Vivendi backs French festivals

The Paris-based conglomerate, which owns See Tickets, Digitick and Universal Music Group, is providing cash and exposure for 10 summer music festivals

Tame Impala at Eurockéennes earlier this month © Dorian Cessa

French mass media giant Vivendi, the parent company of See Tickets and Universal Music Group (UMG), is this summer providing financial and marketing support to 10 French music festivals.

As part of the partnership, television channel D17 (operated by Vivendi subsidiary Canal+) is broadcasting footage from Brive Festival, Déferlantes, Eurockéennes, Garorock, Hamac Festival, Hellfest, Mainsquare, Musilac, Marciac Jazz Festival and Vieilles Charrues, and the festivals are promoted via UMG, ticketing company Digitick, TV stations D17, D8 and i-Télé and video-sharing website Dailymotion.

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