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TF1
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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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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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TF1 chief remains optimistic on Orange resolution
TF1 chief Gilles Pélisson has reiterated that he is hopeful of striking a deal with…
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Pélisson hopeful of Orange deal as TF1 posts strong results
TF1 is “hopeful” that it can strike a deal for the carriage of its channels…
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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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M6 strikes extended partnership with Canal+
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a new partnership deal with Vivendi-owned pay TV provider…
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M6 brings new services to distribution deal with Altice
French commercial broadcaster M6 has struck a distribution deal with SFR that closely mirrors the…
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TF1 makes firm offer for Aufeminin
French broadcaster TF1 has made a firm offer for Axel Springer’s 78.4% stake in female-focused…
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TF1 in talks to buy Axel Springer digital group Aufeminin
French broadcaster TF1 is in talks to buy Axel Springer’s 78.43% stake in Aufeminin –…
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TF1 backs ‘media-for-equity’ startup initiative
French broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with investment outfit RAISE Ventures to launch a new…
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Canal+ files complaint on lifting of TF1 and M6 obligations
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has filed a complaint with the country’s Conseil d’État…
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Studio71 France management team named
TF1 digital chief Nicolas Capuron has been named as CEO of Studio71 France, while Stéphane…
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Canal+ secures Women’s World Cup rights from TF1
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the pay TV rights to the FIFA…
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Channel 4 invests in European ad sales joint venture
Channel 4 has invested in the new digital ad sales partnership established by ProSiebenSat.1 in…
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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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Digital boost for TF1
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has continued its recovery from a difficult 2016 by posting…
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Media groups ‘must deepen collaboration’ to see off internet giants threat
European media groups need to come together and collaborate in order to stave off the…
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TF1 names news chief
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Thierry Thuillier as deputy CEO in charge of its…
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EC green light for ProSiebenSat.1-TF1-Mediaset JV
The European Commission has given a green light to the joint venture to be created…
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TF1 pulls services from SFR in major escalation of retrans dispute
TF1 has withdrawn its catch-up TV service MYTF1 from distribution by Numericable-SFR and has demanded…
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Reduced costs and digital channels boost TF1
Reduced costs thanks to be absence of the Euro 2016 football championship helped boost TF1’s…
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CSA relaxes ad restrictions for TF1
The French media regulator, the CSA, has relaxed advertising restrictions placed on leading commercial broadcaster…
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Orange ups stakes in retrans dispute with TF1
Orange has filed a legal complaint against leading French commercial broadcaster TF1 over the ongoing…
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Orange chief rejects TF1 retrans demand
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has indicated his company is unwilling to pay a retransmission fee…
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TF1 threatens to cut signal without retrans fees
French broadcaster TF1 has warned telecom operators and pay TV operator Canal+ that it will…
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TF1 claims ‘mixed feelings’ about working with tech giants
TF1 is working with partners in new ways to bring content to digital platforms, but…
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TF1 looks to pay TV thematic channels and production to fuel growth
France’s TF1 Group plans to focus on the development of thematic targeted channels rather than…
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TF1 names teleshopping and e-commerce chief
TF1 Group has named Agnès Rosoor as CEO of home shopping channels Téléshopping and Top…
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Mediawan to acquire AB Group as first step in Euro-content strategy
Mediawan, the media investment consortium set up by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier…