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CTAM launches third INSEAD programme
Cable marketing organisation CTAM Europe is to launch its third executive management programme with the…
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Lagardère names new digital chief
Media group Lagardère is to create a new digital unit as part of its Lagardère…
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Altice steps into US cable in US$9 billion deal
Cable and telecom investor Altice, the majority owner of France’s Numericable-SFR, is moving into the…
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Vivendi to take full control of Canal+ channels unit
Vivendi is to make an offer to acquire the shares in Société d’Édition de Canal…
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Numericable-SFR sets ambitious network targets as it posts EBITDA growth
French cable operator Numericable-SFR has hailed a “return to growth” in the first quarter, driven…
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Lagardère Active boosted by TV production
TV production boosted the top line performance of Lagardère Active, the French media group’s magazine…
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Vivendi completes sale of 20% stake in Numericable-SFR
Vivendi has completed the sale of its 20% stake in Numericable-SFR at a price of…
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Civolution names NexGuard products and solutions chief
Forensic watermarking specialist Civolution has hired Jean-Philippe Plantevin as senior vice-president products and solutions for…
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Orange reports strong TV gains
Orange reported 7.41 million IPTV and satellite TV customers for the three months ending March…
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Canal+ names secretary-general
Canal+ Group has named Delphine d’Amarzit as group secretary-general, reporting to Bertrand Meheut. D’Amarzit was…
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Exane BNP Paribas downgrades Numericable-SFR on Bouygues concerns
The acquisition of Bouygues Telecom by Numericable-SFR, which is widely expected by investors in France,…
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Altice taps Cisco for DOCSIS 3.1 and CCAP upgrade
Cisco has struck a deal with Altice to provide its DOCSIS 3.1-enabled CCAP cable access…
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Qatar selling down stake in Vivendi
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has reduced stake in Vivendi, according to business news service BFMTV,…
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Vivendi chief secures victory in double vote battle, promises more media acquisitions
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré on Friday secured victory in his battle with rebellious shareholders over…
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Telecom Italia set to strike content deal with Mediaset
Following last week’s deal with Sky Italia to market the latter’s pay TV services over…
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Decision day for Vivendi as Bolloré pushes for double voting rights
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré is set to discover today whether he will secure enough votes…
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Cinven confirms bid for Telekom Slovenije
Investment group Cinven has confirmed that it has placed a binding offer to acquire the…
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Orange moves forward with French fibre plans
Orange is aiming to reach 100% fibre deployment in nine new French cities by the…
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Nokia to acquire Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia is to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in an all-share deal that values the latter at €15.6…
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TF1 taps SintecMedia for rights management
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has tapped SintecMedia’s OnRights rights management software to maximize revenue from…
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Ownit overtakes Com Hem as fastest Swedish ISP, says Netflix
Swedish internet service provider Ownit overtook Com Hem in March to become the country’s fastest…
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Vivendi rules out Lagardère bid
Vivendi has ruled out a bid for Lagardère despite earlier reports that it had placed…
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TF1 launching premium VoD movie service
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is launching a new premium video-on-demand brand dedicated to movies not…
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Bolloré ups stake in Vivendi as De Puyfontaine plays down Sky rumours
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has again upped his stake in the company, raising his shareholding…
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Non Stop People to launch Spanish channel
French celebrity news channel Non Stop People is to launch a Spanish version in June….
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Eurosport gains international rugby rights
Eurosport has struck a deal with France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby to secure exclusive international…
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Vivendi agrees extra dividend and makes peace with hedge fund
Vivendi and activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management have settled their dispute over Vivendi’s…
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TV5 Monde cyber-attacked by ISIS
French network TV5Monde was yesterday the victim of a cyber attack by individuals claiming to…
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French regulator reveals IPTV and ultra-fast broadband numbers
France had 15.378 million TV-over-DSL subscribers at the end of last year, up 5.2% on…
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Vivendi in exclusive talks over €217 million Dailymotion bid
Vivendi is in exclusive talks with Orange about buying an 80% stake in French video…