DirecTV (DTV) is one of several companies considering a bid for Vivendi SA's (VIVEF, VIV.FR) Brazilian telecom unit, Bloomberg News reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.

A deadline for initial bids hasn't been set, one of the people told Bloomberg.

Reuters reported in July that Vivendi was open to a sale of GVT, which sources said could be valued at up to 8.5 billion euros.

Full story at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-18/directv-said-to-contemplate-bid-for-vivendi-s-gvt-brazilian-unit.html

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