Sky has invested €4 million (US$4.5 million) in French over-the-top video platform Molotov, which launched publically in France in July. Announcing its investment on Friday, Sky said that thefunding was part of a larger Molotov financing round and is the latest in aseries of Sky investments in start-up companies. The ‘freemium’ Molotov service was unveiled […]
French over-the-top service Molotov has launched publicly across the country on a freemium basis, a year after it was first unveiled. The cross-platform TV service lets users watch 33 channels, including 25 French digital terrestrial TV channels, and access 10 hours of ‘bookmarked’ content for free. A €3.99 (US$4.41) per-month option offers 100 hours of […]
Former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure and Jean-David Blanc, the founder of AlloCiné, are launching a new online TV service, Molotov. The seasoned French media executives are pitching Molotov as a ‘Spotify for TV’, as it will aggregate content and make it available via connected devices. The service is currently being beta tested before a commercial […]
