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Canal+ targets smart TV market with Titan OS
Pay TV giant Canal+ has signed an agreement with Barcelona-based technology outfit Titan OS to…
Bedrock delivering M6+ to multiple new devices
RTL-owned technology outfit Bedrock is helping deliver French commercial broadcaster M6’s new AVOD streamer, M6+,…
TF1 and Daniel Kretinsky seek to build DTT presence in France
Twenty-five applications including two from Daniel Kretinsky’s CMI France and applications for two additional channels…
Canal+ names new finance chief ahead of planned IPO
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named Amandine Ferré as its new finance director. Ferré…
Canal+ launches Molotov competitor TV+
Canal+ has launched TV+, an aggregated streaming offering grouping live TV, catch-up and a selection…
M6 aims to triple online revenue following M6+ launch
RTL-owned Groupe M6 this week launched its new streaming service M6+, with the goal of…
De Tavernost resurfaces as VP of Rodolphe Saadé’s media outfit
Former M6 CEO Nicolas de Tavernost has resurfaced as vice-president of CMA Médias, the newly…
Canal+ to launch new Ciné+ OCS offering
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to follow up its acquisition of Orange’s pay TV…
French government aims for public media merger by 2026
The French government now plans to merge the country’s public service audiovisual media at the…
TF1 looks to expand TF1+ internationally after strong Q1
French broadcaster TF1’s first quarter numbers have been boosted by a recovery in the advertising…
Vivendi now mulling ‘partial split’
Vivendi is now considering an amended plan to split the company into its different operating…
Orange sees decline in TV subscribers
Orange saw its TV numbers decline both in France and other European markets in the…
Samsung provides direct access to TF1+ in France
Samsung is to provide direct access to broadcaster TF1’s TF1+ streamer via its smart TVs…
Pluto TV France adds FASTs Realmadrid TV and Pluto TV Western
FAST platform Pluto TV France has added the Realmadrid TV channel to its roster of…
French rugby’s LNR launches rights tender for 2027-31
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has launched a tender for media rights for the…
beIN Sports renews Wimbledon rights in France until 2028
Pay TV operator beIN Sports has renewed its contract with the All England Tennis Club…
TF1 to roll out newly-launched streamer TF1+ internationally
France’s TF1 Group is to roll out its recently launched streamer TF1+ into international markets,…
Rodolphe Saadé close to buying Altice Media in €1.55bn deal
Despite earlier ruling out a sale of its French media assets, indebted telecom group Altice…
White label cloud gaming outfit Gamestream raises €4.5m
White label cloud gaming services provider Gamestream says it has raised €4.5 million with Audacia…
French telcos call for smart TVs to support content system
French telecom operators are calling for smart TV manufacturers and providers of connected TV devices…
Canal+ grows subscriber base as it preps international moves
Canal+ Group added 900,000 new subscribers last year as it accelerated its drive to pursue an international growth strategy.
Bouygues Telecom launches 5G B.tv key offering
France’s Bouygues Telecom has launched a new HDMI key giving access to TV services to…
Netgem combines gaming with TV in Zeop service
TV technology and white label service provider Netgem has unveiled a new service combining live…
Bouygues in exclusive talks to take over La Poste Telecom
France’s Bouygues Telecom is now in exclusive talks to acquire 100% control of France’s leading…
Orange taps SoftAtHome for LiveBox 7 speed test
Orange France has tapped SoftAtHome to provide an ‘eco-conscious’ speed test for its recently launched…
DAZN poaches Canal+ exec Brice Daumin as French CEO
Sports media giant, DAZN Group, has hired former Canal+ exec Brice Daumin as CEO of…
TF1 records strong streaming growth in 2023, but overall revenue sees slight decline
French commercial broadcaster, TF1, has reported its former streaming offering, MYTF1 delivered a strong performance…
Orange sees modest rise in TV base
Orange saw its TV subscriber base increase modestly in the fourth quarter of 2023 amid…
France’s Conseil d’État orders ARCOM to re-examine case against CNews
France’s Conseil d’État, the country’s supreme court for administrative justice, has called on media and…
De Tavernost bows out as France’s M6 preps new streaming platform
Nicolas de Tavernost is to depart as chairman of France’s M6 Group after 24 years in his post. De Tavernost will leave in April and is being replaced by advertising boss David Larramendy.