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France
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Amazon Prime Video France promotes Baghery to country manager
Amazon Prime Video in France has named Sahar Baghery as its new head of content,…
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Chefclub launches dedicated FAST channel on Pluto TV France
Food-themed content provider Chefclub has teamed up with Paramount-owned Pluto TV to launch a dedicated…
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Molotov launches on PlayStation
French hybrid OTT service Molotov has launched on Sony’s PlayStation PS4 game consoles, with plans…
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Bouygues Telecom offers Disney+ and Salto in bundle
France’s Bouygues Telecom has launched a new bundled offering that combines Disney+ and local SVOD…
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Canal+ sets out conditions for continued presence on DTT
French pay TV outfit Canal+ has set out a number of conditions for remaining an…
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TF1 to sell Unify arm to publishing outfit Reworld Media
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has agreed the sale of its digital arm, Unify, to Reworld…
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Pluto TV teams with SPT for new channels, passes 100 milestone in France
Paramount’s FAST unit Pluto TV has launched four new channels in collaboration with Sony Pictures…
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Canal+ hit by doubling of VAT on premium channel
French pay TV leader Canal+ has been hit by a VAT hike on some of…
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Strange World to skip French cinemas as Disney protests streaming laws
Disney is taking its big animated holiday movie Strange World direct to Disney+ in France…
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Rima Abdul Malak becomes new French culture minister
Rima Abdul Malak has been appointed as the new French culture minister in the government…
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Iliad Telecom sees strong subscriber growth across three markets
French service provider Iliad Group added 872,000 revenue-generating units to its total in the first…
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Broadpeak looks to invest in SaaS, international expansion as it launches IPO
Streaming technology outfit Broadpeak has launched an IPO on the Euronext Paris exchange, with the…
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Vivendi refreshes management team
Vivendi, which has now distributed 60% of the share capital of Universal Music and listed…
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Bouygues Telecom takes B.TV+ to Samsung’s The Freestyle
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has launched its TV service in the form of an…
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Molotov dives into FAST with seven-channel launch
French OTT service provider Molotov has launched seven free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels in…
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TF1 secures home team Nations League and Euro 2024 rights
French broadcaster TF1 has secured the free-to-air rights to broadcast France’s matches in the forthcoming…
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Advertising growth and Newen boost TF1
French broadcaster TF1 saw solid growth from advertising and from its Newen Studios production unit…
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Orange loses TV customers in Q1
Orange lost 66,000 TV customers across its footprint in the first quarter of this year,…
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Salto joins Amazon Prime Video Channels
France’s homegrown SVOD service Salto has struck a partnership agreement with Amazon Prime Video that…
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Bouygues Telecom taps iWedia for Bbox 4K
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has been working with TV technology provider iWedia to develop…
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Amazon Prime Video ramps up investment in French originals
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit seven new French Amazon Original productions. Unveiling the titles at…
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Molotov now accessible via web browsers
French OTT TV operator Molotov is now accessible via web browsers. The Molotov service was…
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TF1 and Altice sign deal on TFX sale after employee groups give green light
French broadcaster TF1’s planned sale of its TFX channel to Altice Group has taken a…
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Bouygues Telecom first in France with new superfast WiFi 6E
French service provider Bouygues Telecom is to begin commercialising its new WiFi 6E-enabled modem, the…
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Canal+ forced to continue broadcasting Ligue 1 after losing beIN case
French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ will continue to have to air Ligue 1 football under…
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Orange names new non-executive chair as Richard era draws to a close
The board of Orange has proposed the nomination of Jacques Aschenbroich as the company’s new…
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M6 strikes AVOD deal with Vice Media
France’s M6 has struck a deal with Vice Media to include the latter’s content on…
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Amazon move likely as FFF opens bidding for Coupe de France rights
The French Football Federation (FFF) has opened bidding for domestic and international rights to the…
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Iliad Telecom sees growth across all markets
Iliad Telecom, the French-based service provider owned by billionaire Xavier Niel, saw strong growth across…
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French watchdog opens in-depth probe into TF1-M6 merger
France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has decided to open a ‘phase 2’…