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French watchdog dismisses Mediapro case against Canal+

In a relatively rare legal victory, France’s Canal+ Group has secured a favourable ruling from…

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French competition authority rejects Canal+ and beIN complaints

French competition body, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has rejected discrimination complaints from pay TV…

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French watchdog opens in-depth probe into TF1-M6 merger

France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has decided to open a ‘phase 2’…

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French competition watchdog takes action over M6 Salto commitments

France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has launched a procedure to sanction commercial…

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Iliad Telecom appealing to EC on TF1-M6 merger

French and international service provider Iliad Telecom, parent of Free, is appealing for the European…

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French watchdog rejects Molotov complaint against broadcasters

The French competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has rejected a complaint by OTT…

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French watchdog releases Altice from key restrictions

France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has released service provider Altice from a…

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French broadcasters making concessions to secure Salto green light

The major French broadcasters involved in the Salto subscription video-on-demand project have proposed significant concessions…

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Long-delayed Salto reaches French competition watchdog

After months of delay, French subscription video-on-demand joint venture Salto is finally in the hands…

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French regulations responsible for CanalPlay collapse, says Saada

Restrictive rules governing the distribution of content will kill off French fiction in the international…

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SFR to appeal against latest competition watchdog fine

Altice-owned French service provider SFR has said it will appeal against a fine levied by…

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French operators reportedly lining up to claim reparations in ‘gun-jumping’ case

French service providers Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Free are likely to seek reparations from Altice…

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Altice suffers fresh regulatory blow as it accepts ‘gun-jumping’ fine

Cable and telecom group Altice and its French subsidiary SFR have been fined €80 million…

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SFR could face massive fine over 2014 acquisition

Altice-owned French service provider SFR could face a large fine over the 2014 takeover by…

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French competition watchdog consults on Canal+ restrictions

France’s competition watchdog has launched a public consultation on whether restrictions placed on Canal+ four…