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Vivendi chooses Numericable owner Altice for SFR sale
Vivendi’s supervisory board on Friday entered into exclusive negotiations with Altice to sell its SFR…
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Vivendi reportedly leaning towards Numericable for SFR sale
The ad hoc committee set up by Vivendi to weigh the rival offers for telecom…
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Canal+ launches Social Player
Canal+ has launched Social Player, a new social TV platform that delivers a personalised experience…
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Bouygues ups cash offer for SFR
French telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues has upped the cash component of its offer for Vivendi-owned SFR…
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Numericable shares drop as it holds out for SFR deal
French cable operator Numericable’s controlling shareholder Altice has set a deadline of Friday for its…
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Orange CEO confirms Netflix French plan
Orange’s CEO Stéphane Richard confirmed at the end of last week that Netflix plans to…
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Bouygues in deal to sell mobile net to Free to secure SFR
Bouygues Telecom has entered into exclusive talks with Iliad Telecom to sell its mobile telecom…
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Bouygues: SFR acquisition will enable doubling of fibre investment
The acquisition of SFR by Bouygues Telecom would re-establish a competitive French telecom market and…
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Bouygues takes on Numericable as it tables offer for SFR
Bouygues has thrown its hat into the ring in the battle for control of Vivendi-owned…
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Orange sees French quad-play growth
Orange saw its quad-play base in France rise to over a third of its broadband…
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More than 50% of Europeans to buy UHDTVs by 2016, claims research
Some 56% of Europeans said they would be likely to buy an Ultra High Definition…
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Drahi goes on offensive as SFR lobbying intensifies
In a sign of intensifying lobbying around the future of French Vivendi-owned mobile and fixed…
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Schrameck named first president of European regulators group
Olivier Schrameck, the president of French audiovisual media regulator the CSA, has been elected as…
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French VoD providers team up ahead of possible Netflix launch
French subscription video-on-demand services Videofutur and FilmoTV have struck a partnership that will see FilmoTV’s…
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Canal+ extends OTT reach with Studio Bagel acquisition
Canal+ Group has taken a majority stake in YouTube comedy channel producer Studio Bagel as…
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Bouygues moves forward with SFR acquisition plan
Bouygues Telecom chief Martin Bouygues reportedly met French president François Hollande last week as part…
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Bouygues kicks off triple-play price war in France
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has kicked off a triple-play price war in France with…
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Orange in talks with Microsoft for Dailymotion partnership
Orange is in talks with Microsoft about striking a partnership to develop its video site…
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Overseas operations and FTA lift Canal+
Overseas pay TV operations and domestic free-to-air channels lifted Canal+’s full-year operational and financial results…
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Orange launches new interface for Canal+ subs
Orange France has launched a new user interface on its TV service for Canal+ subscribers….
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Vivendi confirms Altice approach on Numericable-SFR merger
Vivendi has confirmed that it has been approached by Numericable majority owner Patrick Drahi’s investment…
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Netflix reportedly looking to Orange for French partnership
Netflix has approached several French internet service providers with a view to striking carriage deals…
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BeIN Sport takes World handball championship rights
Al Jazeera-owned French sports broadcaster BeIN Sport has acquired the rights to the World handball…
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Numericable adds Benfica TV to offering
French cable operator Numericable has added Benfica TV, the Portuguese football club’s official TV channel,…
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TF1 Group sees drop in pay TV and advertising revenues
French broadcaster TF1 Group suffered reversals in both the advertising market, pay TV and other…
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Cosmos TV Belarus adds TiJi
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV Belarus has added two new channels to its programming…
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France: more catch-up content but viewing flatlines
The number of hours of catch-up viewing content available from French TV channels increased to…
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Cultural diversity group calls for new European tax rules
The European Coalition for Cultural Diversity have called for a renewed effort by Europe to…
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Orange France launches buy to keep service
Orange France is expanding its video-on-demand service and launching a ‘buy to keep’ and download-to-own…
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TV production timetable contributes to grim quarter for Lagardère Active
A sharp drop in TV production helped push down revenues for Lagardère Active, French conglomerate…