Ubisoft is in talks to make a new series with Netflix, CEO Yves Guillemot announced on Monday.
Although nothing else in known about what the show could be, the series is in an effort to keep Ubisoft independent in the midst of pressure from shareholder Vivendi, according to a Reuters report.
Vivendi began purchasing shares in Ubisoft late last year and continued to do so after acquiring Gameloft in June. The French mass media company ruled out making a Ubisoft hostile takeover bid in October, but currently holds more than 20 percent of shares, according to Reuters. Guillemot has called the potential of a Vivendi takeover a "disaster".
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Although nothing else in known about what the show could be, the series is in an effort to keep Ubisoft independent in the midst of pressure from shareholder Vivendi, according to a Reuters report.
Vivendi began purchasing shares in Ubisoft late last year and continued to do so after acquiring Gameloft in June. The French mass media company ruled out making a Ubisoft hostile takeover bid in October, but currently holds more than 20 percent of shares, according to Reuters. Guillemot has called the potential of a Vivendi takeover a "disaster".
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