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France
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Online TV viewing expanding rapidly in France
The proportion of internet users in France who view live or catch-up TV on the…
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Altice takes Premier League rights from Canal+
European telecommunications and pay TV firm Altice, owner of service provider Numericable-SFR, has snatched exclusive…
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Free raises fresh debt
French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free has raised fresh funds totaling €650 million in the form…
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Altice gets green light for NextRadio TV takeover
French communications regulator the CSA has approved telco Altice’s takeover of NextRadio TV, the media…
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Smart TV reach 45% in Western Europe
Some 45% of Western European broadband households have a smart TV, and 33% of these…
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Orange unveils plans for Internet of Things network
Orange has unveiled detailed plans for the rollout of a low-power narrowband Long Range (LoRa)…
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Euronews launches in Japan
Euronews has launched for the first time in Japan in partnership with IPTV operator Hikari…
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Thomson Video Networks names business development chief
Thomson Video Networks has named Stephan Richard as vice president, strategy and business development. Based…
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DJAZZ.tv HD joins Free line-up
A French version of Dutch music channel DJAZZ.tv will broadcast in HD via French pay…
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Investor express disquiet over Vivendi move on Telecom Italia
A group of Italian and international investment funds have expressed concern about Vivendi’s request to…
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TV France International appoints new president
France Télévisions executive Hervé Michel has been elected president of TV France International and will…
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ARCEP closes bidding for 700MHz spectrum
French telecom regulator ARCEP secured €2.8 billion from this week’s auction of 700MHz spectrum, currently…
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India’s Times Now launches in the UK, more Euro rollouts planned
Times Now, the 24-hour English news channel from India’s Times Group, has launched in the…
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France’s ARCEP completes first day of 700MHz auction
French telecom regulator ARCEP has announced the successful completion of the first day of its…
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Orange names ex-diplomat as advisor to CEO
Orange has named Michel Reveyrand-de Menthon as advisor to chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard, in…
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Arkena taps NexGuard for digital watermarking
Media services and technology provider Arkena has integrated NexGuard’s NexGuard Pre-Release watermarking system in its…
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France to kick off 700MHz auction on Monday
France’s auction of 700MHz spectrum will being on Monday, with Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange…
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Eurosport unveils its biggest rebrand since the ‘90s
Eurosport has undergone a wholesale rebrand, marking the biggest change to its look and feel…
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Molotov presents French OTT service to the CSA
Molotov, the new French OTT service from former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure, has applied for permission…
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Vivendi taking 26% stake in Banijay-Zodiak
Vivendi has signed an agreement to take a 26.2% stake in the new production company…
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Canal+ loses subscribers in France, gains internationally
French pay TV outfit Canal+’s performance in the first nine months of the year was…
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Lagardère Active financials hit by lack of Borgia
The third quarter performance of Lagardère Active, the Lagardère Group’s TV and publishing arm, was…
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SFR to launch new Ultra HD box and SVoD service
French pay TV operator SFR is due to launch a new 4K Ultra HD gateway,…
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Altice to accelerate fibre build-out
Cable and telecom investor Altice has said it plans to accelerate its fibre build-out in…
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French cineastes launch Le Cinetek directors’ choice VoD service
A group of French and international film directors and Meilleurs du Cinéma, the group behind…
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CSA authorises 700MHz airport communications LTE trial
French media regulator the CSA has authorised Aéroports de Paris unit Hub One to begin…
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Free launches first 4K TV channel Festival 4K
French service provider Free has staked its claim to be the first in the country…
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Eutelsat unveils 2016 awards winners
FilmBox Arthouse, Trace Sports Stars and Sky Atlantic HD were among the winners at the…
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Numericable-SFR slows subscriber decline, ahead of schedule on synergies
Numericable-SFR has succeeded in arresting the number of mobile and fixed customers leaving it in…
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Furious France Télévisions suspends Newen work
TF1’s potential acquisition of production and sales group Newen has sparked a furious reaction from…