+ ▁and ▁Studio Can al ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁company . ▁Viv endi ▁also ▁sold ▁its ▁interests ▁in ▁Ken cell ▁( re - brand ed ▁C elt el , ▁Ken ya ), ▁Mon aco ▁Tele com ▁and ▁Sport five ▁( which ▁it ▁held ▁through ▁Canal + ▁Group ), ▁and ▁sold ▁New sw orld ▁International ▁to ▁the ▁business ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Jo el ▁Hy att ▁and ▁former ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Al ▁G ore . ▁Viv endi ▁also ▁sold ▁B abel s berg ▁Studio . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Canal ▁Plus ▁would ▁merge ▁with ▁T PS , ▁France ' s ▁second ▁largest ▁Pay - TV ▁provider . ▁If ▁the ▁€ 5 ▁billion ▁( US $ 5 . 9 ▁billion ; ▁£ 3 . 4 ▁b n ) ▁tie - up ▁is ▁approved , ▁V U ▁will ▁own ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁combined ▁entity . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Viv endi ▁Universal ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁end ▁its ▁American ▁De pos it ary ▁Rece ipt ▁program ▁and ▁its ▁listing ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁lower ed ▁trad ing ▁volume ▁on ▁its ▁shares ▁and ▁high ▁costs . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Viv endi ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁form ▁came ▁into ▁existence , ▁following ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁an ▁