Vivendi reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, with sales at French publisher Editis of €163 million, up from €116 last year, a forty percent increase. The gains were attributed to “a boom in the market environment since January 2021” and several bestselling titles, but were also due to a favorable comparison, since France was in lockdown a year ago. Compared to 2019, the company says sales were still up by 20.1% “at constant currency and perimeter compared to the first quarter of 2019 adjusted.” Even with the strong performance at Editis and Universal Music Group (sales up […]