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France
Exclusive: Three projects that underline France’s forward-facing scripted sector
French drama is evolving rapidly, as subject matter and new business models perk the attention…
Salto chief reveals launch plans for streamer
Salto, the long-delayed French streaming offering from broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, is to…
Vive la France: Adapting to a new normal
Driven by a high volume of content – 4,873 hours in all – produced in…
Eurodata: World Cup Final reached 163m across Europe
The climax of the 2018 World Cup in Russia delivered strong figures across Europe and…
Is this Europe’s next super-indie trio?
Mediawan has ambition and the cash, but what is the strategy? France’s newest production-distribution group…
Just 20% of French viewers used SVOD in last year – study
The VOD360 study from Médiamétrie has shown that over the last twelve months only 20%…
Ampere: France says ‘Non’ to Netflix
Netflix is yet to win “the hearts and minds” of people in France, with the…
English Class: French drama
The rise in high-end English-language drama has seen well-financed French producers enter the space, despite…
Médiamétrie launches French social TV ratings
French audience measurement company Médiamétrie has launched social TV ratings in France to gauge the…
SBS secures APC’s Nordic noir Valkyrien
France-based financier and distributor About Premium Content has secured a deal with SBS Australia for…
Dailymotion looking at other SVOD launches following Turkish deal
Video sharing site Dailymotion plans to expand its premium offerings to other territories following its…
Zodiak poaches Vernière from France Télévisions
Zodiak Rights has hired Eric Vernière. He joins from France Télévisions Distribution where he was…
New deal for French TV fiction writers
France Télévisions, Groupe 25 Images and four groups representing French content creation professionals – the…
Disney buys Henson’s Pajanimals
Disney has picked up animated series Pajanimals across a raft of territories. The 52x11mins series…
Endemol options Dirty Old Towns format
Endemol has optioned community makeover format Dirty Old Towns in several European territories. The format…