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France
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CSA steps in as TF1’s dispute with operators deepens
French media regulator the Conseil Supéreiur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has volunteered to mediate in the…
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Canal+ and Free threaten to drop TF1 as services are cut from Orange
Canal+ and Free have threatened to cut ties with TF1 over the latter’s demands for…
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Altice France’s Turrini leaves, replaced by Dreyfuss
Altice France/SFR’s secretary-general, Régis Turrinni, has left the company, to be replaced to Altice’s communications…
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Canal+ selects Nagra to secure its 4K Ultra HD offer
Canal+ has selected Nagra’s content protection solution, Nagra Connect, to secure its new 4K Ultra…
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Ampere: Netflix is yet to catch on in France
Netflix is yet to win “the hearts and minds” of people in France, with the…
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M6 strikes extended partnership with Canal+
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a new partnership deal with Vivendi-owned pay TV provider…
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Nielsen to measure YouTube mobile app ads in UK, France and Germany
Ratings agency Nielsen has launched advertising measurement on YouTube’s mobile app via its digital ad…
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Vivendi hedges on Fnac Darty stake
French media giant Vivendi has entered into a hedging transaction with Société Générale to protect…
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Parrot Analytics: Stranger Things and Black Mirror dominate in-demand originals in France
Netflix completely dominated Parrot Analytics ‘in-demand’ analysis of digital originals in France for the week…
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Mediawan to acquire French production outfits
Mediawan, the independent European audiovisual content platform backed by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder…
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Vivendi and Mediaset mulling new three-way JV deal
Vivendi, Telecom Italia and Mediaset are circling a possible agreement that would give the Italian…
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France Télévisions piloting targeted advertising on DTT platform
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has teamed up with transmission services provider TDF to test…
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One in five French web users ‘following on’ viewing across screens
Over one in five internet users in France now start watching TV shows on one…
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France Télévisions targeting 10% share of SVOD market
France Télévisions hopes to make €40-50 million from its planned SVOD service within five years,…
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Vivendi absorbs Canal+ call centre costs and unveils revenue expectations
Vivendi now expects its revenues to grow by 5% at constant currency for 2017 while…
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YouTube Red to launch in multiple markets this year
YouTube Red, the Google-owned video site’s paid offering, will launched in multiple markets internationally this year, according…
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Orange launches Pickle TV to target millennials
Orange has launched a new low-cost ad-free TV service aimed at millennials that will be…
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M6 brings new services to distribution deal with Altice
French commercial broadcaster M6 has struck a distribution deal with SFR that closely mirrors the…
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RT’s French language channel goes live
The RT news network’s first French language TV channel, RT France, has gone live, covering…
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TF1 makes firm offer for Aufeminin
French broadcaster TF1 has made a firm offer for Axel Springer’s 78.4% stake in female-focused…
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Amazon buys first local French dramas
Amazon Prime Video is going a step further in the French market, with its first…
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Xavier Niel ‘close’ to taking majority control of Eir
Xavier Niel, the French telecom entrepreneur and owner of multi-play service provider Iliad Telecom/Free, is…
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France looks to extend network tax to cable and fibre
French parliamentarians have proposed extending a tax hitherto placed on copper telecom lines to cable…
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Orange to invest in fibre rather than football, calls for more content partnerships
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has reiterated that his company will not bid for premium football…
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CNC unveils changes to film support fund system
France’s Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) has unveiled changes to the…
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CSA chief calls for ‘European Hulu’
European media groups needs to come together to create something like a “European Hulu”, according…
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TF1 backs ‘media-for-equity’ startup initiative
French broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with investment outfit RAISE Ventures to launch a new…
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France Télévisions chief gives shape to cost-cutting plan
France Télévisions boss Delphine Ernotte plans to cut 180 posts as part of a cost-saving…
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SFR chief says operator will ‘take a look’ at Ligue 1 rights
New SFR CEO Alain Weill has said that the Altice-owned service provider will take a…
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Poland the ‘top European market for OTT TV’
A higher proportion of people watch over-the-top video on their home TV sets in Poland…