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Mediaset and Vivendi reportedly taking steps to a possible deal
Lawyers for Italy’s Mediaset and France’s Vivendi are holding talks to find a solution to…
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Canal+ strikes deal with collecting society after long dispute
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ has struck an agreement with rights collecting agency SACEM, which…
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SFR to disappear from stock market on October 9
Altice-owned French service provider SFR will be withdrawn from the Paris stock exchange on October…
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Eurodata unveils European viewing trends
People in the five biggest European markets watched an average of three hours and 48…
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New version of Dailymotion launches in UK and Switzerland
The new premium content-focused version of Vivendi-owned video portal Dailymotion has launched in the UK…
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TF1 names news chief
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Thierry Thuillier as deputy CEO in charge of its…
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Canal+ streaming service launches in 4K UHD on Apple TV
Canal+’s OTT TV service myCanal has teamed up with Apple to offer 4K UHD TV…
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Trace launches distribution arm
Afro-music and entertainment channels group Trace has launched a distribution division, which a former France…
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Former Altice Media boss in new online news and video move
Bernard Mourad, the former Altice Media chief who left to work for Emmanuel Macron’s presidential…
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CSA boss opposes reintroduction of advertising on pubcaster
Olivier Schrameck, the chief executive of French media regulator the CSA, has expressed his opposition…
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Deutsche Telekom orders first original series
German pay TV provider Deutsche Telekom (DT) has commissioned its first original series, a French-coproduced…
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France’s NRJ looking to sell Towercast transmission outfit
French radio and TV group NRJ is planning to sell its transmission arm, Towercast, and…
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Médiamétrie adds Molotov to multi-screen measurement
France’s audience measurement organisation, Médiamétrie, has included digital service Molotov into its ‘four screen TV’…
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Google in new deal with rightsholders to combat piracy in France
Google has signed an agreement with French antipiracy group l’Association de Lutte Contre la Piraterie…
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Portuguese regulator slams Altice acquisition of Media Capital
Portuguese media and communications regulator ANACOM has said that Altice’s proposed acquisition of Media Capital…
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TF1 secures Formula 1 rights
French broadcaster TF1 Group has secured a multi-year deal to include Formula 1 in its…
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Turner teams up with Canal+ to launch Warner TV
Turner Broadcast has teamed up with Canal+ Group to launch a new channel that will…
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France Télévisions faces call to make more savings
France Télévisions and France’s other public broadcaster organisations could be forced to find significant cost…
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New SVOD movies service for France to launch next month
A new French movies-on-demand service, e-cinema.com, will launch on October 20, bringing international movies not…
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TF1 chief confident of striking retrans deal
TF1 Group CEO Gilles Pélisson is confident that the French commercial broadcaster will be able…
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Altice beats BeIN Media to become French home of basketball
Altice has acquired exclusive rights to Euroleague and Eurocup basketball for the next four seasons,…
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European connected TV ad market set for growth with UK leading
The European connected TV advertising market could be worth €825 million by 2020, according to…
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Altice files planned SFR buyout with markets regulator
Cable and telecom investor Altice has filed its planned buyout offer for the remaining shares…
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Iliad’s Niel promises new Freebox as competition bites
Iliad Telecom/Free founder Xavier Niel has promised to bring forward the launch of a new…
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SFR launches 4K sports channel on Samsung smart TVs
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has launched its SFR Sport 4K channel on Samsung’s latest…
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Canal+ needs level playing field, says Vivendi chief
Canal+ needs and deserves a level playing field to compete with the likes of Altice…
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Molotov to launch hybrid offering on Samsung TV
French OTT TV platform Molotov is to become available on Samsung smart TVs. Samsung owners…
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Plessis to aid Lagardère’s SVOD efforts
France’s Lagardère Studios has appointed Thomas Plessis as director of digital business, a role that…
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Report: Free now has 20% stake in Canalplay
French service provider Free has acquired a 20% stake in Canal+’s subscription video-on-demand service Canalplay…
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Canal+ teams up with Bouygues Telecom for new offering
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has teamed up with service provider Bouygues Telecom to…