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Love Nature hires ex-Warner Bros., MGM exec
Factual SVOD service Love Nature has hired a director of partnerships, Vince Petersen. Operating out…
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Orange eyes free TV, preps content unit
Orange is considering launching a free TV channel in France that would sit alongside its…
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Fresh blow to Canal+ as Orange secures exclusive deal with HBO
Orange’s OCS service is to become the exclusive home of HBO shows in France, dealing…
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Altice acquires ‘outstream’ ad leader Teads in €285m deal
Altice is to acquire leading video advertising market-place provider Teads in a deal that values…
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Vivendi chief: no resolution in sight to Mediaset conflict
Attempts to find a resolution to the battle between Vivendi and Mediaset have so far…
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Molotov looking to expand into new European markets
Molotov, the French streaming service founded by Canal+ founder Pierre Lescure and other Gallic TV veterans,…
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Vivendi unit buys island to create media campus
French media giant Vivendi’s Boulogne-Studios subsidiary has struck a deal with SPL Val de Seine,…
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Bouygues denies it is in talks with Orange
French construction-to-telecoms conglomerate Bouygues has categorically denied that it is in talks with other French…
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SFR to appeal against latest competition watchdog fine
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has said it will appeal against a fine levied by…
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UK consumers more interested in bundling than French, says Ovum
UK consumers are more interested in bundled services than those in France, and price is…
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Altice’s SFR returns to growth
Altice-owned French service provider SFR returned to growth in the fourth quarter of last year,…
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France’s Free sees revenue boost from Canal+ deal
Iliad Telecom-owned French service provider Free received a boost to fixed-line ARPU last year from…
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ITV buys French production company Tetra Media Studio
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired control of Tetra Media Studio, the French production company behind…
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Vivendi says turnaround on track as Canal+ loses nearly half million subs in 2016
Canal+ lost close to half a million subscribers in France last year, pushing revenues down…
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De Puyfontaine: Vivendi remains open to deal with Mediaset
Vivendi remains open to a deal with Mediaset, according to CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine. Speaking…
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Orange not interested in buying Canal+, says Richard
Orange does not want to acquire Canal+, according to CEO Stéphane Richard. Interviewed on the…
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Vivendi reportedly looking to reopen Mediaset talks
Vivendi could be willing to restart negotiations with Mediaset on condition that the Italian broadcaster…
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SFR launches joint €19.99 offering with BeIN Sports
French service provider SFR has begun offering a joint sports package with BeIN Sports for…
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Technicolor files patent suits against Samsung
Technicolor has filed several patent infringement suits against Samsung Electronics, relating to products including digital…
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TF1 looks to pay TV thematic channels and production to fuel growth
France’s TF1 Group plans to focus on the development of thematic targeted channels rather than…
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CSA extends mandatory channel numbering rules to operators
French media regulator the CSA has unveiled new rules extending the obligation to implement the…
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Altice and SFR merging advertising arms, plan to launch targeting
Altice and French unit SFR are to merge their advertising arms this week. Altice CEO…
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Free launches Arabic and Vietnamese bouquets
French service provider Free has added two new à la carte bouquets targeted at Arabic…
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TF1 names teleshopping and e-commerce chief
TF1 Group has named Agnès Rosoor as CEO of home shopping channels Téléshopping and Top…
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SFR Play goes OTT in France
Altice-owned French service provider SFR is making its subscription video-on-demand service SFR Play available as…
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SFR to take full control of NextRadioTV
Altice Group-owned French service provider SFR has filed a plan with media regulator the CSA…
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Mediawan to acquire AB Group as first step in Euro-content strategy
Mediawan, the media investment consortium set up by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier…
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Dailymotion to launch new app as part of strategic repositioning
Vivendi-owned YouTube rival Dailymotion plans to launch a new app in April as part of…
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Ex-iTélé journalists create new social media-focused news service
A group of French journalists that left Vivendi-owned news channel iTélé following the recent dispute…
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Altice hires business development chief as i24 News heads for US
Altice/SFR is planning to launch its i24 News channel in the US and has hired…