5 2 % ▁majority ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁business . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Viv endi ▁announced ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁phone ▁operator ▁Global ▁Village ▁Tele com ▁( GV T ). ▁Viv endi ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁G V T ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁ 5 6 ▁re ais ▁per ▁share , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November , ▁tr ump ing ▁Tele f ónica ' s ▁bid . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁G E ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁purchase ▁Viv endi ' s ▁st ake ▁in ▁N BC ▁Universal , ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁G E ▁and ▁Com cast . ▁Viv endi ▁sold ▁its ▁st ake ▁in ▁N BC ▁Universal ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁V od af one ▁sold ▁its ▁ 4 4 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁mobile ▁service ▁provider ▁S FR ▁to ▁Viv endi ▁for ▁about ▁$ 1 1 ▁billion ▁and ▁giving ▁Viv endi ▁full ▁control ▁of ▁its ▁largest ▁unit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Viv endi ▁announced ▁having ▁entered ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁review ▁of ▁its ▁assets ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁ref ocus ▁its ▁activities ▁on ▁media ▁and ▁content ▁activities ▁while ▁maxim izing ▁its ▁tele com s ▁assets . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Viv endi ▁asset ▁Activ ision ▁Bl izz ard ▁announced ▁the