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France
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Afrostream secures French first-run rights to Black-ish
SVOD service Afrostream has secured exclusive first-run rights in France for ABC Studios’ show Black-ish….
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Vivendi maintains top shareholder status in Telecom Italia
Vivendi has acquired additional shares in Telecom Italia, allowing it to maintain its position as…
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Broadcaster streaming services beat Netflix, Amazon
Streaming services from broadcasters and pay TV operators are giving Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
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French operators reportedly lining up to claim reparations in ‘gun-jumping’ case
French service providers Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Free are likely to seek reparations from Altice…
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Former Canal+ boss Meheut joining SFR
Bertrand Meheut, the former CEO of Canal+, is to join cable and telecom group Altice’s…
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Mediaset reportedly in contact with Sky; drops Vivendi shares seizure bid
Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled pay…
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Vice’s first non-English channel rolls next week
The French version of Viceland will launch on November 23, marking the first time the…
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Altice lifted by stronger SFR showing and solid US results
Altice has seen a solid improvement in the performance of its French SFR business, which…
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African growth helps offset domestic decline at Canal+
Strong revenue growth in Africa helped to partially offset a continued precipitous decline in pay…
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Mediaset demands Vivendi honour deal as seizure bid heads for court
Mediaset still expects Vivendi to honour the terms of the aborted strategic agreement between the…
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Altice could reportedly sell off some press titles
Altice-owned French service provider SFR could spin off or sell part of the portfolio of…
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Altice suffers fresh regulatory blow as it accepts ‘gun-jumping’ fine
Cable and telecom group Altice and its French subsidiary SFR have been fined €80 million…
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iTélé dispute over controversial presenter enters new phase
Canal+-owned news channel iTélé’s management have produced a new offer aimed at staff wishing to…
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Altice adds English national rugby to sporting line-up
Altice, the owner of French service provider SFR, has struck an agreement with the English…
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Euronews launches in HD on Hotbird
Euronews has launched in HD for the first time. The HD version of the pan-Eueropean…
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TF1 hit by summer of sport and higher costs
French broadcaster TF1’s performance for the first nine months of the year has been hit…
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Free adds Canal+ multiscreen offering to bundle
French service provider Free has added Canal+’s multiscreen TV service myCanal to its offering, complementing…
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Eurodata: young adults watch 1hr 30mins less TV per day
Young people aged 15-34 spend one hour and 30 minutes less per day on average…
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MIPCOM 2016 in numbers
The organisers of MIPCOM have reported 14,000 attendees for this year’s event, with 4,900 of…
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Orange launches virtual reality headset aimed at OCS customers
Orange is launching a mid-range universal virtual reality headset for the European market as part…
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Canal+ teams up with Spotify for Jack music player
French pay TV operator Canal+’s advertising arm has teamed up with Spotify to launch a…
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Altice to up its stake in SFR following watchdog’s rejection of buyout
Altice has acquired an additional 5.21% in its French operator subsidiary SFR, taking its stake…
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Canal+ revamps pay TV proposition and drops Canalsat brand
Canal+ Group is revamping its domestic French pay TV offering, retiring the Canalsat brand used…
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Non Stop gets Connick Jr., new Canal+ deal
French celebrity news channel Non Stop People has renewed its carriage deal with Canal+ and…
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Vivendi takes plunge into eSports with ESL alliance
Vivendi has struck a major strategic partnership deal with eSports group ESL that will see…
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Eutelsat partners up for new satellite over Europe, North Africa
Eutelsat has named the partners that will help it to build its new Eutelsat 5…
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Bolloré tightens control over Vivendi
Vincent Bolloré’s company is increasing its hold on Vivendi through a series of measures that…
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France Télévisions hires Couture as Got takes over at France 2
France Télévisions has appointed former TF1, Canal+ and Orange content boss Xavier Couture as deputy…
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Vivendi launches WatchMusic mobile SVOD
Vivendi is launching WatchMusic, a subscription on-demand music video service in Brazil, with further international…
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MIPCOM to launch e-sports event in Cannes
MIPCOM organiser Reed Midem can’t get enough of Cannes. The events firm is launching the Esports…