Media a giant Vivendi Universal EAUG.PA V.N set to a work sifting through bids for its U.S. a entertainment a empire on Monday in a a multibillion-a dollar a auction of some of Hollywood 's best-known assets .
Media moguls jostled for a position as the a deadline for bids for Vivendi Universal 's U.S. a entertainment a empire neared on Monday in an a auction of some of Hollywood 's best-known assets .