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Canal+
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Canal+ secures Formula E rights
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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New sports-focused offering from Canal+
French pay TV operator Canal+ Group and Canalsat have launched a new combined sports-focused offering,…
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Telecom Italia move sparks Mediaset merger speculation
Telecom Italia has reportedly initiated talks with Vivendi, in a bid to counter Telefónica’s bid…
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BeIN Sport secures suspension of Canal+’s rugby deal
Al Jazeera-owned sports networks BeIN Sports has secured the suspension of rival Canal+’s exclusive five-year…
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French regulator rejects move by three to free-to-air DTT
French media regulator the CSA has rejected moves to take TF1-owned news channel LCI, M6-owned…
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Spanish write-down takes Mediaset into the red
Mediaset turned in a net loss of €20.5 million for the first have after taking…
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Canalplay adds mobile app for kids
Canal+ has launched a new Canalplay Kids app for mobile devices. The app, available now,…
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Canal+ launches new channel for Africa
Canal+ is launching a new channel for the African market, A+. The channel will offer…
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Telefónica buys into Italian Premium as Mediaset sells in Spain
Mediaset has agreed to sell an 11.11% stake in its Italian pay TV unit to…
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Mediaset likely to sell Canal+ stake, holding out for ‘strategic partnership’
Mediaset executive vice-president Piersilvio Berlusconi has given the strongest indication yet that his group will…
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Canal+ adds new comedy channels to Canal Factory
French pay TV provider Canal+ has added two new comedy channels to its YouTube multi-channel…
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Canal+ loses unfair competition case against BeIN Sports
French pay TV operator Canal+ has lost its legal case against Al Jazeera’s BeIN Sports…
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Telefónica offers to buy out Mediaset’s Canal+ stake
Telefónica has offered €295 million to acquire Mediaset’s 22% stake in Spanish pay TV operator…
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Paolini defends decision to take LCI free-to-air
TF1 Group’s chief executive Nonce Paolini has struck out at Canal+ and other rivals and…
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Canal+ and Orange fail to strike deal on Dailymotion
Orange and Canal+ have failed to strike an agreement over the future of Orange’s YouTube…
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M6 requests compensation for lost bonus channel
Commercial broadcaster M6 has reportedly requested an indemnity payment of €90 million plus interest from…
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Prisa accepts Telefónica’s offer for pay TV unit
Spanish media group Prisa has accepted Telefónica’s €725 bid for its 56% stake in pay…
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Mediaset plays down report of Al Jazeera, Canal+ pay TV tie-up
Mediaset has played down reports that it is on the brink of forging a wide-ranging…
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Canal+ Afrique secures World Cup rights
Canal+ Group’s African unit Canal+ Afrique has acquired local rights to the football World Cup…
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BeIN Sport Champions League deal raises French rights revenues
Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Sports and pay TV operator Canal+ are to share French rights to…
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Canalplay launches new mobile app with Chromecast support
Canalplay, the on-demand arm of French pay TV provider Canal+, has launched a new version…
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Court rejects Canal+ call for suspension of football bidding
Canal+ has failed to secure an immediate suspension of the French Professional Football League (LFP)’s…
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LFP and Canal+ locked in combat over French football rights
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has taken the step of denying that Orange and Eurosport…
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UK, France SVoD platforms buy Corus kids shows
Dailymotion and Canalplay Infinity in France and Hopster in the UK have acquired 345 hours…
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Canal+ launches Social Player
Canal+ has launched Social Player, a new social TV platform that delivers a personalised experience…
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Canal+ makes promo offer to SFR subs
Canal+ is making its offering available free of charge to SFR’s broadband subscriber that receive…
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Overseas operations and FTA lift Canal+
Overseas pay TV operations and domestic free-to-air channels lifted Canal+’s full-year operational and financial results…
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Orange launches new interface for Canal+ subs
Orange France has launched a new user interface on its TV service for Canal+ subscribers….
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BeIN Sport takes World handball championship rights
Al Jazeera-owned French sports broadcaster BeIN Sport has acquired the rights to the World handball…
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France: more catch-up content but viewing flatlines
The number of hours of catch-up viewing content available from French TV channels increased to…