Music Surprises to Boost Vivendi Revenues
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A second consecutive quarter of surprise  growth at Universal Music helped boost revenues at French media  group Vivendi Universal, but future sales at the unit, home to  Nelly and U2, remained uncertain.
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Radiohead hasn't lost the ability to surprise, as anyone in the record industry can attest this week. But the most surprising aspect of the band's new album isn't its novel business model - it's the music.
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French media group Vivendi Universal has reported a 48-percent jump in net profit for the first half of 2006, to 1.8 billion euros, and confirmed its forecast of at least 16-percent growth for the full year.
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The success of the video game Rock Band  is drumming up revenue for the music industry.\
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Bertelsmann agrees to sell its BMG Music Publishing Group to Vivendi's Universal Music for 1.63m euros ($2.1m; Â£1.1m).
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The deal is likely to mean that audiobooks will become the latest addition to its fast-growing music download store.
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Vivendi Universal raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in underlying third-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven mainly by strong mobile phone sales.
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Vivendi Universal SA has reached a deal with French authorities to change its tax regime in a deal that will boost its bottom line, the entertainment and telecommunications giant said Thursday.
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French telecoms and media group Vivendi   reported a 10.3 percent rise in second-quarter net adjusted   profit on Thursday as growth from games and pay-TV Canal Plus   made up for lackluster trading at mobile arm SFR.
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French telecoms and media group Vivendi   reported a 10.9 percent rise in first-half net adjusted profit   on Thursday, as growth from games and pay-TV Canal Plus made up   for lackluster trading at mobile arm SFR.
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Vivendi  expects its new Internet  music, ringtone and video games provider Zaoza to attract  500,000 subscribers by the end of the year, the French telecoms  and media group said on Tuesday.
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France&#39;s largest media company, Vivendi Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone sales.
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The French media group Vivendi Universal said that a surging net loss so far this year would give way to better-than-expected adjusted net income for 2004 as a whole.
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France&#39;s largest media company, Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) , raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in
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Record company executives are banking on the Brit awards to increase sales for nominated artists
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Vivendi fourth-quarter sales rose 1.2 percent as buoyant trading at its Maroc Telecom and in video games helped compensate declines at its music and French mobile businesses.
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PARIS, Sept 14  - French media giant Vivendi Universal on Tuesday reported a surge in its net loss so far this year but forecast a sharp turnaround in its finances for all of 2004.