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France
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UK leads the TV field amongst Euro-peers, says Ofcom report
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
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Dailymotion plans studio expansion
French video site Dailymotion is planning to launch production studios in the US and is…
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Canal+ Group begins advanced testing of Frog By Wyplay
Canal+ Group has begun advanced deployment testing of the new software it co-developed with technology…
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Dailymotion acquires HTML5 video firm Jilion
France-based online video site Dailymotion has acquired Jilion, the development team behind the SublimeVideo HTML5…
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Canal+ launches personalised multiscreen service MyCanal
Canal+ has launched MyCanal, a personalised multiscreen service that allows its subscribers to access their…
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SFR secures high-speed access deal in Hauts-de-Seine
French service provider SFR has struck a deal with Numericable Group-owned infrastructure provider Sequalum allowing…
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Netflix looking at possible French launch
Streaming service Netflix reportedly has France in its sights as a possible new launch territory….
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Android share of mobile and tablet market grows to half
Almost half of all mobile devices in France, Spain and the UK are now Android-based,…
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Free completes refinancing
French service provider Iliad Telecom, operator of the Free brand, has completed a five-year refinancing…
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Eurosport ties up French Open tennis rights until 2021
The Eurosport Group has signed a new long-term partnership with the Fédération Française de Tennis…
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Belgacom and SFR launch subscriber cloud services
Belgian telco Belgacom and French service provider SFR are separately launching cloud services that enable…
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Lagardère launches multiscreen ad synchronisation platform
Lagardère’s advertising division, Lagardère Publicité, has launched Real Time TV, a multiscreen synchronised advertising platform…
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SFR launches Google Play box
French service provider SFR has launched an Android-based set-top giving access to Google Play services,…
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Wuaki.tv moves forward with ambitious Euro-expansion plans
Wuaki.tv, the Spain-based OTT service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, will launch in France,…
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Orange strikes mobile TV deal with collecting societies
Orange France has struck a new deal with rights-holders collecting societies ADAGP, SACD, SACEM and…
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Altice increases stake in Numericable to 40%
Altice, the investment vehicle of Patrick Drahi, is to take its stake in French cable…
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Canal+ Group adds a million subscribers
Canal+ Group said that as of the end of September its total portfolio reached almost…
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Viacom looks to growth in Europe after difficult 2013
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has said that its business in Europe is stabilising after a…
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A+E Networks and Canal+ launch French networks
A+E Networks has joined forces with Canal+ and will launch a local A&E and Crime…
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Microsoft announces Xbox One launch partners
Microsoft has announced the “first wave” of launch partners for its new Xbox One games…
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YouTube channel ratings show German, French success
German motoring channel Motorvision is the most-watched original YouTube channel in the EU with 69…
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Numericable launches IPO
French cable operator Numericable launches its IPO today, one of the biggest public offerings in…
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Iliad and Bouygues file complaints about Numericable
French ISPs Iliad Telecom and Bouygues Telecom have filed complaints against cable operator Numericable as…
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CanalSat and Lagardère team up for Christmas channel
French pay TV platform CanalSat and Lagardère Active’s TV arm have teamed up to launch…
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Paris Saint-Germain signs YouTube deal with Base79
French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has partnered with Base79, which will manage the team’s…
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Bouygues takes on triple-play consensus with low-cost fixed offering
French telco Bouygues Telecom has launched a low-cost double-play telephony and internet offering in a…
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Fox hires new legal boss
Fox International Channels has hired Mitzi Berberi as head of business & legal affairs, UK,…
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Numericable absorbs Valvision
Cable operator Numericable is to absorb Valvision, a local cable operator with networks in Dole…
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Deezer partners with NetRange for smart TV app launch
France-based subscription music service Deezer is launching a smart TV app after partnering with German…
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Germany’s Motorvision HD to launch in France
German auto channel Motorvision HD is launching in France for the first time after securing…