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Canalplay adds Maker Studios section
Canal+’s SVoD service Canalplay has added a section dedicated to Disney-owned MCN Maker Studios to…
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Orange could step in to fill fibre gap left by SFR
Orange could consider stepping up its investment in high-speed internet access in France to fill…
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Numericable-SFR prices new loan
Numericable-SFR has successfully priced a new US$1.34 billion (€1.12 billion) term loan and a separate…
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Wuaki launches kids SVoD in France
Japanese-owned streaming and download service Wuaki is teaming with French media group Lagardère and launching…
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Orange TV numbers boosted by Spain
Orange had 7.658 million TV customers at the end of the quarter, up from 7.435…
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Vivendi ups stakes in games companies
Vivendi has upped its stakes in French games producers Ubisoft and Gameloft. Vivendi now holds…
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Roku makes France its first European launch after UK
Roku has launched in France for the first time, marking its first new European rollout since…
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Globecast chooses NovelSat S3 for live events
Media services provider Globecast has chosen Israel-based NovelSat’s satellite modulation technology for global distribution of…
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Channels join Canal+ founder’s OTT service
Molotov, the upcoming French OTT service being launched by former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure, has…
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CSA holds fresh hearings on move to free DTT
French media regulator the CSA will this week hold public hearings on the impact of…
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Viacom to launch BET in France
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and BET International are due to launch the BET channel as…
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Numericable-SFR to pay out dividend
Altice-backed French service provider Numericable-SFR has announced that it will pay out a dividend of…
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Vivendi takes stakes in games companies
Vivendi has take stakes in French games specialists Ubisoft and Gameloft. The media giant has…
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Irish Netflix web speeds the slowest in Europe
Ireland had the slowest average web speeds of all the European countries where Netflix is…
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TF1 and M6 disappointed as CSA names HD DTT candidates
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 have expressed disappointment that their proposed joint teleshopping channel has…
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Sundance Channel launches on Orange TV in France
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has launched Sundance Channel Global on Orange TV through its ADSL…
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French competition watchdog investigates Numericable-SFR’s fibre investment
France’s competition regulator has launched a third enquiry in a year into Numericable-SFR, this time…
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Numericable-SFR bundles L’Express digital with 4G
Altice-backed French service provider Numericable-SFR is offering its 4G mobile customers who take its Power…
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Canal+ renews deal with Disney
Canal+ Group has renewed its deal with Disney Media Distribution for exclusive first run and…
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Orange Digital Ventures invests in SVoD service Afrostream
Orange Digital Ventures has invested in Afrostream, the African SVoD service founded by producer Tonjé…
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Vivendi reportedly closing in on Telecom Italia goal
Vivendi has taken a series of steps to allow it to increase its stake in…
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YouTube opens French content studio
YouTube has confirmed it is opening a studio for YouTube content creators in Paris, claiming…
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TDF acquires live event specialist Ad Valem
French transmission services provider TDF has acquired Ad Valem, a company specialising in live event…
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Trace expands in Denmark via Canal Digital
Trace has extended its partnership with Canal Digital in move that will see Trace Sport…
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Vivendi and Canal+ up investment in cinema, new Studiocanal chief
Vivendi and Canal+ have committed are to acquire a minority stake in France’s Mars Film…
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French operators file documents for 700MHz
France’s four leading mobile operators – Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR – have…
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Vivendi moves to head off Canal+ concerns as Bolloré meets CSA
Vivendi committed to create a new ethics committee to ensure the editorial independence of Canal+…
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Numericable-SFR adds Polish bouquet
French service provider Numericable-SFR has added a Polish bouquet to its La Box Fibre services…
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Journalists express concern about Canal+ as Bolloré meets CSA
A group of French journalists and the Reporters sans Frontières group have signed an open…
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Orange to invest in LoRa network for Internet of Things
Orange in France has unveiled plans to invest in a national low-power narrowband network to…