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Orange to close sports channels, strikes deal with Al Jazeera
Orange is to close down its Orange Sport channels at the end of June and…
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FremantleMedia France creates DTT unit
RTL Group-owned production company FremantleMedia’s French subsidiary is creating a subsidiary dedicated to digital-terrestrial channels,…
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Vivendi pays debt off early
French media and telecoms conglomerate Vivendi has completed the early refinancing of two credit lines…
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Trace Sports launches on Free
Trace Sports, the channel dedicated to sports celebrities, has launched on Free’s TV platform in…
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Eutelsat posts strong video growth
Satellite operator Eutelsat has posted revenues of €308.7 million for its fiscal third quarter, up…
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Mixed results for Lagardère Active
Lagardère Active, the arm of the French conglomerate that encompasses TV and press activities, posted…
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Lagardère names Qatari adviser, mulls sports tie-up
French media group Lagardère Unlimited has named Qatar national Sheikh Sultan Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as…
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Lagardère could relaunch Canal Plus IPO
Lagardère could try again to launch an IPO of its stake in pay TV operator…
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Orange adds TV subs but fails to counter telephony decline
Orange added 992,000 TV customers in the year to March, giving it a total of…
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France Télévisions unveils Pluzz VàD
France Télévisions yesterday officially launched its new video-on-demand service Pluzz VàD, complementing its existing Plus…
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Orange to launch TV Check in UK
Orange is to launch its TV Check iPhone application in the UK this month, and…
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New chief for SFR
Vivendi has named Michel Combes as the new chairman and CEO of telco and IPTV…
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Bouygues acquires DartyBox
Bouygues Telecom has acquired consumer electronics retail group Darty’s telecom activities. Bouygues will offer Darty’s…
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Canal Plus condemns reported CSA proposals as threat to European content creation
Canal Plus has reacted angrily to a report in Le Point magazine that revealed regulator…
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Dailymotion moves into crowd-sourced content creation
France-based online video site Dailymotion has teamed up with online payment specialist Flattr to allow…
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France Télévisions to launch VOD service
French public broadcaster France Télévisions is to launch a video-on-demand service, Pluzz VaD, this week,…
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CSA rejects free-to-air move for Paris Premiere
French media regulator the CSA has rejected a renewed approach by commercial broadcaster M6 to…
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TV Numeric looking for new investor
French digital-terrestrial pay TV service provider TV Numeric is reportedly looking for a new investor….
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UGC contracts Canal Plus unit for screen advertising
Cinema chain UGC has contracted Canal Plus Régie, the advertising sales arm of the pay…
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Canal Plus facing Bolloré enquiry
French pay TV broadcaster Canal Plus is facing a regulatory investigation over its plans to…
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Numericable passes high-speed milestone
French cable operator Numericable has passed the milestone of 500,000 subscribers to its 100Mbps internet…
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TF1 to sell advertising for Al Jazeera sports channels
Al Jazeera has chosen commercial broadcaster TF1 to sell advertising for its new French sports…
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Samsung rolls out Fransat-integrated TVs
Fransat, Samsung and Neotion have launched an integrated satellite receiver and DTT module, meaning consumers…
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UEFA decides on French media rights for Euro 2012 and 2016
UEFA has granted French media rights to the Euro 2012 and 2016 tournaments to TF1,…
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France 5 launches HbbTV service today
France 5 is launching a Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) service. It will start today…
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Canal Plus pulls TPS Star except on pay DTT
French pay TV operator Canal Plus has ceased broadcasting its TPS Star service on all…
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Virgin Mobile France launches quad-play service and box
Virgin Mobile France has launched a new multi-play box and quad-play offering for €29.99 a…
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Shorts TV launches with Chello DMC
Short movie channel Shorts TV has chosen playout specialist Chello DMC to provide playout and…
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Google TV to launch in France later this year, following VOD launch
Google TV is now expected to launch in France in September with the introduction of…
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France Télévisions: no free movies on Pluzz
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has decided against offering films free of charge on its…