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France
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French watchdog looking again at Numericable-SFR
France’s competition watchdog has begun investigating whether cable operator Numericable and telco SFR began acting…
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Vivendi confirms Dailymotion bid
Vivendi has confirmed that it has made an offer for Orange-owned video site Dailymotion, as…
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Canal+ chief weighs in to Vivendi dispute
Canal+ CEO Bertrand Meheut has weighed in to the dispute between parent company Vivendi and…
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CSA receives 33 applications for France Télévisions top job
French audiovisual media regulator the CSA has received 33 applications from candidates hoping to replace…
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ARCEP to auction 700MHz spectrum
French telecoms regulator ARCEP is to begin auctioning part of the 700MHz spectrum band currently…
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Eutelsat secures refinancing of debt
Satellite operator Eutelsat has secured early refinancing of an €800 million loan due in December…
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Discovery takes controlling stake in Eurosport France
Discovery has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Eurosport France, further consolidating its…
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Investor group closes TDF acquisition
A group of investors comprising Brookfield Infrastructure Group, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments),…
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Vivendi and US shareholder trade blows as battle intensifies
The fast-developing battle between Vivendi and one of its shareholders over the company’s cash policies…
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Vivendi calls for rejection of move to force it to return more cash
Vivendi is to put requests from US activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management to…
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New chief for Canal+ free-to-air channels
Canal+ has named Xavier Gandon as director-general of its free-to-air channels D8 and D17. Gandon…
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Altice planning to sell Cabovisão
Cable and telecom network investor Altice is planning to sell its existing Portuguese cable asset,…
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TDF names media services chief
French transmission services provider TDF has named Aymeric de Cardes as director of its media…
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Orange outlines large-scale broadband investment plan
Orange plans to invest over €15 billion in its broadband networks over the next three…
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VimpelCom names SFR’s Charlier as new CEO
Former SFR CEO Jean-Yves Charlier is to replace Jo Lunder as CEO of Russian service…
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New African DTH bouquet SeeAfrika taps WinMedia for playout
New African satellite TV platform SeeAfrika’s owner Canal Holding has chosen WinMedia to provide playout…
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Eutelsat 8 West B on track for mid-2015 launch
Eutelsat’s new satellite for Middle East and North Africa broadcast markets, Eutelsat 8 West B,…
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Globecast hires sports business expert
Media services provider Globecast has appointed sports business expert Rick Horrow as an industry advisor…
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Madagascar’s Telma to buy SFR-Numericable’s Outremer Telecom
French service provider SFR-Numericable is to sell its Outremer Telecom mobile assets to the owner…
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New marketing appointment for Canal+
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named Guillaume Boutin as director of marketing distribution. Boutin,…
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Thema makes new distribution appointments
Channel producer and distributor Thema has named Sarah Bakkali as distribution senior manager for France…
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Numericable-SFR hit by mobile competition
French cable and telecom giant Numericable-SFR has posted a decline in revenue of 5% and…
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Orange signs deal with Sony Pictures Television
French pay TV operator Orange has inked a volume deal with Hollywood studio Sony Pictures…
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Eutelsat successfully launches first all-electric satellite
Satellite operator Eutelsat has successfully launched its all-electric Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. The Boeing-built…
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Canal+ makes key appointments
Pay TV operator Canal+ Group has reshuffled executive roles after naming René Saal as director…
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TV fiction on European channels declining, says new research
The proportion of fiction in the programming of European TV channels has fallen slightly over…
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SFR-Numericable’s Virgin Mobile launches quad-play
SFR-Numericable has launched a new quad-play offering under the Virgin Mobile brand, with a new…
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Lagardère Active launches three TV apps
Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, is launching three new free TV…
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UnitronGroup taps iWedia for SAT>IP software
TV software specialist iWedia is providing its SAT>IP server software to Belgian digital TV headend…
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TF1 reportedly to launch Afrostream pay VoD offering
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is to launch a paid for video-on-demand service dedicated to African…