Dominic Timms

  • News

    Vivendi sells publishing businesses

    2002-10-23T00:00:00

    Vivendi Universal chief Jean Fortou confirmed yesterday that it was selling its European and Latin American publishing assets for Euros 1.25bn ($1.2bn) to a consortium led by French publishers Lagardere that includes US investment house Ripplewood Holdings and publisher John Wiley & Sons.

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    Bill Paxton's directorial debut opens 16th Int'l Fantasy Filmfest

    2002-07-31T04:05:00

    Actor Bill Paxton's directorial debut Frailty opens this year's 16th International Fantasy Filmfest, which hits Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne and Hamburg before its finale in Berlin next month.