*Moroccan kingdom must approve Vivendi's choice of bidder. *Deal is key to Vivendi strategic overhaul. PARIS/ LONDON, April 24- Vivendi has received two binding offers from Gulf companies for a 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, the first tangible sign of progress in the French media and telecom conglomerate's efforts to remake itself.
*Moroccan kingdom must approve Vivendi's choice of bidder. *Deal is key to Vivendi strategic overhaul. PARIS/ LONDON, April 24- Vivendi has received two binding offers from Gulf companies for a 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, the first tangible sign of progress in the French media and telecom conglomerate's efforts to remake itself.
DUBAI, April 24- Etisalat will make a binding offer on Wednesday to buy Vivendi's 53 percent stake in Morocco's Maroc Telecom, a deal in which the UAE telecom firm is expected to face stiff competition from its regional rival in Qatar.
DUBAI, April 18- Qatar's Ooredoo, formerly Qatar Telecom, has secured a loan of up to $12 billion from a group of 10 banks to support its bid for Vivendi's stake in Maroc Telecom, several bankers working on the deal said.
*Vivendi fails to get high enough bids for Brazil unit GVT. *Vivendi shares fall 3.4 pct. PARIS/ NEW YORK, March 15- Vivendi has put the sale of its Brazilian telecoms operator on hold after failing to attract the 7 billion euros it wanted from bidders, another setback for the French media and telecoms conglomerate's efforts to rationalise and reduce debt.
*Vivendi fails to get high enough bids for Brazil unit GVT. *Vivendi shares fall 3.4 pct. PARIS/ NEW YORK, March 15- Vivendi has put the sale of its Brazilian telecoms operator on hold after failing to attract the 7 billion euros it wanted from bidders, another setback for the French media and telecoms conglomerate's efforts to rationalise and reduce debt.
March 13- Walt Disney Co has pushed back the launch date of its new video game and toy initiative known as "Infinity" to August from June, saying it was seeking to capitalize on a more favorable retail season. It has been described as Disney's answer to Activision Blizzard's "Skylanders", one of last year's top-selling games.
PARIS, Feb 26- Entertainment-to-telecoms conglomerate Vivendi said on Tuesday it could give no full-year group outlook until it had more clarity on key asset sales, prompting its shares to slip and analysts to caution the company needed to deliver on deals.
NEW YORK, Feb 20- Sony Corp said it will launch its next-generation PlayStation this year, hoping its first video game console in seven years will give it a much-needed head start over the next version of Microsoft's Xbox and help revive its stumbling electronics business.