Embattled French giant Vivendi is trying to sell off its US media assets, but there seems to be an ever-decreasing number of takers.. Liberty Media, NBC, Viacom, and a consortium led by Edgar Bronfman are still in the running, but maybe another way has to be found, perhaps involving NBC.
Vivendi has set out to dispose of $18.3 billion of assets, and aims to raise $8 billion from sales this year, but may be unable to reach its targets. Some kind of merger with NBC might then be devised.