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Canal+
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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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Canal+ France chief takes sideswipe at Salto plan
Canal+ France chief Franck Cadoret has said he is “sceptical” about the prospects of the…
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Apple orders English-language version of Canal+ series
Apple has ordered an English language adaptation of Canal+ French series Calls, which will be co-produced…
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Canal+ and BeIN Sports team up for World Cup in 4K UHD
Canal+ and BeIN Sports have teamed up to launch the BeIN Sports 1 4K channel…
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Charter becomes latest operator to use Apple TV 4K as set-top
Apple announced a number of Apple TV updates and a partnership to supply the device…
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Mediapro outlines plans in wake of French football coup
Folllowing its surprise win of rights to top-tier French football earlier this week, Spanish broadcaster…
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Altice France unveils RMC Sport offering
While Canal+ struggles to handle the fallout from its loss of Ligue 1 rights to…
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Canal+ loses Ligue 1 football to Mediapro in major upset
In a major blow to pay TV leader Canal+ Spanish broadcasters and producer Mediapro has…
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Canal+ launching new low-cost offering to target under-26s
Canal+ is to launch a new low-cost offering aimed at under-26 year-olds as part of…
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Eurosport launching 4K UHD TV channel for Roland Garros
Eurosport is to launch a dedicated 4K UHD TV channel this Sunday, kicking off with…
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Africa and wholesale market provide boost for Canal+
Strong growth in Africa and a slowing rate of attrition among subscribers in metropolitan France…
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Canal+ to use Apple TV 4K as its set-top box
Canal+ has struck a partnership with Apple to enable its subscribers to rent the Apple…
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Canal+ teams up with sister company for classical music channel
French pay TV provider Canal+ has teamed up with Vivendi sister-company Universal Music to launch…
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TF1 secures carriage deal with Free
France’s TF1 Group has put the final piece in place to secure universal fixed-line IPTV…
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Vincent Bolloré hands Vivendi reins over to his son
Vincent Bolloré is stepping down as Vivendi chairman and handing over the reins to his…
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Bolloré steps down in Canal+ management changeover
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named current CEO Maxime Saada as president of its…
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Canal+ secures distribution on DirecTV
French pay TV provider Canal+ has secured distribution of its pay TV channels Canal+ International…
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M6 breaks new ground in distribution deal with Free
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with IPTV operator Free/Iliad Telecom to…
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KPN launches new TV app as content portability kicks in
Dutch telco KPN has launched a new interactive TV app with a new design and…
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French content creators call for technology-neutral movie windows
Copyright societies representing French producers, directors, authors and content creators have called for a reduction…
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Content creators slam France’s proposed SVOD window reform
The report on the reform of France’s movie distribution windowing system produced by Eutelsat chairman…
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Orange and TF1 sign distribution deal as Canal+ resumes broadcasts
Orange and TF1 have signed a distribution deal following the pair’s spectacular falling out that…
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France set to slash SVOD window lag for ‘virtuous’ players
Eutelsat chairman Dominique d’Hinnin is expected to present his report calling for reform of France’s…
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Canal+ drops TF1 channels as pair fail to strike deal
Canal+ has ceased broadcasting TF1’s channels and digital services after failing to strike a deal…
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Canal+ launches in Myanmar
Canal+ has officially launched its service in Myanmar, in partnership with local media player Forever….
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TF1 chief remains optimistic on Orange resolution
TF1 chief Gilles Pélisson has reiterated that he is hopeful of striking a deal with…
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Canal+ making progress as Universal Music helps boost Vivendi
Canal+ is successfully reducing its rate of churn, with new subscribers committing to 24-month contracts…
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Pélisson hopeful of Orange deal as TF1 posts strong results
TF1 is “hopeful” that it can strike a deal for the carriage of its channels…
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CSA steps in as TF1’s dispute with operators deepens
French media regulator the Conseil Supéreiur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has volunteered to mediate in the…
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Canal+ secures raft of football rights for Africa
Pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the African rights to key international and French football…