▁other ▁se ctors ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁take o vers . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁C GE ▁began ▁divers ifying ▁its ▁operations ▁from ▁water ▁into ▁waste ▁management , ▁energy , ▁transport ▁services , ▁and ▁construction ▁and ▁property . ▁It ▁acquired ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁Gén éra le ▁d ' Ent re pr ises ▁Autom ob iles ▁( C GE A ), ▁special ized ▁in ▁industrial ▁vehicles , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁branches : ▁Con nex ▁( l ater ▁Ve olia ▁Transport ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁O ny x ▁En viron nement ▁( l ater ▁Ve olia ▁Environment al ▁Services ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁C GE ▁then ▁acquired ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁Gén éra le ▁de ▁Ch au ffe , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Mont en ay ▁group , ▁with ▁these ▁companies ▁later ▁becoming ▁the ▁Energy ▁Services ▁division ▁of ▁C GE , ▁and ▁later ▁renamed ▁" D alk ia " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁C GE ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁Canal + , ▁the ▁first ▁pay - TV ▁channel ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁they ▁began ▁expand ing ▁into ▁tele communic ations ▁and ▁mass ▁media , ▁especially ▁after ▁Jean - Marie ▁Mess ier ▁succeeded ▁Guy ▁De jou any ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁acqu iring ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B abel s berg ▁Studio . ▁In