VIVENDI SILVER INGS This year has been exceptionally challenging for most industries, but communications experts from our sister companies across Vivendi Group believe the lessons we’ve learned will help us build a better future Jean-Louis Erneux - Vice President, Media Relations and with it. Today more than ever, our company is asserting itself as a New Media, Vivendi & Communications Director, Vivendi major cultural actor and for our readers, this means ensuring they Village are never alone, but always in company of the book that perfectly fits them to navigate through such times. The show must go on, they say, and more than ever, the Vivendi Village teams have proven to be resilient and creative. InnovativeEmilie Pietrini – Chief Brand & Communication Officer – forms of entertainment extending the traditional experience ofCANAL+ Group live concerts and shows, have been invented and will survive the pandemic. For example, a special music TV show was recorded CANAL+ Group’s core mission truly came into its own in 2020: at the Olympia in Paris right after the lockdown, broadcast oninformation, entertainment and culture became more essential free-to-air channel C8 and produced by Olympia Production. than ever in all our lives. This was borne out by the incredible This would never have been possible under such short notice response encountered and the excitement created when and circumstances without all these companies being part of CANAL+ went free to air in France: a speaking testimony to the Vivendi. importance of what we do, day in and day out. U Live’s techno music festival Junction 2 in London was replacedThe crisis unfolding this year has highlighted our strengths by a virtual event offering a totallyimmersive experience and the pertinence of our model. Diversification – whether in attracting 3 million fans across more than 200 countries. A drive-terms of content, territories, broadcasting platforms or sales in cinema was tested in Africa while our CanalOlympia theaterschannels – has been one of our biggest trump cards, not just in were closed. Live streaming concerts are offered on MyCanal andthis crisis, but for the future. More than anything else, however, other digital platforms in France with special and unique features.2020 has reminded us of the importance of being a united group Meanwhile See Tickets extended its activities to businesses committed to solidarity. Together, we have learned new ways less affected by the sanitary constraints. From a crisis we canof working and staying in touch; everywhere we operate, there honestly say that new opportunities have arisen. has been an upsurge in initiatives to help others.Despite all the upheavals, CANAL+ Group has more than maintained its forward Pascale Launay – Communications Director - EDITIS progress, thanks to the commitment and dedication of its people, so as to continue sharing European culture with the world. The trials of 2020 have shown us the importance of books as a basic necessity. We need books as a way to escape, understand and learn about our world in constant evolution. In times whenPascal Sontag – Communications Director - Gameloft screens are omnipresent and saturating our everyday lives, books have asserted themselves as a privileged moment of time 2020 highlighted how much entertainment is essential in people’s for oneself, a safe haven. As one of Editis’ authors Julien Greenlives. As the world went into lockdown, we saw an increase not writes, “A book is awindow through which one escapes. ” Our only in the number of players downloading Gameloft games but company has been able to adapt by reaffirming the place of also in the time they spent having fun with them. Video games books as a valuable refuge and a vital need. Editis found its silverare an amazing way to experience immersive adventures while lining by knowing how to ensure the relay between readers and staying safe at home, but they are also a great way to stay in publishers, despite the consequences that this year has broughttouch with your friends and families, and this was particularly 26