▁purchase ▁of ▁ 4 2 9 ▁million ▁shares ▁from ▁Viv endi ▁for ▁$ 5 . 8 3 ▁billion , ▁dro pping ▁the ▁share holder ▁from ▁a ▁ 6 3 % ▁st ake ▁to ▁ 1 1 . 8 % ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁deal ▁in ▁September , ▁ending ▁Viv endi ' s ▁majority ▁ownership ▁of ▁Activ ision ▁Bl izz ard . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Viv endi ▁also ▁sold ▁its ▁ 5 3 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁Mar oc ▁Tele com ▁to ▁Dub ai - based ▁Et is al at ▁for ▁around ▁$ 4 . 2 ▁billion . ▁ ▁Viv endi ▁also ▁confirmed ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁de mer ger ▁plan ▁which ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁Viv endi ▁becoming ▁an ▁international ▁media ▁group ▁consisting ▁primarily ▁of ▁Canal + , ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Group ▁and ▁G V T , ▁while ▁S FR ▁would ▁be ▁listed ▁separately ▁on ▁the ▁stock ▁market . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁for ego ing , ▁Viv endi ▁group ▁results ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁sem ester ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁strong ▁growth , ▁witness ing ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁its ▁re position ing ▁strategy . ▁Net ▁income ▁was ▁up ▁ 8 4 , 8 % ▁to ▁€ 1 . 9 ▁billion . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Viv endi ▁s ells ▁G V T ▁to ▁Tele f ô nica ▁V ivo , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Tele f ónica ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁