Canal Plus held talks with Orange on Dailymotion stake - FT

PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi's pay-TV unit Canal Plus has held talks with France's top telecoms operator Orange about buying part of its Dailymotion video-sharing website, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

The talks were at an informal stage, and no deal had yet been reached, the newspaper said on its website, citing a person familiar with the situation.

Orange and Vivendi declined to comment.

Orange said in February that it was in talks with Microsoft over a possible Dailymotion tie-up, though it would keep a majority stake.

Orange also said at the time it was talking with other content providers, including in France.

Discussions with Yahoo last year collapsed because of state opposition in France.

(Reporting by Chine Labbe and James Regan; editing by Jane Baird)