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France
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Aston hits out at Canal+ “lies” over Canal Ready
French set-top provider Aston has said it will take action against Canal+ after accusing the…
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Technicolor unveils Drive 2020
France-based TV technology company Technicolor has unveiled a new strategic plan aimed at capturing growth…
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Thema launches Le Bouquet Espagnol on Free
Channel distributor Thema last week struck an agreement with French service provider Free to carry…
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SFR-Numericable lays out terms for open network
French service provider SFR-Numericable has this week published terms for opening its cable network up…
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Non-advertising revenues keep TF1 on even keel
TF1 Group has maintained stable revenues for the full year for 2014 despite a continued…
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Numericable-SFR, Altice in €3.9bn bid for Vivendi’s remaining stake
Numericable-SFR and its principal owner Altice has made a €3.9 billion offer to buy out…
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Revenue diversification lifts M6
Revenue diversification helped lift French commercial broadcaster M6 to modest year-on-year revenue growth despite a…
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Orange TV subscriber numbers up in Q4
Orange reported a total of 7.190 million IPTV and satellite customers in the fourth quarter…
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Orange planning to launch its own HDMI dongle
Orange plans to launch an internet-connected HDMI dongle in France, following trials of the product…
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CSA mulls future of French catch-up services
Over seven in 10 French internet users now use catch-up TV services – 72% in…
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Sky defends Premier League spend, European backlash gathers pace
Sky’s group director, corporate affairs, Graham McWilliam, has taken to Twitter to defend Sky’s record…
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SFR-Numericable reportedly renewing interest in Bouygues
French quad-play service provider SFR-Numericable has indicated to analysts that it is willing to pay…
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New shows boost Lagardère Active
The delivery of new shows – notably, season two of Transporteur – le série –…
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Canal+ and Eurosport sign exclusive carriage deal
Canal+ and Eurosport have agreed a deal for the exclusive carriage of the Eurosport and…
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French unions threaten Canal+ strike action
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
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StudioCanal ups Buet to deputy CEO role
France-based StudioCanal has appointed the head of its German division, Rodolphe Buet, as its deputy…
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Fox names Eurosport’s Bramly as French chief
Fox International Channels has recruited Olivier Bramly as its general manager for France, replacing Frederic…
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Numericable-SFR moves swiftly to placate regulator over Outremer charges
Numericable-SFR has moved swiftly to head off a possible reversal of the French competition regulator’s…
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CNC VoD search service to exclude Netflix, iTunes
France’s Centre Nationale du Cinéma et de L’Image Animée (CNC) has created a search engine…
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TF1 launches SVoD service for kids
French broadcaster TF1 will launch TFou Max next month, the first SVoD service exclusively targeting…
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CSA names new members, outlines goals
French media regulator the CSA has named Nicolas Curien and Nathalie Sonnac as members of…
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New finance and development chief for Canal+
Canal+ has named Sébastian de Gasquet as finance and development director fort its free TV…
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Carrefour launches France’s first UltraViolet OTT service
French supermarket giant Carrefour has launched an UltraViolet-enabled multi-platform TV service, Nolim Films, using an…
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Portugal Telecom shareholders approve sale to Altice
Portugal Telecom’s shareholders have approved the sale of the company’s domestic assets to Altice, the…
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Watchdog raises possibility of rescinding Numericable-SFR green light
France’s competition regulator is looking into a possible breach of conditions set ahead of cable…
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TF1 agrees second screen deal with Monterosa
French broadcaster TF1 has signed a deal with second screen specialist Monterosa to add live…
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Canal+ retains rugby Top 14 rights
Canal+ has retained the rights to exclusive live coverage of French rugby matches from the…
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YFE and Motors TV team up with Alterna’TV for Americas
Eutelsat-owned channel distributor Alterna’TV is to distribute German kids channel provider Your Family Entertainment’s (YFE)…
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TF1 and Canal+ to share World Cup Rugby
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has struck an agreement to share this year’s World Cup Rugby…
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Canalsat adds Nollywood TV to line-up
French pay TV operator Canalsat has added Thema-operated Nigerian movie channel Nollywood TV to its…