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France
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Riester praises new copyright rules and promises aid for French series
The new European copyright directive approved by the European Parliament earlier this week is “a…
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M6 chief: broadcasters need level-playing field to make content
Broadcasters need a level playing field with digital platforms in order to be in a…
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Netgem confirms RIP strategy, moving platform business to Videofutur
Technology group Netgem has confirmed its strategy of reorienting as a provider of connected home…
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Altice accepts CSA mediation in Free dispute
Altice France has accepted mediation from audiovisual media regulator the CSA in its dispute with…
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Work still needed on OTT TV quality of service, says French watchdog
The quality of service available on unmanaged OTT TV services has improved markedly in recent…
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Free digests fixed-line losses after tough year
French service provider Free lost 32,000 fixed-line subscribers in the fourth quarter, an acceleration of…
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Videofutur to provide quad-play fibre service over SFR RIP
Altice France/SFR has struck an agreement with French service provider Videofutur whereby the latter will…
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Freebox Delta passes 100k customer milestone
French service provider Free has passed the 100,000 subscriber milestone for its recently launched high-end…
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Altice France and Free in battle over TV carriage terms
Altice France and Iliad Telecom/Free are engaged in a battle of wills over carriage terms…
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Canal+ launches new streaming service Canal+ Séries
Canal+ has launched its new streaming service. Canal+ Séries will be available for €6.99 a…
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Altice chooses its own channel for FTA Champions League final
Altice France has chosen to air the final of this year’s Champions League football competition…
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Orange chief: content is ‘essential’ for future of business
Investing in content will remain an essential part of Orange’s business going forwards, according to…
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Orange sees football boost strong pay TV and convergence growth in Spain
Orange’s TV base in Spain, where its distribution of premium football services to which Telefónica…
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Radio boosts M6 despite decline in TV share
The integration of RTL radio helped boost French commercial broadcaster M6 Group’s top line for…
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TDF welcomes report on future of DTT
French transmission services provider TDF has welcomed plans for the modernisation of the country’s digital-terrestrial…
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TF1’s Auféminin acquisition and telco deals fuel growth
French broadcaster TF1’s new Unify digital unit centred around its acquisition of Auféminin, together with…
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Vivendi to ‘keeping investing’ in Canal+, plans MyCanal international rollouts
Vivendi will “keep investing” in Canal+ both in France and internationally, both in programming and…
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Netflix has ‘surpassed Canal+’ in France
Netflix has surpassed Canal+ in France in numbers of subscribers, according to local reports. According…
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RMC Sport debuts on Molotov
In a sign of the growing rapprochement between the pair, Altice France’s premium sports channels…
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TF1 brings digital activities together under Abecassis
French broadcaster TF1 is bringing its digital activities together in a new division, Unify, under…
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Médiamétrie: catch-up and multiscreen growing, fiction programming benefiting
French audiences are increasingly turning to catch-up and multiscreen viewing, with fiction programming benefiting more…
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Lagardère in exclusive talks with M6 over sale of channels
Lagardère has entered into exclusive negotiations with commercial broadcaster M6 Group for the sale of…
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New CSA chief outlines priorities
Roch-Olivier Maistre, named as French president Emmanuel Macron’s favoured candidate to replace Oliver Schrameck as…
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TF1 in negotiations for sale of tele-shopping unit
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has entered into exclusive negotiations with former Teleshopping CEO Jérôme Dillard…
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Altice taking majority control of Molotov to create ‘Spotify of television’
Altice France is to take a majority stake in linear OTT TV operator Molotov. The…
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France Télévisions ups digital docs to strengthen online portal
French public broadcaster France Télévisions is to devote 5% of its documentaries budget to content…
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Molotov reportedly facing likely sale after failing to raise funds
French OTT linear TV service Molotov has failed to raise new funding and its shareholders…
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TF1 strikes distribution deal with Videofutur
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has struck a new distribution deal with Videofutur, the Netgem-backed outfit…
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France Télévisions teams up with TDF for targeted advertising over DTT
France Télévisions’ advertising arm, France TV Publicité, has teamed up with transmission services provider TDF…
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Bouygues Telecom names Edward Bouygues as strategy chief
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has made a raft of new management appointments following last…