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Canal+ to launch pay TV service in Myanmar
Canal+ group has signed a deal with local media group Forever to launch a pay…
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TF1, Mediaset, ProSieben partner on MCN investments
France’s TF1 Group and Italy’s Mediaset have bought into ProSiebenSat.1’s Studio71, with the German media…
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Canal+ to air regular UHD TV Sunday night Ligue 1 football
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to air its regular Sunday evening Ligue 1 football…
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Netgem to develop smart home products for telcos
Telco TV technology provider Netgem is to widen its product offering to deliver smart home…
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European and Australian VR content firms merge
Virtual reality-focused producers in Europe and Australia have merged to create a new conglomerate, the…
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Altice extends sports offering with exclusive boxing deal
Cable and telecom group Altice has acquired the exclusive TV rights for the next four…
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France Télévisions’ plans for Netflix rival take shape
France Télévisions has been in touch with about 10 major producers about securing content for…
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Hopster launches on Roku
Kids educational and entertainment app provider Hopster is launching a channel on the Roku streaming…
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AB Group ‘could be looking at sale’
France’s AB Group could be looking at a sale, with Mediawan, the investment vehicle of…
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Mediaset prepares defences as Vivendi closes in on 30% threshold
The Berlusconi family has moved to shore up its defences against Vivendi as Mediaset prepares…
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Vivendi Mediaset move ‘could breach antitrust rules’
Italian antitrust watchdog AGCOM has stepped into the battle raging between Vivendi and Mediaset with…
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French internet users tune into eSports
More than a quarter of French internet users are interested in eSports, according to audience…
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Vivendi now owns 20% of Mediaset, but next steps unclear
Vivendi is continuing its hostile bid to acquire a significant stake in Mediaset. The French…
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M6 to take over RTL French radio stations
M6 Group is to acquire the French radio assets of RTL Group as part of…
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Eutelsat names new group CFO
Eutelsat has appointed the former managing director of Louis Dreyfus Holding, Sandrine Téran, as group…
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France Télévisions chief outlines plan for French alternative to Netflix
France Télévisions hopes to move forward with plans to create a new SVOD platform to…
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Orange ‘would consider’ buying Canal+
Telco and pay TV operator Orange would consider buying Canal+ if Vivendi put it up…
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Altice takes on Canal+ with exclusive NBCU, Discovery deals and new premium channel
In a significant ramping up of its strategy to compete head on with French pay…
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TDF takes minority stake in Molotov
French digital-terrestrial transmission services provider TDF has taken a minority stake in OTT TV operator…
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Canal+ secures African football deal
Canal+ has struck a deal with the African Football Confederation and Lagardère Sports that will…
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French parliamentarians approve ‘YouTube tax’
French parliamentarians have approved an amendment to the country’s budget that is intended to see…
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M6 names light entertainment chief
French broadcaster M6 has named Stéphane Sallé de Chou as head of acquired light entertainment…
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Former France Télévisions chief Pflimlin dies aged 62
Former France Télévisions director-general Rémy Pflimlin has died at the age of 62. Pflimlin died…
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Vivendi denies Mediaset talks report
Vivendi has denied an Italian press report that suggested the French media giant and its…
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TF1 takes majority stake in MinuteBuzz
French broadcaster TF1 has taken a majority stake in local online video entertainment platform MinuteBuzz…
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Canal+ taps FreeWheel for advertising management
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has tapped video advertising specialist FreeWheel to optimise and…
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France Télévisions taps Net Insight for DOM-TOM distribution
France Télévisions Réseau Outre-Mer, the network of TV and radio stations operating in France’s overseas…
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Closing Premium would be ‘worst option’ for Mediaset
Closing Mediaset Premium would be the worst of the choices on offer to the Italian broadcaster, but…
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New Canal+ mobile TV service set for 20 countries
Canal+ has launched its vaunted premium TV-over-mobile service Studio+ in France, and said it will…
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Canal+ begins marketing revamped offering
Canal+ Group is moving ahead with the relaunch of its domestic French pay TV services…