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TF1 looks to digital future with producers’ groups agreement
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured agreements with organisations representing producers and authors’ rights societies…
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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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Salto strikes agreement with copyright societies
French streaming outfit Salto has struck a key agreement with copyright collecting societies the SACD…
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Broadcast Networks Europe names new chief
Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE), the association of European-terrestrial transmission network providers, has named Arnaud Lucaussy,…
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Canal+ rows back on free-to-view move
French pay TV operator Canal+ has rowed back on its decision to de-encrypt its channels…
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French authors and producers’ groups slam France 4 closure plan
French minister of culture Franck Riester has confirmed plans to close down France Télévisions youth…
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European Council adoption makes copyright directive definitive
The European Council has adopted the controversial new copyright directive. The adoption of the new…
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SACD: Salto has ‘no chance’ against Netflix
Salto, the project to create a French OTT service championed by France Télévisions chief Delphine…
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Industry stakeholders slam European Council copyright reform draft
Both public broadcaster organisation the EBU and a group representing authors of audiovisual works have…
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French content creators call for technology-neutral movie windows
Copyright societies representing French producers, directors, authors and content creators have called for a reduction…
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Orange pay TV unit teams up with SACD to develop series
French pay TV service Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS) has teamed up with copyright collecting society…
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CNC unveils changes to film support fund system
France’s Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) has unveiled changes to the…
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French constitutional court rules ad tax illegal but CNC avoids payback
France’s Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), which dispenses public support for…
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Canal+ strikes deal with collecting society after long dispute
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ has struck an agreement with rights collecting agency SACEM, which…
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Canal+ defends rights payment freeze as collecting societies take action
Canal+ has defended its refusal to pay rights fees demanded by French collecting societies following…
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SACD names Mediamétrie’s Baghery as audiovisual chief
French copyright collecting society SACD has named Sahar Baghery as director of audiovisual, cinema and…
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French video games provider Ankama does deal with Netflix
French video games and animated content specialist Ankama has partnered with Netflix to make popular…
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France’s SACD calls for overhaul of rules ahead of Netflix launch
France’s audiovisual distribution rules must be reformed ahead of the arrival of Netflix in September,…
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Orange strikes mobile TV deal with collecting societies
Orange France has struck a new deal with rights-holders collecting societies ADAGP, SACD, SACEM and…
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French collecting societies agree SVOD deal with Canal Plus
Two groups representing French content creation professionals’ intellectual property rights have agreed a deal with…
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New deal for French TV fiction writers
France Télévisions, Groupe 25 Images and four groups representing French content creation professionals – the…
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CSA cracks down on interruption of programme credits
French media regulator the CSA has established a framework agreement setting out rules about the…
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SACD condemns EC ‘procrastination’ over content creation tax
French content creators group SACD has expressed strong concern at what it sees as procrastination…