Vivendi Universal has doubters

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The merger between Universal Studios and Vivendi has not been received enthusiastically by investors, analysts and the mdia. Its share price dropped on Dec 11, 2000, the day the merged company was floated on Wall Street, Paris and Toronto stock markets. Both companies will bring assets into their union that the other lacks. Universal has its movie studios, film libraries and music assets while Vivendi owns Internet, pay TV and telephony operations. A merged Vivendi Universal would also have revenues of $55 billion.

Telecommunications, France, Motion Picture Production, Motion Picture and Video Production, Telecommunications industry, Vivendi Universal S.A., Movie production, Universal Studios Inc.

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Advance bought by MS&L New York

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Toronto public relations firm Advance Planning & Communications has been bought by Manning Selvage & Lee of New York, NY, for an undisclosed amount. Manning is a member of the BCom3 Group of Companies, which includes the Leo Burnett and D'Arcy advertising agencies. It has 17 offices and 72 affiliates with 650 employees and revenues of US$95 million in 1999. On the other hand, Advance has a staff of 26 and revenues of C$4.3 million. The merged company would be called Advance Planning/MS&L.

New York, Ontario, Public Relations Agencies, Public Relations, Public relations firms, Advance Planning and Communications, Manning Selvage and Lee

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Telmar Group Inc

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Telmar Group Inc of New York, NY, is acquiring Toronto, Ontario-based Harris Media Systems Ltd. Privately owned Telmar Group is the largest advertising media planning software supplier in the world, with a 40% market share. Harris Media is Canada's largest provider of media planning software, with about 75% market share. Telmar Group has no plan of making any major changes in Harris Media.

Canada, Multimedia authoring software, Harris Media Systems Ltd., Telmar Group Inc.

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