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French on-demand site launches with US movies
French operator Numericable-SFR has launched its download-to-own store, VideoStore by Numericable, giving users access to…
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French broadcasters won’t team to fight Netflix
France’s leading broadcasters are unlikely to group together to form a subscription video-on-demand alliance to…
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Another French telco to offer Netflix
SFR has become the latest French ISP to offer Netflix via its TV set-top boxes….
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Orange to distribute Netflix in France
Orange is set to become the second French telecom operator to agree to distribute Netflix,…
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Netflix fails to secure Orange and Free for France
French telco Iliad Telecom/Free has joined Orange in declining to distribute Netflix when it launches…
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Buyers Briefing digital season: news digest
As part of our new weekly Buyers Briefing feature, we run down the biggest news…
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French minister calls for local reaction to Netflix
French economy minister Arnaud Montebourg has called on the country’s audiovisual and digital industries to…
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Orange to pre-empt Netflix with Orangecast launch
Orange is preparing to take on the imminent threat of Netflix’s arrival in France by…
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Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels
French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s networks on YouTube. Zac &…
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Fox launches Nat Geo channels on Orange
Fox International Channels’ National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild have launched on the Orange…
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Netflix’s France launch set for Autumn, no Orange deal
Orange’s CEO Stéphane Richard confirmed at the end of last week that Netflix plans to…
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Microsoft and Orange in Dailymotion talks
Microsoft is talking to Orange about striking a partnership to develop its video site Dailymotion,…
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Comment: Are newspaper giants the new pay TV channels?
The news back in September that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had bought the iconic Washington…
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London riots doc debuts on Dailymotion
Video portal Dailymotion will launch Riot from Wrong, a new documentary about the riots that…
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Orange to invest extra €30m into Dailymotion
Orange’s CEO has confirmed the company will invest a further €30 million (US$39.7 million) in…
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Discovery goes Turbo in Turkey
Pay TV operator Discovery has launched new HD channels including a new brand – Discovery…
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Sundance Channel launches dedicated Polish feed
AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, is launching a dedicated Polish feed…
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Ruling opens Canal+ channels to web rivals
Canal+ has published reference offers for its seven Ciné+ movie channels, allowing ISPs to make…
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Orange will look for partner for Dailymotion
Orange plans to invest between €30 and €50 million in Dailymotion and will not divest…
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Spotify plans push into TV
Internet-powered music service Spotify is planning to make a bigger push into the living room,…