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Vivendi completes Telefónica exchange
Vivendi and Telefónica have completed their exchange of shares, enabling the French media giant to…
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Lagardère rebrands TV division
French media giant Lagardère has rebranded its TV and Film division Lagardère Studios. The unit…
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Vivendi closes in on 100% control of premium channels unit
Vivendi has launched an obligatory squeeze-out process after securing 97.07% control of SECP, the unit…
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Altice sells Cabovisão to Apax France
Altice has agreed to sell its Portuguese cable subsidiary Cabovisão to private equity group Apax…
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New deputy CEO for iTélé
Canal+ has named journalist Virginie Chomicki as deputy CEO at news channel iTélé, in charge of…
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Cross-border telco consolidation coming, says Orange chief
European telecoms stands on the verge of a phase of cross-border consolidation, but there is…
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Brits watch ‘less TV than ever before’
British people are watching “less TV than ever before,” with viewing time across all platforms…
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Vivendi reportedly upping stake in Dailymotion
Vivendi has taken an additional 10% stake in online video site Dailymotion, according to local…
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Bolloré plans Canal+ management revamp
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré is planning to make significant changes to the organisation of Canal+,…
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TF1 launches digital incubator
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with consultancy Paris&Co to create a new digital…
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Eutelsat appoints TDF exec as VP of the UK and Nordics
Eutelsat has appointed the head of TDF’s media services division, Julien Seligmann, as its regional…
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Canal+ moves forward with UHD tests
Following its trial transmission of the Champions League football final in June and launch of…
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France Télévisions chief outlines digital news channel plan
France Télévisions plans to launch a digital news channel on the web initially that will…
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Vivendi exits Numericable-SFR with €2 billion payment
Vivendi has received €1.974 billion from Patrick Drahi’s investment group Altice in part-payment for Vivendi’s…
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Vivendi takes control of Canal+ premium channels unit
Vivendi has secured overall control of Société d’Edition de Canal Plus (SECP), the company that…
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Orange adds Eurochannel to TV line-up
Orange in France is to add Eurochannel to its TV line-up from August 20. The…
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Numericable bounces back in Netflix ISP ranking
Numericable overtook Bouygues Telecom in July to reclaim its position as the fastest internet service…
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Altice’s Numericable-SFR and My Chaîne Sport secure basketball deal
French service provider Numericable-SFR and Ma Chaîne Sport (MCS), also owned by Altice Group, have…
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Yahoo rolls out Livetext video messaging service
Yahoo has launched Livetext, a new video-texting app, in five new countries including the UK,…
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Altice acquires more shares in Numericable-SFR
Altice has acquired a further tranche of shares in Numericable-SFR and has completed the sale…
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TV production and channels boost Lagardère Active
TV production and channels helped keep Lagardère’s media arm, Lagardère Active, on an even keel…
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CSA calls for HD candidates
French media regulator the CSA has launched a new appeal for candidates to launch HD…
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Orange not interested in media investments, says Richard
Orange’s management does not believe in making direct investments in the media industry and has…
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Numericable-SFR sees improvement in second quarter
French operator Numericable-SFR and parent company Altice both posted solid second-quarter financials, although the group…
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Orange turns in solid 2Q, sees TV growth
Orange had 7.435 million TV customers at the end of June, up from 6.767 million…
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Altice joins forces with NextRadioTV’s Weill in new media unit
Patrick Drahi’s Altice is to create a joint venture with NextRadioTV founder Alain Weill to…
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LCI chief Revel leaves
Eric Revel, the CEO of TF1-owned French news channel LCI, has left the group to…
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Discovery to buy rest of Eurosport for €491 million
Discovery has agreed to buy the 49% stake it doesn’t already own in Eurosport from…
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TF1’s Got to join France Télévisions as strategy and programme chief
Caroline Got, the managing director of TF1’s thematic channels TMC and NT1, is to move…
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Francophone ‘Afro-American Netflix’ set to launch in September
France-based startup Afrostream is to launch what it describes as “the Netflix of Afro-American and…