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Discovery could take over Eurosport in wide-ranging deal with TF1
Discovery Communications could take full control of Eurosport under the terms of a deal now…
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Pellerin looks to collaboration between regulators, not merger
France’s digital economy minister Fleur Pellerin has reiterated that she is in favour of a…
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New French DTT channels to launch this week
This Wednesday will see the launch of six new free-to-air HD channels on the French…
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Canal Plus teams up with Spotify for Music
Canal Plus France has created a new music site in partnership with Spotify. The service,…
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Canal Plus to give up control of OCS while remaining shareholder
Canal Plus is to relinquish all control over the Orange Cinéma Series (OCS) channels while…
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Lagardère expected to move ahead with Canal Plus IPO
Lagardère looks set to move forward with plans to float its 20% stake in Canal…
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CSA reveals content breakdown on French FTA channels
French media regulator the CSA has published the results of a study of content on…
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Canal Plus could move on TV Numeric
Canal Plus could make an offer for insolvent digital-terrestrial pay TV service TV Numeric, according…
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France Télévisions to discuss finances with government
Public broadcaster France Télévisions will next week begin the process of negotiating its objectives and…
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Orange enters operator CDN market in alliance with Akamai
Orange has formed a strategic alliance with CDN provider Akamai Technologies to develop solutions for…
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Fransat to carry six HD DTT channels
Eutelsat’s free-to-air DTH platform for the French market, Fransat, is adding six new HD channels…
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Gulli follows tablet launch with In ze Boîte app
Lagardère-owned kids channel Gulli has launched a multi-device games application, In ze Boîte, which includes…
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Banijay Group to launch channel on CanalSat
International producer and distributor Banijay Group is moving into the channels business with the launch…
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Bigot likely to be named as TV5 chief
The French government has decided on former RTL programming director Yves Bigot as its preferred…
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Vevo launches in continental Europe
Universal and Sony-backed music video site Vevo is to launch today in France, Spain and…
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Sawiris looking at SFR
Egyptian billionaire telecoms investor Naguib Sawiris is interested in acquiring Vivendi-owned telco and IPTV provider…
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Iliad Telecom sees fixed and mobile growth
French service provider Iliad Telecom had 5.257 million, up from 5.147 million at the end…
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Canal Plus channel holds share
Canal Plus’s channels posted an audience share of 4.2% for the first nine months of…
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Lagardère hit by production delays and ad downturn
Lagardère Active, the arm of the French conglomerate responsible for TV, radio and magazines, continued…
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Google Play brings movies to Google TV in Europe
Google TV users in the UK, France and Germany will be able to download movies,…
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OFIVE TV joins French bouquet on Amos 5
African entertainment channel OFIVE TV is joining the French-language bouquet on Spacecom’s Amos satellite fleet….
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Eutelsat 21B makes successful launch
Satellite operator Eutelsat has confirmed the successful launch of 21B. The satellite launched at 21:05…
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TF1 and M6 appeal against Canal Plus FTA acquisitions
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 have filed an appeal against the competition authority’s approval of…
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AB Group to launch French SVOD service in January
France’s AB Group plans to launch a subscription video-on-demand service called Jook Video in January….
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Numericable triple-play boosted by La Box
French cable operator Numericable triple-play subscriber numbers have received a boost from the success of…
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Saada joins Canal Plus France directorate
Maxime Saada, deputy CEO of Canal Plus Group, in charge of distribution arm CanalSat, has…
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Orange: recommendation a key challenge for second screen
Optimising recommendation services remains one of the greatest challenges for second screen TV services, according…
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Al Jazeera’s BeIN Sport passes one million subscribers
Al Jazeera’s French sports venture BeIN Sport has passed the one million subscribers milestone, according…
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France 24 available on Windows Media 8
France’s external media arm Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France – comprising France 24, Monte-Carlo Doualiya…
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Lagardère reportedly re-engaging banks for Canal Plus IPO
Lagardère may be planning to launch an IPO of its stake in Canal Plus soon,…