Vivendi Se Unsp/Adr (VIVHY) Q2 2024 Earnings Call

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Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Vivendi half-year 2024 earnings presentation. This conference call will be hosted by Mr. Arnaud Dupuy-Fontaine, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, and Mr. François Larros, Member of the Management Board and CFO. As a reminder, this call is being recorded. During the call, you'll be on listen only. However, Later on the call, during the Q&A session, analysts will have the opportunity to ask questions without any follow-up questions. This can be done by pressing star 1 on your telephone keypad to register your question at any time. If at any point you require assistance, please press star 0 and you will be connected to an operator. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Arnaud de Puyfontaine Please go ahead, sir. Your line is open. Thank you very much and hello everyone. Welcome and thank you for joining us for the Vivendi 2024 first half earnings presentation. Before handing over to Francois, I would like to highlight the robustness of our results with excellent renews of 9 billion euros up 5.8% at constant currency and perimeter. Our EBITDA also increased significantly, plus 13.5% at constant currency and perimeter. This performance confirms our group's momentum. It places our entities in the best possible position to embark on the next chapter in our history. First, CalPrius. All of its segments are growing. Canal Plus has recently made significant moves, pushing its international expansion one step further. In June, the group increased its stakes in VIEW, Asia's leading streaming platform, now owning 36.8% of the group. In the same month, it launched the mandatory offer for the multi-choice group shares not already owned. Africa and Asia are two decisive regions for achieving a real change of dimension which ...