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SFR
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New management team for SFR
Altice chief operating officer Michel Combes has taken on the role of interim CEO of…
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Altice names B2C and strategy chiefs
Cable and telecom investor Altice has named Eric Klipfel as group head of business-to-consumer and…
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ARCEP closes bidding for 700MHz spectrum
French telecom regulator ARCEP secured €2.8 billion from this week’s auction of 700MHz spectrum, currently…
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France’s ARCEP completes first day of 700MHz auction
French telecom regulator ARCEP has announced the successful completion of the first day of its…
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SFR to launch new Ultra HD box and SVoD service
French pay TV operator SFR is due to launch a new 4K Ultra HD gateway,…
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Altice to accelerate fibre build-out
Cable and telecom investor Altice has said it plans to accelerate its fibre build-out in…
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Job losses expected as SFR moves to drop Numericable brand
Numericable-SFR is to drop the use of the Numericable brand and close down its retail…
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Orange could step in to fill fibre gap left by SFR
Orange could consider stepping up its investment in high-speed internet access in France to fill…
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Numericable-SFR to pay out dividend
Altice-backed French service provider Numericable-SFR has announced that it will pay out a dividend of…
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French operators file documents for 700MHz
France’s four leading mobile operators – Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR – have…
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Numericable-SFR sets ambitious network targets as it posts EBITDA growth
French cable operator Numericable-SFR has hailed a “return to growth” in the first quarter, driven…
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French watchdog looking again at Numericable-SFR
France’s competition watchdog has begun investigating whether cable operator Numericable and telco SFR began acting…
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VimpelCom names SFR’s Charlier as new CEO
Former SFR CEO Jean-Yves Charlier is to replace Jo Lunder as CEO of Russian service…
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Numericable-SFR hit by mobile competition
French cable and telecom giant Numericable-SFR has posted a decline in revenue of 5% and…
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SFR-Numericable lays out terms for open network
French service provider SFR-Numericable has this week published terms for opening its cable network up…
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Numericable-SFR, Altice in €3.9bn bid for Vivendi’s remaining stake
Numericable-SFR and its principal owner Altice has made a €3.9 billion offer to buy out…
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SFR-Numericable reportedly renewing interest in Bouygues
French quad-play service provider SFR-Numericable has indicated to analysts that it is willing to pay…
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Numericable-SFR moves swiftly to placate regulator over Outremer charges
Numericable-SFR has moved swiftly to head off a possible reversal of the French competition regulator’s…
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Watchdog raises possibility of rescinding Numericable-SFR green light
France’s competition regulator is looking into a possible breach of conditions set ahead of cable…
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Numericable-SFR launches download-to-own store
French operator Numericable-SFR has launched its download-to-own store, VideoStore by Numericable, giving users access to…
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Numericable-SFR launches 800Mbps
Numericable-SFR has launched an 800Mbps internet service to about half a million homes in Paris. …
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Belgacom hires SFR’s Dufour as CFO
Belgacom has named SFR’s EVP, finance and strategy, Sandrine Dufour as its new chief financial…
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Drahi reportedly in exclusive talks to buy Portugal Telecom
French cable and telecom investor Patrick Drahi has reportedly entered into exclusive talks to buy…
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Numericable-SFR chief reveals number one ambition
The CEO of France’s newly created Numericable-SFR has thrown down the gauntlet to its principal…
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Vivendi completes SFR sale to Numericable
French media firm Vivdendi has closed its €13.37 billion sale of telco SFR to cable…
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SFR launches first converged product with Numericable
Ahead of its formal acquisition by Numericable, French telco SFR has launched the latter’s La…
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International and SVoD lift Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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French minister gives green light to Numericable-SFR acquisition
French economy minister Emmanuel Macron has given a green light to Numericable’s acquisition of SFR….
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Cable operators top Netflix Euro-rankings
Netflix has published its second assessment of internet service providers’ performance in Europe since it…
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Altice tables €7 billion bid for Portugal Telecom
Fresh from securing regulatory acceptance of Numericable’s takeover of SFR, telecoms investor Patrick Drahi’s Altice…