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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031001/media_nm/media_vivendi_nbc_dc_11
Vivendi, NBC Near Final Deal

Is this the same company?

[NotQuiteCricket]

From your article.
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CABLE NETWORK DEAL
Separately, a source familiar with the situation confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that Vivendi was near a deal to sell its Newsworld International network to a group of investors led by former U.S. vice president Al Gore (news -web sites) for $70 million.

Vivendi left the cable network out of the NBC deal.

Vivendi declined to comment. Vivendi shares closed 3.8 percent up in Paris at 15.78 euros.

Paris-based Vivendi has been selling assets to cut debts that threatened to topple the media group just a year ago.
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Umn. Looks like this bit referrs to the Gore deal.....and of course the libs would be purchasing assets from the French.