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England vs France reaps record audiences on both sides of channel
On Saturday, the England vs France FIFA World Cup quarter final match was watched by…
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ARCOM sets tight deadline for French DTT applications
French media regulator ARCOM has given companies until January 23 to submit an application for…
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TF1 deploys Irdeto Control during FIFA World Cup 2022
Cybersecurity firm Irdeto has revealed that it is currently supplying its multi-DRM solution Irdeto Control…
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Amazon reportedly interested in acquiring Salto
Amazon could be interested in acquiring troubled French streaming platform Salto, according to a report…
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Xavier Niel circles France’s DTT platform ahead of frequency renewals
Speculation is bubbling up in France around the possibility that telecom tycoon Xavier Niel, owner…
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Salto on the brink as TF1 and M6 announce plans to pull out
After months of uncertainty, the future is looking bleak for French SVOD platform Salto. Over…
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TF1 forges smart TV streaming partnership with Samsung
TF1 in France has unveiled a partnership with Samsung that will see its premium and…
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Shareholders gear up for meeting to discuss next steps for French SVOD Salto
The next few weeks should provide some guidance on the future for French SVOD platform…
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TF1 and Canal+ resolve two-month channel carriage dispute
After a protracted dispute, including two trips to the law courts, French media heavyweights TF1…
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French broadcaster TF1 buoyed up by performance of Newen
TF1 revenues for the first nine months of 2022 hit €1.74bn, up 5.4% year on…
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M6 renews deal with Canal+ as TF1 finds TNTSat alternative
French broadcaster M6 has renewed its multi-year carriage deal with pay TV operator Canal+ for…
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Canal+ wins appeal court judgement in TF1-TNTSat dispute
The Paris appeals court has confirmed an earlier ruling in favour of Canal+ in its…
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RTL abandons M6 sale plan
European media giant RTL Group has decided against selling off its French broadcast outfit M6. RTL’s…
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Court rules in favour of Canal+ in TF1 TNTSat dispute
A French court has ruled in favour of Canal+ Group in a legal spat with…
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Rodolphe Belmer to take over at TF1 Group
TF1 president and CEO Gilles Pélisson is to step down, initially from his role as…
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M6 put up for sale by Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann has put French broadcaster M6 up for sale following the collapse of plans to…
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TF1 and M6 shares fall as Bertelsmann scrambles for new suitor ahead of deadline
France’s two largest broadcasters have seen their share price tumble after they abandoned plans to…
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TF1 and M6 abandon merger plan
Bouygues, RTL Group, Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 have called off their plan to merge…
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Canal+ drops TF1 channels in fees dispute ahead of crucial merger hearings
Canal+ has stopped distributing TF1 Group’s channels after the pair failed to agree new commercial…
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TF1 taps Smart Ad-Break from Synchronized
French broadcaster TF1 has tapped ad tech specialist Synchronized, to integrate the latter’s Smart Ad-Break…
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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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Bouygues Telecom ups target after solid first half
French service provider Bouygues Telecom “maintained good commercial momentum” in the first half of 2022…
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TF1 confirms Ykone sale as it posts solid first half numbers
French broadcaster TF1 has confirmed the sale of its majority stake in influencer marketing agency…
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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 secures French national football team rights
French broadcaster TF1 has struck a new deal with the French Football Federation and UEFA…
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TF1 in exclusive talks to sell Ykone influencer marketing outfit
France’s TF1 group has entered into exclusive negotiations with Future Technology Retail (FTR), a technology…
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TF1 to sell Unify arm to publishing outfit Reworld Media
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has agreed the sale of its digital arm, Unify, to Reworld…
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TF1 sells programmatic ad unit to HLD
French broadcaster TF1 is selling its programmatic advertising subsidiary Gamnedi to investment outfit HLD. Gamnedi…
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7.7 million Spaniards watch Champions League Final
Real Madrid’s 1-0 Champions League Final victory over Liverpool was Spain’s most watched iteration of…