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M6 sees small decrease in revenues
French commercial broadcaster M6 posted a small decrease in revenues of 2.4% to €1.387 million…
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TF1 seeks to extend Paolini’s leadership to 2017
French broadcaster TF1’s administrative council is today expected to propose changing the company’s statutes to…
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Orange to divest Sonaecom stake
France Telecom-Orange has entered into a put and call option that will allow it to…
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Dailymotion launches OpenVOD after test phase
Orange-backed video sharing site Dailymotion has expanded its recently launched OpenVOD service after the successful…
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Digital natives display confusion about rights and wrongs of online piracy
Attitudes of ‘digital natives’ – 15-24 year-olds – towards the illicit consumption of online content…
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Lagardère launches Gulli synchronised app with Civolution
French media group Lagardère is using Civolution’s SyncNow ACR technology to deliver an interactive app…
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Canal Plus takes F1 rights
Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights to the Formula 1 motor racing series. The French…
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Vivendi and Lagardère go to war
Lagardère and Vivendi are engaged in a bitter legal dispute over claims that the latter…
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French collecting societies criticise EC proposals
French collecting societies SACD and SCAM, which represent the rights of different groups of content…
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France Télévisions’ Pflimlin calls for new look at ad rules
France Télévisions president Rémy Pflimlin has called for a fresh look at the rules governing…
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Bright outlook for Eutelsat and fixed satellite, says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has given an Overweight recommendation to Eutelsat’s stock, arguing that the Paris-based satellite…
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French collecting societies agree SVOD deal with Canal Plus
Two groups representing French content creation professionals’ intellectual property rights have agreed a deal with…
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Numericable launches new social TV features on LaBox
French cable operator Numericable has launched new social TV features on its LaBox advanced set-top….
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Eutelsat sees record backlog
Satellite operator Eutelsat said it had a record €5.4 billion backlog or orders at the…
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Verwaayen to leave Alcatel-Lucent in May
Infrastructure provider Alcatel-Lucent’s chief executive Ben Verwaayen is to leave his post in May when…
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French content creators reject proposed ‘private copy’ rules
Groups representing French content creation professionals have hit out at proposed changes to EU rules…
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France Telecom to become Orange
France Telecom is planning officially to change its name to Orange in July. Executive director…
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Mixed results for Lagardère Active
A stronger performance by its radio and TV production activities in the fourth quarter failed…
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New management team for Lagardère TV arm
Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, has named Richard Lenormand as CEO…
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Canal Plus strikes SVOD deal with Gaumont
Canal Plus has struck a deal with Gaumont to make the latter’s catalogue of films…
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Thema strikes deals for C Music TV
Channel distributor Thema has struck two distribution agreements for C Music TV in France and…
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Orange to launch next-generation Livebox Play next week
Orange is to launch its new combined set-top box and gateway, the Livebox play, on…
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France Télévisions’ Pflimlin unveils future plans
New digital offerings for kids and a strengthening of France 3’s regional remit are among…
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Canal Plus acquires exclusive Premier League rights
French premium broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights to the Premier League, the top…
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Dailymotion strikes partnership with Transparency
French video sharing site Dailymotion has struck a partnership deal with digital rights management group…
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La Chaîne Techno launches on Numericable Replay
French web TV channel La Chaîne Techno has launched on cable operator Numericable’s Replay on-demand…
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Dailymotion to launch SVOD in Turkey
Dailymotion has signed an agreement with Turkish media group MCD to launch Dailymotion+, a new…
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Loutrel named as new ARCEP chief
Benoît Loutrel is to replace Philippe Distler as director-general of French telecom regulator ARCEP in…
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Canal Plus Infinity launches on Xbox 360
Canal Plus’s CanalPlay Infinity subscription on-demand service is now available on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 platform….
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New multiscreen SVOD offering from Canal Plus
Canal Plus has launched a new multiscreen subscription video-on-demand offering as part of its CanalPlay…