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DAZN announces series of broadcast deals for ‘historic’ Women’s Champions League final
Sports streamer DAZN has announced a series of sublicencing deals across Europe for this weekend’s…
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TF1 secures home team Nations League and Euro 2024 rights
French broadcaster TF1 has secured the free-to-air rights to broadcast France’s matches in the forthcoming…
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Advertising growth and Newen boost TF1
French broadcaster TF1 saw solid growth from advertising and from its Newen Studios production unit…
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TF1 and Altice sign deal on TFX sale after employee groups give green light
French broadcaster TF1’s planned sale of its TFX channel to Altice Group has taken a…
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France Télévisions to sell off Salto stake on completion of TF1-M6 merger
The France Télévisions group has announced that it will divest its interest in SVOD service…
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French watchdog opens in-depth probe into TF1-M6 merger
France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has decided to open a ‘phase 2’…
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TF1 and M6 to sell channels to Altice to secure merger deal approval
France’s TF1 and M6 and Altice Media have begun exclusive negotiations for the sale of…
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Niel and Bouygues clash over TF1-M6 merger
French telecom tycoons Xavier Niel and Martin Bouygues have clashed over the proposed merger between…
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Ad sales return to pre-pandemic levels for M6 Group with TF1 merger on course
RTL-owned M6 Group has reported an increase in its advertising revenues to exceed pre-pandemic…
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TF1 still ‘willing to negotiate’ as defeated Molotov moves channels to pay
TF1 has denied OTT operator Molotov’s claim to have agreed the distribution of the commercial…
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Altice’s Drahi in favour of TF1-M6 merger, looking to grow media business
Altice boss Patrick Drahi has told French legislators that he is broadly in favour of…
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Molotov ordered to drop M6 channels
French OTT service Molotov has been ordered not to re-transmit the channels of commercial broadcaster…
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TF1 launches Business Solutions arm
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has launched a new Business Solutions division incorporating combining content creation…
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Iliad Telecom appealing to EC on TF1-M6 merger
French and international service provider Iliad Telecom, parent of Free, is appealing for the European…
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France Televisions and TF1 claim compensation for Canal+ free-to-view move
French broadcasters France Televisions and TF1 have taken legal action against Canal+ and claimed over…
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Daniel Kretinsky takes 5% stake in TF1
Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky has taken a 5% stake in French commercial broadcaster TF1, according…
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TF1 renews World Cup Rugby deal
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured the rights to the Rugby World Cup 2021 and…
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TF1 ups contribution to cinema in exchange for expanded rights
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has signed an agreement with groups representing the country’s film industry…
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Addressable advertising in France ramps up with Bouygues launch
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has launched a segmented TV proposition including addressable advertising to…
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TF1-M6 merger takes a step forward with employee groups’ approval
Bouygues Group, owner of French commercial broadcaster TF1, and RTL Group, owner of rival M6…
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A+E Networks takes stake in Reel One Entertainment
A+E Networks has taken a 35% stake in Reel One Entertainment, the Canadian producer-distributor majority owned…
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TF1 gears up for M6 acquisition with management reorganisation
France’s TF1 is to reorganise its distribution and digital leadership following the appointment of distribution…
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Free signs new distribution deal with TF1
French service provider Free has signed a new distribution agreement with commercial broadcaster TF1, which…
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French anti-trust watchdog launches probe into TF1-M6 merger
The French anti-trust watchdog has announced an investigation into the proposed merger between TF1 and…
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M6 and TF1 announce plans to merge France’s largest commercial broadcasters
France’s two leading commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have announced that they have entered into…
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Salto arrives on digital-terrestrial platform
Salto, the streaming JV between French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 and public broadcaster France…
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TF1 extends partnership with Orange to cover targeted ads and premium ad-free on-demand
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has extended its partnership with Orange through two new agreements covering…
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Salto close to Bouygues Telecom deal
French Netflix rival Salto is on the verge of striking its first ISP distribution deal…
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Mediapro to launch mobile-only Téléfoot offer
Mediapro’s new pay TV Ligue 1 channel Téléfoot will be offered as a mobile-only subscription…
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TF1 revamps 4K UHD channel
French broadcaster TF1 is to revamp 4K UHD channel on August 23 and has said…