Bollorè’s vision: Vivendi will turn into global media company

The chairman of the supervisory board of Vivendi Vincent Bolloré announced that the media giant is interested in entering the publishing business to expand its content offerings. "It 'an essential element for the contents", Bolloré said the Culture Committee of the French Senate.

Bolloré, at the head of Bolloré Group, which controls 15.33% of Vivendi, he has pushed the company toward a series of acquisitions since taking the role of president. Having scored the operation of Telecom Italy, Mediaset Premium and Gameloft, to name the biggest dossier, 64-year-old billionaire, therefore, continues its advance on the European market. Without going into details he left to guess that this new campaign will once again supported by the managing director Arnaud de Puyfontaine.

It is certain that Vivendi will not become a telephone operator; after having abandoned all telecom assets, Bolloré has ruled strongly in front of French senators want to backtrack.