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France
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SFR hit by discounting as Altice sees growth in Portugal and US
Altice-owned French operator SFR saw its revenues drop by 6.1% in the first quarter to…
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Orange unifies European operations with Mobistar rebrand
Mobistar is rebranding to Orange in Belgium as part of Orange Group’s plan to unify…
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France’s TF1 creates Studio
TF1 has created a new film division that will also cover movie production and licensing…
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Orange sees TV progress in France and Spain
Orange had 8.2 million TV customers at the end of the first quarter, up 10.4%…
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SFR unveils plans for extensive raft of TV services
Altice-owned SFR has confirmed plans to launch new TV services following the news that owner…
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SFR to become combined media and telecom company
Altice is to consolidate all of its French media assets into telecom unit SFR, according…
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‘Netflix effect’ forces shorter windows for drama
Release windows for drama programming are shortening dramatically in key territories, with a ‘pronounced change’…
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TF1 and Netflix ink free TV deal for Marseille
TF1 will screen the opening episodes of Netflix’s first French original series Marseille two weeks…
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France and Turkey join biggest programme exporters
The latest data shows that France and Turkey have joined the ranks of the largest…
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Vivendi takes stake in Fnac as part of wider strategic partnership
Vivendi has taken a minority stake in French electronics, music and video retailer Fnac as…
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Vivendi and Mediaset team up to take on Sky and Netflix
Vivendi and its Italian counterpart Mediaset have inked a deal that sees the French media…
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Vivendi launches ‘first global premium series’ offering for mobile
Vivendi has launched Studio+, described by the media giant as the first global offering of…
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Viceland to launch in France with Canal+
Vice has partnered with Canal+ Group to launch a French version of its TV network…
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Vivendi reportedly close to securing Mediaset deal
Vivendi is close to securing a deal to take control of Mediaset’s pay TV arm,…
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French ISPs stand alone following break-up of Orange-Bouygues talks
France’s leading telcos have set out their stall for further investment in broadband on a…
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Molotov strikes deal with Canal+ ahead of July launch
French OTT service Molotov is to publicly launch on July 11. The service, which is…
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Orange-Bouygues merger talks stall, new deadline set
Orange and Bouygues Telecom will make a decision by the end of the weekend about…
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Arte to stage first Ultra HD test at the weekend
German and French cultural broadcaster Arte is due to stage its first test broadcast in…
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French government ‘ready to approve’ Orange-Bouygues deal
The French government is ready to approve Orange’s planned acquisition of Bouygues Telecom under a…
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AwesomenessTV launches locally in Europe, Brazil
Localised versions of majority Dreamworks-owned multichannel network Awesomeness TV has officially launched in the UK,…
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e-TF1 takes majority stake in digital marketing outfit
e-TF1, the new media unit of French commercial broadcaster TF1, has taken a majority stake…
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Eutelsat picks new broadcast satellite for 2018 MEA, Europe launch
Eutelsat has selected an all-electric satellite to provide broadcast TV services across Africa, Europe, Middle…
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Altice selects Arris for gigabit broadband
Altice has selected Arris’ E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) to deliver of gigabit internet services…
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DJAZZ.TV launches on Bouygues Telecom
Stingray Digital Group’s DJAZZ.tv station is now available as part French pay TV provider Bouygues…
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French distributors launch 9,000 title screening service
TV France International has launched a new online screening and information service, Screenopsis. TVFI, the…
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Altice sees EBITDA rise, promises revenue growth this year
Altice has reported improved operational results and EBITDA for 2015, but failed to achieve significant…
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Thema secures Canadian deal for Canal Algérie
French channel distributor Thema has secured a carriage deal for Algerian public TV channel Canal…
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Eutelsat 65 West B successfully launched
Eutelsat’s 65 West A satellite for Brazil and Latin America has been successfully launched on…
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Netflix takes back House of Cards in Poland
Netflix is retaining the rights to the fourth season of its flagship drama show House…
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Orange and Bouygues still eyeing deal with end-of-March deadline
Discussions between Orange and Bouygues over the former’s potential acquisition of Bouygues Telecom are continuing…