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- RFC Headers:
- From: Hasak, Reuven
- To: Peled, Abe
- Date: 3/20/2000 1:43:54 PM
- Subject: FW:
- -----------------------------
- Abe Shalom
- Here is a report from Ray re Canal+ etc.
- The issue for you is the COJYP SA which Ray mentioned while meeting you a week ago or so.
- I talked to Ray, and I assume he'll try to get hold of you and give you more details.
- In case you find interest in the COJYP story, we can be of help but somebody else should take the lead;
- In case you have no interest, we should ignore it and stop persuing ; it is up to you---please let us know.
- Toda
- Reuven
- -----Original Message-----
- From: Adams, Ray
- Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 10:43
- To: Hasak, Reuven
- Subject:
- Reuven
- The situation with Canal + and the technical provider seems a very
- strange story.
- I had a long meeting with the informant and he explained a lot of
- detail.
- Basically the story is that about a year ago the president of Canal +
- had e meeting and negotiation with Rupert Murdoch. The bottom line
- is that the President of Canal + showed RM the door and said no deal.
- Sine then CANAL+ have undergone some major changes. They are also
- in partnership with Vivendi. Some disputes are arising from the way
- the company is run and is viewed. Canal+ see themselves as a
- broadcaster and Vivendi see the whole operation as a business. This
- has lead to some tension and it is considered that the day of the long
- knives is not too far away. It is considered that the head of Canal
- + will depart.
- Two of his failings are that he did not head off the current hack and
- now that they have it he seems powerless to do anything about it. He
- is in bed with Roger Kinsburg (head of Rendezvous - Porno) and using
- his contacts to try to find a solution to the hack. They at first
- used Hannibal who is now named in a major law suit by John Norris and
- myself. Also their operation to have the pirate cards read lead then
- straight back to the Russian mob of which Hannibal is a part. So
- they all have red faces. This made them seek out and approach Alex
- and ask him for his assistance. This after they spent a lot of money
- investigating him. So they do not appear too professional in this
- area. They have offered Alex FF10,000,000 to assist them with other
- promises.
- The other major promise centers upon the fact that SECA will shortly
- cease to exist it will become Canal + Technologies and will be part of
- a major float on the stock exchange in September. They have promised
- Alex a large right to buy under the IPO and also will make available
- to him a major Share Option holding. This shows how desperate they
- are to rid themselves of the hack. Alex could do all this for them.
- He could make them hack-free.
- The other even more major matter is that Canal+ do not own their
- operating technology MEDIA HIGHWAY and NEDIA GUARD. This was
- developed by a small company COJYP SA. The lawyer for this company
- states that Canal + stole the technology and are using it without
- authority. Cojyp is demanding 300,000,000 FF in compensation.
- Canal + responded with an offer estimated at between 20 - 50 million.
- A major court case could be looming.
- The situation is that the float of the new company is no in serious
- jeopardy and Canal + seem impotent to resolve either of the two major
- issues. If they try to go to market whilst they still have a hack -
- which will be well over a year old by then and couple that with the
- fact that they do not own their broadcast technology then they will
- sink. They will have to cancel.
- Alex is very central to all this and introduced me to the informant.
- The informant is well placed to assist in negotiations as he knows all
- the players. He of course has his own agenda
- Alex can deliver whatever we want here. He could equally assist
- Canal + and solve their hack.
- People keep telling me that this is a Major (Golden) opportunity for
- News Corp. I am told a convincing story and strategies and tactics
- are outlined which coupled with an inside source (courtesy of Alex)
- could be instrumental in a deal.
- I have a lot more detail and I have access to the source. I outlined
- most of this to Gorm although he is not aware of my Friday evening
- meeting with the informant.
- I would like your permission to approach Abe direct and or your advice
- as to how I should proceed. Business ventures are outside my remit
- although on this occasion most of the information and influence is
- with Alex and myself.
- I will be speaking with the informant again very late tonight so I
- will not bother you more. I am presenting to an NDS group on Piracy
- Monday Morning near Heathrow so I could be free to see Abe after that.
- I must say that my instincts are that we have something here and
- should at least allow Abe the opportunity to brief News Corp.
- Ray
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