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France
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Ex-competition head criticises regulator’s handling of Canal Plus case
Guillaume Cerutti, the former head of competition policy, consumer affairs and fraud control at France’s…
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ARCEP’s Combot moves to CSA as deputy director-general
Michel Combot, former deputy director-general of French telecom regulator ARCEP, has joined media regulator the…
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LCI wins IPTV carriage deals
TF1-owned news and information channel LCI has agreed carriage deals with IPTV providers Bouygues Telecom,…
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Canal Plus delivers blow to 3D TV with channel closure
French pay TV operator Canal Plus is to close its 3D channel. The service, which…
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Orange to land on Xbox
Orange has announced that its pay TV service will launch on the Xbox 360 next…
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Canal Plus wins Champions League rights
Canal Plus has won the fifth and final package of UEFA Champions League broadcast rights…
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Numericable extends gaming service
Visiware, the interactive TV game company, has added new interactive games to Numericable’s cable network….
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MCE TV expected to apply for DTT frequency
French student-oriented channel Ma Chaine Étudiante TV (MCE TV) is expected with the next few…
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CSA rejects Paris Première and LCI requests to go FTA
French media regulator the CSA has rejected requests by M6-owned digital channel Paris Première and…
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French Free likes Facebook on TV
French ISP Iliad Telecom has launched a free application that allows its customers to access…
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Al Jazeera takes French Champions League rights
Al Jazeera has been awarded the French broadcasting rights for the majority of Champions League…
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TF1 re-enters pay TV world with Lib’Télé
French broadcaster TF1 is set to re-enter the pay TV world five years after the…
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Orange to expand 3D offering
French pay TV operator Orange is expanding its 3D content after striking a deal with…
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CSA warns channels on subtitling
French media regulator the CSA has put five channels on notice about their failure to…
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Canal Plus and Bolloré finalise channels deal
French pay TV group Canal+ has finalised a deal to acquire the digital terrestrial channels…
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French high-speed internet subscribers pass 600,000
The number of very high-speed internet subscribers in France passed 600,000 at the end of…
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France completes switchover, abolishes bonus channels
France has completed its digital switchover with the end of analogue broadcasts in the Languedoc-Roussillon…
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Connected TV challenges French media regulation, says experts
A group of experts charged with investigating the impact of connected TV in France is…
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New structure for Lagardère Active
Lagardère has reorganised the structure of its Lagardère Active media arm into four divisions. Lagardère…
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Orange’s Open passes one million subs
Orange France has passed the milestone of signing up one million subscribers to its Open…
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TF1, M6 decline to play ball on Euro 2012 rights
French commercial channels TF1 and M6 have declined to make a new, higher offer for…
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Al Jazeera looking to French Euro 2012 rights
Al Jazeera has made a €130 million bid for the French rights to the Euro…
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EC has concerns about Canal Plus Orange Cinéma Séries deal
The European Commission has expressed concerns about French pay TV operator Canal Plus’ proposed acquisition…
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Interest in connected entertainment growing, says report
Interest in connected TV, over-the-top video and use of games consoles and tablets as entertainment…
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Vivendi issues €1 billion bond
Canal Plus-owner Vivendi has issued a €1 billion bond in two tranches, which it says…
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France’s Free makes Twitter available on TV
French ISP Iliad Telecom has made Twitter available to TV screens via its Freebox Révolution…
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France looking to extend Hadopi law to cover streaming
Following French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s call for a tightening up of the country’s Hadopi anti-piracy…
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All video content distributors should contribute to creation, says CSA’s Boyon
The growth of online and connected TV services presents a challenge to the finance of…
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Bouygues Telecom and Orange strike deal for TF1 channels
French service provider Bouygues Telecom and Orange/France Telecom have struck deals with French commercial broadcaster…
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French DTT plan could harm advertising market, says study
The planned launch of six new channels on France’s digital-terrestrial platform could have a negative…