Vivendi Group, France

Vivendi Group (Vivendi, Vivendi) is a large French media group, founded in 1853, was originally a general water company, officially renamed Vivendi in 1998. Vivendi's business involves music, movies, telecommunications, games, publishing and so on. Its shareholding companies include Activision Blizzard, Universal Records, Maroc Telecom and so on. The Vivendi Group was ranked 289th in the 2013 Fortune 500 ranking.