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Canal+ boosts Vivendi with strong subscriber growth
Canal+ was a star performer in parent company Vivendi’s portfolio in the wake of its…
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Bouygues launches new 4K Android box with Salto included
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has launched a new 4K HDR set-top box with an…
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TF1 and M6 to sell channels to Altice to secure merger deal approval
France’s TF1 and M6 and Altice Media have begun exclusive negotiations for the sale of…
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Canal+ names new public affairs director
Canal+ has named Amélie Meynard as director of public affairs. Reporting to secretary general Laetitia…
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Netflix in landmark deal to finance French cinema
Netflix has struck a deal with French cinema organisations committing it to invest about €40…
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Niel and Bouygues clash over TF1-M6 merger
French telecom tycoons Xavier Niel and Martin Bouygues have clashed over the proposed merger between…
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SFR launches new 8Gbps-capable Box, taking on Free
French service provider SFR, owned by Altice Group, has launched a new 8Gbps capable box,…
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TF1 still ‘willing to negotiate’ as defeated Molotov moves channels to pay
TF1 has denied OTT operator Molotov’s claim to have agreed the distribution of the commercial…
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Bouygues Telecom forges addressable advertising alliance for France
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has teamed up with convergence technology specialist Realytics and connected…
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Altice’s Drahi in favour of TF1-M6 merger, looking to grow media business
Altice boss Patrick Drahi has told French legislators that he is broadly in favour of…
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Free launches Ligue 1 website
French service provider Free has launched a website dedicated to Ligue 1 top-tier football to…
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Salto underperforming, according to press reports and CNC figures
Salto, the French SVOD streamer launched by pubcaster France Télévisions and commercial broadcasters TF1 and…
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Orange confirms Heydemann as new CEO
Orange has, as expected, named Christel Heydemann as CEO with effect from April 4. Orange…
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BeIN Sports France hails anti-piracy court ruling
Pay TV outfit beIN Sports France has claimed a significant victory in its fight against…
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Orange passes fibre milestone
Orange has passed the milestone of six million fibre customers in France. The company said…
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France Télévisions’ Ernotte reveals Salto subs number, defends pubcaster’s role
French streaming service Salto, backed by the country’s three largest broadcasters, now has around 700,000…
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Canal+ taps Ateme for low-latency Apple TV 4K streaming
Pay TV operator Canal+ has tapped technology outfit Ateme to launch an early deployment of…
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Orange has drawn up a shortlist of three to replace Richard, claims report
French Telco giant Orange has reportedly drawn up a shortlist of three candidates to replace…
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New French media regulator Arcom begins work
French media regulator the CSA and anti-piracy watchdog the Hadopi have now officially combined to…
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Molotov strikes deal with M6 for pay-tier distribution
French free-to-view streaming service provider Molotov has signed an agreement with the M6 Group to…
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Imearth ‘slow TV’ taps Cognacq-Jay Image for forthcoming launch
Imearth, a new ‘slow TV’ channel set to launch in France and internationally next year,…
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France’s CSA serves notice on 20% content commitment with top streamers
France’s audiovisual media regulator the CSA has begun implementing the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive…
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French competition watchdog takes action over M6 Salto commitments
France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has launched a procedure to sanction commercial…
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fuboTV closes acquisition of Molotov early
Live sports streaming outfit fuboTV has closed its acquisition of French streaming company Molotov earlier…
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Molotov ordered to drop M6 channels
French OTT service Molotov has been ordered not to re-transmit the channels of commercial broadcaster…
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Zylo launches FAST horror channel in France
OTT channels publisher and VOD distribution specialist Zylo has lakunched a new free thematic ad-supported…
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BFM Business: Orange and Vodafone considered merger
Orange and Vodafone were involved in merger talks over a six-month period in the second…
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Canal+ strikes new windowing and finance deal with French cinema
French pay TV giant Canal+ has made peace with the country’s film industry in a…
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TF1 launches Business Solutions arm
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has launched a new Business Solutions division incorporating combining content creation…
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Iliad Telecom appealing to EC on TF1-M6 merger
French and international service provider Iliad Telecom, parent of Free, is appealing for the European…