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TF1 and M6 ‘ready to make further concessions’
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 are ready to make further concessions to try to secure…
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TF1 and M6 offer concessions in move to secure merger approval
TF1 and M6 have offered to keep their advertising businesses separate for three years after…
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TF1-M6 merger on verge of collapse as French watchdog highlights serious concerns
The planned merger of France’s two biggest broadcasters could fall apart, with the French competition…
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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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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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France Télévisions to sell off Salto stake on completion of TF1-M6 merger
The France Télévisions group has announced that it will divest its interest in SVOD service…
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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’…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Iliad Telecom appealing to EC on TF1-M6 merger
French and international service provider Iliad Telecom, parent of Free, is appealing for the European…
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M6 agrees Snapchat deal
M6, the French TV group, has announced a partnership with messaging app Snapchat. The deal…
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Addressable advertising in France ramps up with Bouygues launch
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has launched a segmented TV proposition including addressable advertising to…
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TF1-M6 merger takes a step forward with employee groups’ approval
Bouygues Group, owner of French commercial broadcaster TF1, and RTL Group, owner of rival M6…
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French anti-trust watchdog launches probe into TF1-M6 merger
The French anti-trust watchdog has announced an investigation into the proposed merger between TF1 and…
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M6 international channel secures distribution in Canada and UAE
Canal+-owned channel distributor Thema, as the distribution partner of M6 Group’s international channel, has announced…
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Salto close to Bouygues Telecom deal
French Netflix rival Salto is on the verge of striking its first ISP distribution deal…
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TF1 and M6 feel the impact of COVID-19
French broadcaster TF1 has withdrawn its objectives for the 2021 financial year and has definitively…
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M6 to exit home shopping business
French broadcaster M6 Group is to sell its home shopping business, facilitating consolidation of that…
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Salto begins test phase ahead of autumn launch
Salto, the French commercial and public broadcasters’ answer to Netflix, has begun closed user-group tests…
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French watchdog rejects Molotov complaint against broadcasters
The French competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has rejected a complaint by OTT…
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‘French Netflix’ Salto launch likely to be delayed till autumn
The full launch of ‘French Netflix’ Salto could be delayed until the autumn, but a…
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Salto chief unveils launch plan for streaming service
Salto, the long-delayed French streaming offering from broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, is to…
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TFI and M6 secure Euro2020 rights
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have acquired exclusive free-to-air rights to air the UEFA…
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M6 digital chief to head up streaming service Salto
TF1 CEO Gilles Péllisson is to take the role of president of the board of…
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Salto ‘will not be on ISP boxes’, says M6 chief
Salto, the streaming JV between French broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6 will not appear…