vivendi news

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Mediaedge:cia (“MEC”) today jointly announced that MEC has been selected as Activision Blizzard’s media planning and buying agency of record. MEC will lead the global media planning and buying activities for Activision Publishing, Inc. and Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.’s North American and European television media planning and buying.

Doug Morris, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company and Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc., announced that UMG and YouTube, a Google subsidiary, are working together to launch VEVO, a music and video entertainment service that will feature UMG’s premium video content.

Fourth Bourne Movie Anticipated for Release in Summer 2010

Earns 8 of the Top 10 Latin Albums in the Country; Leads Industry in Latin Grammy Nominations

Sierra Online has released Battlestar Galactica, an action-packed, space combat interactive game based on the popular television series produced by Universal Media Studios and airing on SCI FI Channel.

Shares of Suez SA, the world's second-largest water company, rose more than 4% to an all-time high of €40 ($52.60) on the 29 December.