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CSA
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French regulator looking to ease pay TV channels’ content burden
French media regulator the CSA is looking to ease the content creation obligations imposed on…
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CSA calls for HD services as France prepares for 700MHz, MPEG-4 transitions
French media regulator the CSA has said it will issue a call for candidates to…
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Vivendi to take full control of Canal+ channels unit
Vivendi is to make an offer to acquire the shares in Société d’Édition de Canal…
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New France Télévisions boss sets out her stall
France Télévisions president-to-be Delphine Ernotte-Cunci intends to focus on enabling the broadcaster to adapt to…
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Orange France head named as new France Televisions chief
French media regulator the CSA has named the current executive director of Orange France, Delphine…
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CSA tells France Télévisions to make services available to OTT provider
French media regulator the CSA has ordered public broadcaster France Télévisions to make its channels…
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CSA receives 33 applications for France Télévisions top job
French audiovisual media regulator the CSA has received 33 applications from candidates hoping to replace…
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CSA mulls future of French catch-up services
Over seven in 10 French internet users now use catch-up TV services – 72% in…
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CSA names new members, outlines goals
French media regulator the CSA has named Nicolas Curien and Nathalie Sonnac as members of…
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Eurosport withdrawal casts doubt on future of French pay DTT
French media regulator the CSA is expected to respond in the next few days to…
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French TV households decline and diversify audiovisual reception
The number of French households with TVs declined in the year to June, while the…
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France’s Hollande raises prospect of regulatory integration
French president François Hollande has once more raised the possibility of integration of the country’s…
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CSA censures Canal+ for breaking ad rules
French media regulator the CSA has issued a warning to Canal+ for exceeding the amount…
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CSA to hire technology director as it addresses spectrum use changes
French media regulator the CSA has advertised the new post of technology director following its…
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CSA names information chief
French media regulator the CSA has named Bénédicte Brissart as its new head of information…
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Le Monde could throw lifeline to TF1’s LCI as closure threat looms
The owners of French newspaper Le Monde have confirmed a “real and serious” interest in…
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BFM TV ups budget after seeing off LCI threat
Having seen off the threat of a new free-to-air competitor in the shape of TF1’s…
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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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French news channels in employment offer to head off LCI decision
French free-to-air news channels BFM TV and Canal+-backed i>Télé have reportedly sent a letter to…
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Two in five French homes now take IPTV services
Over two in five French households – 40.7% – received TV via ADSL or fibre…
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TF6 closure signals further decline of pay DTT
In another blow for digital-terrestrial pay TV in France, commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have…
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Schrameck named first president of European regulators group
Olivier Schrameck, the president of French audiovisual media regulator the CSA, has been elected as…
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French Senate adopts new public audiovisual media law
The French Senate has adopted legislation to secure the independence of the country’s public broadcast…
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French Senate mulls changes to media regulation
The French Senate is currently considering wide-ranging changes to the regulatory regime for audiovisual media…
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CSA launches consultation on sports highlights rules
French media regulator the CSA has launched a consultation on rules governing the distribution of…
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CSA censures Orange Cinéma Séries and NRJ 12
French media regulator the CSA has issued a warning to Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS) after…
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France launches consultation on future of DTT as 700MHz threat looms
France’s Direction générale des médias et des industries culturelles (DGMIC) and media regulator the CSA…
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CSA withdraws SelecTV authorisation
French media regulator the CSA has cancelled the authorization granted to video-on-demand specialist SelecTV to…
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CSA wants more power to regulate Canal Plus
French media regulator the CSA wants to acquire stronger regulatory power over Canal Plus. The…
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CSA launches reality TV consultation after Koh-Lanta deaths
French media regulator the CSA has initiated a joint consultation with the country’s channels on…