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France
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CSA begins examining channels’ quota obligations
French media regulator the CSA has begun examining whether the country’s pay TV channels met…
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Bouygues to launch next-generation set-top
French ISP Bouygues Telecom is to launch a next-generation combined set-top box before the end…
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Canal Plus fined €30 million for TPS merger
French competition regulator L’Autorité de la concurrence has fined French pay TV operator Canal Plus…
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M6 seeking free DTT berth for Paris Première
French commercial broadcaster M6 wants to launch its pay TV channel Paris Première as a…
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Boyon tackles criticisim of DTT report, Canal Plus Bolloré deal
Michel Boyon, head of French media regulator the CSA, has taken on criticism of his…
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Lagardère launches Christmas channel
French media company Lagardère has announced plans to launch a seasonal Christmas-themed kids channel on…
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Eureka moment as CanalSat launches recommendation service
French pay TV service CanalSat is to launch a search and recommendation service called Eureka,…
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Boyon report calls on DVB-T2 for all future French DTT channels
A report on the future of digital-terrestrial in France has called on the country to…
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Orange adds channels to pay TV line-up
French pay TV operator Orange has added a raft of new channels to its premium…
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Canal Plus to take 60% stake in Bolloré’s FTA business
French pay TV group Canal Plus is set to buy a 60% stake in Bolloré’s…
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France sees high-speed growth
France had 555,000 very high-speed internet subscribers out of a total of 22 million fixed…
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Visiware launches PlayAlong
France-based interactive TV games provider Visiware has launched PlayAlong, a new platform designed to allow…
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Walt Disney strikes download deals for France
The Walt Disney Company is to make a raft of its hit US series available…
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Free claims success for Révolution
Some 80% of French ISP Free’s new subscribers in the first half of 2011 took…
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Lagardère increases profit in broadcast division
French media giant Lagardère increased profits at its TV channels, programme production and distribution and…
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Canal Plus grows base as Vivendi confirms outlook
Canal Plus France added 96,000 net subscriptions in the year to June. The pay TV…
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Lagardère unlikely to IPO Canal Plus stake anytime soon
French media group Lagardère is unlikely to launch an IPO of its 20% stake in…
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M6 renews CBS output deal
French commercial broadcaster M6 has renewed its output deal with Hollywood studio CBS Studios International….
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France implements Telecom Package
France has finally passed the EU’s Telecom Package into law, three months after the original…
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Miramax to launch Facebook streaming service
US studio Miramax is to launch a movie streaming service via Facebook in the US,…
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Carlyle Group completes acquisition of Sagemcom
Private-equity investor Carlyle Group has completed the acquisition of French set-top provider Sagemcom from Gores…
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httv to launch new software platform
France-based httv is launching a new software platform, httvBOX, at IBC. The HbbTV-based software platform,…
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Langlois takes senior role at France 3
Thierry Langlois has been named as head of broadcast and programming at French public channel…
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Numericable to offer broadband to all TV customers
French cable operator Numericable is planning to offer broadband internet access to all its customers,…
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Orange France launches premium Arabic channels bouquet
Orange has launched an eleven channel package of channels for Arabic viewers. The French pay…
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Edonys protests CSA decision on wine channel
France-based international channel Edonys, which deals with all aspects of wine and viticulture, has accused…