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Bouygues plays down speculation on report of possible Altice France move
French construction-to-telecoms conglomerate Bouygues has played down a press report that it in talks to…
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Altice France unveils initiatives for growth, renames SFR Sport
Altice France/SFR CEO Alain Weill has promised a return to growth for the beleaguered French…
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Altice sees operational improvements, but French unit still lagging
Despite flat year-on-year revenues, Altice Europe is “already starting to see the benefits of intensifying…
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Altice’s NextRadioTV joins retransmission fee battle
Altice-owned broadcast outfit NextRadioTV is planning to follow in the footsteps of commercial broadcaster TF1…
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Service providers slam new EU e-privacy rules
A group of 50 European service providers, media groups and publishers have called for an…
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Canal+ drops TF1 channels as pair fail to strike deal
Canal+ has ceased broadcasting TF1’s channels and digital services after failing to strike a deal…
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Richard: Orange will not take part in future French consolidation
Orange will not participate in any future consolidation of the French multi-play telco business, according…
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M6 strikes carriage deal with Bouygues Telecom
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with Bouygues Telecom, adding to…
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CSA steps in as TF1’s dispute with operators deepens
French media regulator the Conseil Supéreiur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has volunteered to mediate in the…
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Canal+ and Free threaten to drop TF1 as services are cut from Orange
Canal+ and Free have threatened to cut ties with TF1 over the latter’s demands for…
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Altice France’s Turrini leaves, replaced by Dreyfuss
Altice France/SFR’s secretary-general, Régis Turrinni, has left the company, to be replaced to Altice’s communications…
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Drahi takes charge as Altice moves to spin off US operation
Altice is to spin off its US operation and restructure its European and pay TV…
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France looks to extend network tax to cable and fibre
French parliamentarians have proposed extending a tax hitherto placed on copper telecom lines to cable…
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Orange to invest in fibre rather than football, calls for more content partnerships
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has reiterated that his company will not bid for premium football…
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SFR chief says operator will ‘take a look’ at Ligue 1 rights
New SFR CEO Alain Weill has said that the Altice-owned service provider will take a…
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Altice’s SFR rethinking sports strategy
Altice-owned French service provider SFR is planning a radical rethink of its sports strategy to…
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Altice to de-lever, promises no new M&A as it seeks to end share slide
Altice has confirmed that it plans to de-lever its balance sheet and bring leverage down…
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Free and Bouygues rise as SFR falls
French multi-play service providers Iliad Telecom/Free and Bouygues Telecom have both turned in solid numbers…
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Altice’s shares slide as management change fails to boost confidence
Altice’s shares have continued to fall precipitously following the management changes implemented by the company’s…
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Drahi steps in as Altice CEO resigns after share price nose-dives
Michel Combes has resigned as Altice chairman and CEO following the company’s worse-than-expected quarterly results…
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TF1 to provide new digital services, end retrans dispute with Altice
Altice France/SFR appears to have given ground on paying for carriage to secure a deal…
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SFR to disappear from stock market on October 9
Altice-owned French service provider SFR will be withdrawn from the Paris stock exchange on October…
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Portuguese regulator slams Altice acquisition of Media Capital
Portuguese media and communications regulator ANACOM has said that Altice’s proposed acquisition of Media Capital…
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SFR reorganisation to follow Paulin departure
SFR’s CEO Michel Paulin has resigned “for personal reasons”, according to the Altice-owned French service…
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Altice beats BeIN Media to become French home of basketball
Altice has acquired exclusive rights to Euroleague and Eurocup basketball for the next four seasons,…
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Altice files planned SFR buyout with markets regulator
Cable and telecom investor Altice has filed its planned buyout offer for the remaining shares…
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SFR launches 4K sports channel on Samsung smart TVs
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has launched its SFR Sport 4K channel on Samsung’s latest…
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Altice USA makes top tech appointments
Altice USA has promoted chief technology officer Terry Cordova and brought over Altice France CTO…
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Altice looking to buy out and de-list SFR
Altice now has 95.9% of SFR’s shares and is to file a buyout offer with…
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SFR adds premium Chinese bouquet to offering
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has added a new package of Chinese channels to its…