Vivendi nears sale of GVT with green light from Brazil -report

SAO PAULO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi SA is likely to close a deal in the coming weeks to sell a stake in Brazilian telecoms unit GVT, after getting the government's nod to close a deal with DirecTV or a group of funds led by KKR & Co, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Sunday.