  • Viventures (venture capital fund)
  • Duet (music-subscription service with Yahoo! and Sony)

 

last updated 8/27/03