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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2003
By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 6--Barry Diller's messy show biz marriage with French media giant Vivendi is finally on its way to divorce court.
The online mogul and Vivendi are heading to the negotiating table to try to unwind their complex partnership in Vivendi Universal Entertainment, sources told the Daily News.
Vivendi, headed by Jean-Marie Fourtou, put aside discussions with Diller recently as it worked on the sale of its show biz units -- Universal Studios, USA Network and the Sci Fi Channel -- to NBC. Now "we're starting a dialogue," a source said.
Diller's InterActiveCorp holds a 5.4 percent stake in the Universal units, valued at $2.2 billion. Vivendi, in turn, holds...
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