ad atabase ▁ ▁Category : Ph ot ot roph ic ▁b acter ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Viv endi ▁SA ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁mass ▁media ▁con gl omer ate ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Paris . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁activities ▁in ▁music , ▁television , ▁film , ▁video ▁games , ▁book ▁publishing , ▁tele communic ations , ▁tick ets ▁and ▁video ▁hosting ▁service . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁a ▁water ▁company ▁named ▁Comp ag nie ▁Gén éra le ▁des ▁E aux ▁( C GE ) ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁an ▁imperial ▁dec ree ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁III . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁C GE ▁obtained ▁a ▁con cess ion ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁supply ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁Lyon , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁it ▁obtained ▁a ▁ 5 0 - year ▁con cess ion ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Paris . ▁C GE ▁also ▁supplied ▁water ▁to ▁N antes , ▁Ven ice ▁( from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ), ▁Constantin ople ▁( from ▁ 1 8 8 2 ) ▁and ▁Porto ▁( from ▁ 1 8 8 3 ). ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁century , ▁Comp ag nie ▁Gén éra le ▁des ▁E aux ▁remained ▁largely ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁water ▁sector . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Guy ▁De jou any ▁as ▁CE O ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁C GE ▁extended ▁its ▁activities ▁into