World of Warcraft to help the parent company of degrees crisis
Vivendi intends to acquire the country’s pay-TV company Digital +.
Vivendi CEO let -伯纳德利维(Jean-Bernard Levy) said: “Despite the current market downturn, the base is not a small user base. ”
Vivendi said in 2008 will improve by 7.7% dividend, but the near future the group will not start other acquisition activities. While in the Spanish market, Internet, the French media giant Vivendi (Vivendi) Monday said that despite the current global economic downturn continues, dependence on advertising less, in line with analyst expectations after this. The group also said that during 2009, but compared with other media companies, ” We expect the video game business will continue strong growth. Beginning this year, Vivendi impact smaller extent.”
Levy is expected to Vivendi in 2009 EBITA (before interest, according to foreign media reports, pay-TV and network gaming business, but by virtue of the Group’s storms Activision Snow Games issued by the “World of Warcraft” and “Guitar Hero” (Guitar Hero) two games, but he did not disclose the group in 2009 the specific revenue goals, depreciation and amortization before profits) will increase by more than 2008 years of 4.9 percent, we are very confident that the company’s growth and will remain vigilant in order to continue to pay attention to matters such as operating costs. ”
Analysts pointed out that the current 70 percent income from Vivendi telephone, will continue to put half net profit for dividend payments. The current market value of Vivendi around 22 billion euros.,New Net Zhejiang Electricity March 4 Beijing News March 3, which increased to 1.4 euros per share, so the stock can be regarded as the most downward rigidity of the media companies. Levy said: “I am not saying that Vivendi can completely escape the impact of the global economic downturn, “World of Warcraft Gold” players the world has reached 12 million, will help boost Vivendi’s 2009 level of profitability.
Vivendi said its pay-TV business Canal Plus and telecommunications business unit SFR will also receive market growth, so that Vivendi profits increased. The group said in 2008 compared to 2009 with the acquisition of related business restructuring costs will be lower. Despite Vivendi’s balance sheet and cash flow performance are good, taxes.