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Paramount unveils launch dates for France and DACH region
Paramount+ is to land in France on 1 December, followed by Germany, Austria and Switzerland…
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NBCU teases launch of Universal+ streamer in France
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has started paving the way for the launch of a new streaming platform…
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LNV chooses Alpha Networks for LNVtv
France’s National Volleyball League (LNV) has tapped video technology outfit Alpha Networks to be its…
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M6 to launch paid-for option within 6play streaming service
French broadcaster M6 Group is to launch a premium paid-for option as part of its…
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Eutelsat sees further decline in broadcast revenues
Satellite operator Eutelsat’s broadcast video revenues have continued to decline in its fiscal first quarter,…
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Pinterest greenlights cookery slate from French Studio ChefClub
Social media platform Pinterest has ordered a slate of cooking series from French cookery studio…
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Altice France launches 10th regional TV channel
Telecoms service provider and media company Altice France’s media arm has launched its 10th French…
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Canal+ names StudioCanal chief Marsh as deputy CEO
StudioCanal CEO Anna Marsh has been appointed deputy CEO of the production and distribution firm’s…
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Ex-France Télécom chief Lombard convicted but with reduced sentence on appeal
Didier Lombard, the former president and CEO of Orange/France Télécom, has been sentenced to one…
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Court rules in favour of Canal+ in TF1 TNTSat dispute
A French court has ruled in favour of Canal+ Group in a legal spat with…
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Rodolphe Belmer to take over at TF1 Group
TF1 president and CEO Gilles Pélisson is to step down, initially from his role as…
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TF1 and M6 abandon merger plan
Bouygues, RTL Group, Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 have called off their plan to merge…
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Canal+ signs new deals with US studios
French pay TV operator Canal+ has signed new distribution deals with US studios Universal and…
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Bouygues Telecom hires legal chief
Bouygues Telecom has hired Juliette Lallemand Victor has legal director. Lallemand Victor succeeds Anne Friant,…
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Canal+ drops TF1 channels in fees dispute ahead of crucial merger hearings
Canal+ has stopped distributing TF1 Group’s channels after the pair failed to agree new commercial…
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TF1 and M6 ‘ready to make further concessions’
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 are ready to make further concessions to try to secure…
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Iliad sees strong growth, boosted by Italy
French and international service provider Iliad Group has recorded strong second-quarter growth in its French…
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Orange pulls Altice local channels in new carriage fee dispute
French telecom giants Altice and Orange are locked in a renewed battle over carriage of…
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Change at the top for Altice France
Altice France CEO Grégory Rabuel is leaving the company and will be replaced by Altice…
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TF1 and M6 offer concessions in move to secure merger approval
TF1 and M6 have offered to keep their advertising businesses separate for three years after…
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France abolishes the licence fee – listen to the latest episode of TV Watch
The latest episode of Digital TV Europe’s podcast TV Watch is now available to stream…
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FuboTV puts gambling plans on hold as it reviews options
Streaming provider FuboTV is pulling back from its ambition to develop an integrated streaming and…
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Bouygues Telecom ups target after solid first half
French service provider Bouygues Telecom “maintained good commercial momentum” in the first half of 2022…
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Orange’s rivals slam copper net shut-down plan
Orange’s French competitors have expressed dismay over the country’s leading telco’s plan to shut down…
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Canal+ sees revenue and subscriber numbers rise again
Vivendi’s pay TV outfit Canal+ Group continued to grow both revenue and subscriber numbers in…
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Orange sees TV base decline in second quarter
Orange saw its global TV base declined for the second sequential quarter in Q2. The…
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TF1 confirms Ykone sale as it posts solid first half numbers
French broadcaster TF1 has confirmed the sale of its majority stake in influencer marketing agency…
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Canal+ launches new sports channels
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to launch two new sports channels that will be…
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TF1 in exclusive talks to sell Ykone influencer marketing outfit
France’s TF1 group has entered into exclusive negotiations with Future Technology Retail (FTR), a technology…
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Canal+ reportedly in talks to buy OCS and Orange Studio
Canal+ is in advanced talks to buy Orange’s film and TV divisions, according to a…