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Canal+ and BeIN Sports make peace with French football league
French pay TV operators Canal+ and BeIN Sports have struck a deal with the country’s…
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International growth cements solid quarter for Canal+
International subscriptions helped boost Canal+’s revenues in the first quarter, with the pay TV outfit…
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Parrot Analytics: Disney+ delay in France may have boosted demand
Expressions of demand for Disney+ in France increased significantly after the coronavirus crisis erupted despite…
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Molotov launches kids edutainment offering
French OTT TV platform Molotov has launched a new kids educational service to meet the…
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Mediapro ready to take over Ligue rights from non-paying Canal+ and BeIN, says Roures
Mediapro boss Jaume Roures has said that his company is ready to take up the…
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Canal+ marks Disney+ launch with free-to-view Mandalorian
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to mark the launch of Disney+ in the country…
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‘French Netflix’ Salto launch likely to be delayed till autumn
The full launch of ‘French Netflix’ Salto could be delayed until the autumn, but a…
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France’s CNC extends relaxation of movies-on-VOD rules
France’s Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), which administers support for the country’s film industry, has…
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Altice expects to ‘remain resilient’ after exceeding 2019 expectations
Service provider Altice Europe expects its cash-flow to “remain resilient” in the face of the…
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Coronavirus: CSA chief says regulator will extend tolerance on production obligations
French media regulator the CSA has said it will extend an element of tolerance and…
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Canal+ rows back on free-to-view move
French pay TV operator Canal+ has rowed back on its decision to de-encrypt its channels…
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TF1 suspends financial objectives as Coronavirus hits ads and production
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said that its performance this year will be significantly impacted…
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Former TF1 chief Patrick Le Lay dies aged 77
Patrick Le Lay, the long-serving former CEO of French commercial broadcaster TF1, has died aged…
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Amazon adds OCS to French Channels offering
Amazon has added Orange’s premium TV offering OCS to its Prime Video Channels line-up in…
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France’s CNC seeking to suspend VOD window rules as Coronavirus closes cinemas
France’s Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) is looking to suspend the country’s stringent video-on-demand windowing…
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Canal+ makes premium channel free to view in response to Coronavirus
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to make its premium channel available free to view…
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Free bounces back as Niel takes hands-on role
French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free’s full-year numbers for 2019 saw it bounce back in revenue…
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Reed MIDEM cancels MIPTV over Coronavirus concerns
MIPTV has been cancelled following the Coronavirus outbreak in France. Reed MIDEM, the company which operates…
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Mediapro reportedly hiring French football veteran Roussier ahead of channel launch
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has hired the president of French Ligue 2 football club…
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Canal+ becoming ‘aggregator of apps’, international subs now in majority
Canal+ is “evolving from an aggregator of content to an aggregator of apps” through distribution…
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TF1 sees revenue rise as digital activities compensate ad decline
French commercial broadcaster TF1 saw its revenues increase by 2.1%, to €2.34 billion last year…
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Orange sees TV base rise, but competition in key markets intensifies
Orange saw its global TV base rise in the last quarter of 2019, but the…
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Salto chief unveils launch plan for streaming service
Salto, the long-delayed French streaming offering from broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, is to…
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Free to launch next-generation box ‘within weeks’
French service provider Free plans to launch a new version of the Freebox, its flagship…
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France Télévisions chief outlines regionalisation plan for France 3
France Télévisions director-general Delphine Ernotte plans to develop 13 French regional and local channels to…
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Mediapro secures legal win against RFEF over Copa del Rey
Spanish producer and broadcaster Mediapro has secured a legal victory in its domestic market over…
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Vivendi to appeal as Italian court rejects bid to stop Mediaset merger
Vivendi has vowed to appeal a court ruling in Milan that rejected its request to…
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Altice Europe chief says RMC Sport will hold on to Champions League
Service provider Altice Europe will not surrender its hold on UEFA Champions League football rights…
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Xavier Niel consolidates control of Free
French telecom entrepreneur Xavier Niel has consolidated his control of Iliad Telecom/Free after a successful…
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Ernotte: direct relationship with viewers an ‘existential issue’ for pubcaster
France’s new audiovisual law does not go far enough to enable public service media to…