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Wuaki launches new 4K smart TV app
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has launched a new smart TV app with 4K…
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Android is a ‘Trojan Horse’, says Orange chief
Google’s Android platform is a “Trojan Horse” and European regulators are “often naïve” about giant…
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France 24 launches TiVo app on Virgin and Ono
International news channel France 24 has launched a new TiVo-compatible set-top app, which is available…
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Netflix fails to secure Free deal, sets out goals for France
French telco Iliad Telecom/Free has joined Orange in declining to distribute Netflix when it launches…
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Free makes fixed-line progress despite tough competition
French multi-play operator Iliad Telecom/Free had close to 15 million fixed and mobile subscribers at…
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Netflix confirms Marseille as debut French drama original
Netflix is working with writer Dan Franck to create its first French-produced original drama. Marseille…
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BFM TV ups budget after seeing off LCI threat
Having seen off the threat of a new free-to-air competitor in the shape of TF1’s…
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Netflix: investment promise will win over French content creators
Netflix will win the support of local content creators in France by spending money on…
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Telecom Italia to make GVT offer
Telecom Italia is on the point of making a €7 billion offer for Vivendi’s Brazilian…
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Teleste signs €20 million access network deal with Altice Group
Video and broadband technologies firm Teleste Corporation has signed a five-year deal with multinational cable…
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Numericable extends ADSL reach through unbundling deal with SFR
Ahead of its planned acquisition of SFR, French cable operator Numericable has struck a local-loop…
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RTL takes €88 million hit from Hungarian ad tax plan
RTL Group has posted a €88 million impairment in its first-half results as a consequence…
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Numericable launches TV everywhere LaBox service
French cable operator Numericable is launching a raft of new services including TV everywhere service…
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Canal+ reorganises thematic channels under former France 3 chief
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named former France Télévisions executive Thierry Langlois as head…
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Canal+ secures Formula E rights
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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New sports-focused offering from Canal+
French pay TV operator Canal+ Group and Canalsat have launched a new combined sports-focused offering,…
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Vivendi and Telecom Italia discuss Brazilan deal and strategic partnership
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré and Telecom Italia deputy director Marco Patuano met in Paris yesterday…
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Telecom Italia and Vivendi chiefs reportedly meeting today
Telecom Italia executive director Marco Patuano is set to meet Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré today…
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SFR begins tests of new Evolution box
French service provider SFR has begun beta-testing the latest generation of its Evolution set-top box…
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Telecom Italia move sparks Mediaset merger speculation
Telecom Italia has reportedly initiated talks with Vivendi, in a bid to counter Telefónica’s bid…
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Microsoft to add free-to-air DTT tuner for Xbox One in Europe
Microsoft is to provide a digital TV tuner for its Xbox One gaming devices in…
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Numericable sees LaBox Fibre boost
French cable operator Numericable’s advanced LaBox Fibre service had attracted 380,000 customers by the end…
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OTT service Jook Video secures deal with Free
AB Group-owned French OTT TV service provider Jook Video has secured a partnership with telecom…
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Telecom Italia shares plunge as Telefónica offers €6.7bn for Vivendi Brazilian unit
Shares in Telecom Italia were suspended today after Telefónica offered to buy Vivendi’s Brazilian telecom…
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Dailymotion signs deal with FC Barcelona
Orange-owned video sharing site Dailymotion has signed a deal with FC Barcelona that will see…
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Vivendi secures windfall on completion of Beats deal
French media giant Vivendi’s Unversal Music Group subsidiary has completed the sale of its stake…
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Netgem takes loss as it invests in expansion
French TV technology and services provider Netgem posted a small net loss on increased revenues…
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Iliad Telecom confirms bid for US T-Mobile
Following various press reports, French multi-play provider Iliad Telecom, which operates in France under the…
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BeIN Sport secures suspension of Canal+’s rugby deal
Al Jazeera-owned sports networks BeIN Sports has secured the suspension of rival Canal+’s exclusive five-year…
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France’s competition watchdog to investigate Numericable-SFR deal
France’s competition authority has announced a wide-ranging investigation into cable operator Numericable’s proposed acquisition of…