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M6
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M6 makes ad-sales progress, TF1 sees digital revenues jump
French commercial broadcaster M6 posted respectable results for the six months to June, with revenues…
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Free signals strong opposition to Salto streaming plan
homepInternet service provider Free has communicated its vehement opposition to parts of the French broadcasters’…
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RTL steps up international exclusive content drive with new formats unit
RTL Group is stepping up its efforts to build exclusive content with the launch of…
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French broadcasters making concessions to secure Salto green light
The major French broadcasters involved in the Salto subscription video-on-demand project have proposed significant concessions…
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Long-delayed Salto reaches French competition watchdog
After months of delay, French subscription video-on-demand joint venture Salto is finally in the hands…
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Lagardère confirms sale of channels to M6
Lagardère has confirmed a deal to sell its TV channels to RTL-owned M6 Group for…
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Lagardère sees dip in TV revenues
French media outfit Lagardère’s TV channels saw a 6% dip in revenues in the first…
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France Télévisions chief slams Salto delays as Netflix gains subscribers
France Télévisions director-general Delphine Ernotte used an appearance at the Series Mania event in Lille…
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M6 chief: broadcasters need level-playing field to make content
Broadcasters need a level playing field with digital platforms in order to be in a…
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TV channels provide boost for Lagardère
Lagardère Active, the part of French media group Lagardère that houses the group’s TV channels,…
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Radio boosts M6 despite decline in TV share
The integration of RTL radio helped boost French commercial broadcaster M6 Group’s top line for…
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Lagardère in exclusive talks with M6 over sale of channels
Lagardère has entered into exclusive negotiations with commercial broadcaster M6 Group for the sale of…
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M6 and Xilam reportedly in running for Lagardère TV channels
RTL-owned commercial broadcaster M6 Group and animation producer Xilam are in the running to acquire…
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Canal+ seals deal for new windowing regime
Canal+ and other French television broadcasters signed a new windowing agreement with organisations representing the…
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French broadcasters slam YouTube campaign against Article 13
French broadcasters and organisations representing rightsholders have banded together to condemn what they describe as…
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France Télévisions to cease putting shows on YouTube as Canal+ reveals new VOD plan
France Télévisions is going to stop distributing complete programmes on YouTube, following director-general Delphine Ernotte’s…
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Molotov reportedly looking for buyer
French OTT TV service Molotov is looking for a buyer, according to local reports, with…
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TF1 secures carriage deal with Free
France’s TF1 Group has put the final piece in place to secure universal fixed-line IPTV…
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M6 breaks new ground in distribution deal with Free
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with IPTV operator Free/Iliad Telecom to…
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France Télévisions putting SVOD plan ‘on hold’ as it seeks partners
France Télévisions has put its plan to launch a subscription video-on-demand service on hold as…
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M6 strikes extended partnership with Canal+
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a new partnership deal with Vivendi-owned pay TV provider…
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M6 brings new services to distribution deal with Altice
French commercial broadcaster M6 has struck a distribution deal with SFR that closely mirrors the…
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M6 invests in new Ivory Coast channel Life TV
M6 has invested in a new digital terrestrial TV (DTT) station that is due to…
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Canal+ files complaint on lifting of TF1 and M6 obligations
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has filed a complaint with the country’s Conseil d’État…
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Advertising strength and cost-cutting helps nudge M6 upwards
French broadcaster M6 saw its revenues for the first half nudge upwards by 2.6% to…
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CSA relaxes ad restrictions for TF1
The French media regulator, the CSA, has relaxed advertising restrictions placed on leading commercial broadcaster…
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RTL and M6 boards agree new price for French radio assets
RTL Group’s board and the board of RTL-backed French broadcaster M6 have agreed a price…
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M6 names light entertainment chief
French broadcaster M6 has named Stéphane Sallé de Chou as head of acquired light entertainment…
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M6, RTL Deutschland and digital boost RTL Group results
France’s M6 Group and RTL Deutschland helped boost international media group RTL’s first half performance,…
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M6 overtakes TF1 by market cap as broadcaster’s operating profit drops
French commercial broadcaster M6 overtook larger rival TF1 at the end of last week in…