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France
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eSports interest exploding in France
Some 3.8 million French online users have watched or attended a live eSports event, according…
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M6 breaks new ground in distribution deal with Free
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with IPTV operator Free/Iliad Telecom to…
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KPN launches new TV app as content portability kicks in
Dutch telco KPN has launched a new interactive TV app with a new design and…
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Netflix reportedly in talks to acquire Luc Besson studio
Netflix is in advanced talks to acquire Luc Besson’s studio EuropaCorp, according to a report…
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Amazon Channels reportedly primed for French launch
Amazon is mulling a launch of its à la carte pay TV offering Amazon Channels…
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Mediawan posts first full-year financials
Paris-listed production-distribution group Mediawan has posted its first full year financials. Both actual and pro…
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Altice France unveils initiatives for growth, renames SFR Sport
Altice France/SFR CEO Alain Weill has promised a return to growth for the beleaguered French…
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France Télévisions putting SVOD plan ‘on hold’ as it seeks partners
France Télévisions has put its plan to launch a subscription video-on-demand service on hold as…
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Vivendi sells out of Ubisoft
European media giant Vivendi has sold off its stakeholding in Assassin’s Creed games studio Ubisoft…
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BBC Worldwide restructures French production arm
BBC Worldwide is restructuring its French production arm, as the unit lands new commissions with…
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French viewers lagging on SVOD usage
The VOD360 study from Médiamétrie has shown that over the last twelve months only 20%…
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Altice sees operational improvements, but French unit still lagging
Despite flat year-on-year revenues, Altice Europe is “already starting to see the benefits of intensifying…
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French content creators call for technology-neutral movie windows
Copyright societies representing French producers, directors, authors and content creators have called for a reduction…
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Altice’s NextRadioTV joins retransmission fee battle
Altice-owned broadcast outfit NextRadioTV is planning to follow in the footsteps of commercial broadcaster TF1…
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Content creators slam France’s proposed SVOD window reform
The report on the reform of France’s movie distribution windowing system produced by Eutelsat chairman…
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Canal+ softens on payment for TF1 enhanced TV services
Canal+ has confirmed that it is “progressively” renewing the distribution of TF1’s free-to-air channels. The…
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Orange and TF1 sign distribution deal as Canal+ resumes broadcasts
Orange and TF1 have signed a distribution deal following the pair’s spectacular falling out that…
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France set to slash SVOD window lag for ‘virtuous’ players
Eutelsat chairman Dominique d’Hinnin is expected to present his report calling for reform of France’s…
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Orange pay TV unit teams up with SACD to develop series
French pay TV service Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS) has teamed up with copyright collecting society…
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Canal+ drops TF1 channels as pair fail to strike deal
Canal+ has ceased broadcasting TF1’s channels and digital services after failing to strike a deal…
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Richard: Orange will not take part in future French consolidation
Orange will not participate in any future consolidation of the French multi-play telco business, according…
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French watchdog outlines plans for 4K UHD TV DTT platform
French media regulator the CSA has outlined plans to develop a new digital-terrestrial multiplex that…
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Orange renews Richard’s mandate as it posts solid growth
Orange has renewed CEO Stéphane Richard’s mandate as a board member ahead of granting him…
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M6 strikes carriage deal with Bouygues Telecom
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with Bouygues Telecom, adding to…
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TF1 chief remains optimistic on Orange resolution
TF1 chief Gilles Pélisson has reiterated that he is hopeful of striking a deal with…
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Pélisson hopeful of Orange deal as TF1 posts strong results
TF1 is “hopeful” that it can strike a deal for the carriage of its channels…
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France Télévisions should drop SVOD plan, says ex-programing chief
France Télévisions should abandon its plan for a new subscription video-on-demand platform and transform existing…
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Amazon Prime brings in first French original
Amazon Prime Video is teaming up with Newen (through its Telfrance subsidiary), Bavaria Fiction and…
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AMC Networks unites European businesses
AMC Networks International, the operator and distributor of pay TV channels in Spain and Portugal,…
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France Télévisions’ Netflix rival to ‘launch before summer’
France Télévisions’ planned SVOD offering will launch “before the summer”, according to the pubcaster’s commercial…