Syfy has been looking for a way into film for years, ever since NBC merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment in 2004.

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The U.S. entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal are attracting interest from a wider list of firms, including Liberty Media, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and GE's NBC division, the Wall Street Journal Europe reported on Monday.

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Big music companies like Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Sony-BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and EMI Group are already experiencing a sharp decline in sales of compact discs.

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Big music companies like Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Sony-BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group (nyse: WMG - news - people ) and EMI Group are already experiencing a sharp decline in sales of compact discs.

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With AOL Time Warner and Vivendi Universal both faltering, it's clear the investment community has lost its faith in their entertainment and technology convergence strategies.

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