Diller wards off VUE suitors. (Finance).(Vivendi Universal S.A.)
Multichannel News, April, 2003 by Farrell, Mike
In his ongoing dispute with Vivendi Universal S.A., USA Interactive chairman Barry Diller has taken off the kid gloves, warning potential suitors of Vivendi Universal Entertainment assets -- in the form 'of a Securities and Exchange Commission filing -- that any deal will have to have his blessing first.
Diller, who resigned as co-CEO of VUE last month, has been rumored to be in the running for the company's assets, which include cable networks USA Network, Sci Fi Channel, Trio and NewsWorld International; Universal Studios, Universal Music Group and the Universal theme parks. Diller has denied that USA Interactive itself would be interested in owning the cable channels. But it owns 5 percent of VUE and, according to the SEC filing April 15, has...
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