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NBCU’s DreamWorks launches in France on SFR
NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer has launched 24-hour kids and family channel DreamWorks for the…
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France’s Altice launches tech-focused TV channel 01TV
Altice France has launched a new TV channel based on its technology news website 01net….
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Orange & Altice France/SFR near content merge
Orange and Altice France/SFR are close to a deal to merge their premium series and…
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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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‘One in five’ French net users now taking SVOD
Over one in five French internet users over the age of six subscribed to a…
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TF1 threatens to cut signal in retrans row
French broadcaster TF1 has warned telecom operators and pay TV operator Canal+ that it will…
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Altice debuts food net with Jamie Oliver shows
Altice is launching a new cooking brand with a TV channel, print magazine and digital…
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Orange eyes free TV, preps content unit
Orange is considering launching a free TV channel in France that would sit alongside its…
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New French OTT service launches
Altice-owned French service provider SFR is making its subscription video-on-demand service SFR Play available as…
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SFR wants full control of French channels group
Altice Group-owned French service provider SFR has filed a plan with media regulator the CSA…
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Altice wins Discovery, NBCU nets from Canal+
In a significant ramping up of its strategy to compete head on with French pay…
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Broadcaster streaming services beat Netflix, Amazon
Streaming services from broadcasters and pay TV operators are giving Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
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Former Canal+ boss Meheut joining SFR
Bertrand Méheut, the former CEO of Canal+, is to join cable and telecom group Altice’s…
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Altice launches studios division
French free and pay TV operator Altice has unveiled plans to invest further in content…
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TV performs strongly for Altice
Altice Group second quarter financials were pulled down by continued subscriber, revenue and earnings losses…
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Altice reorganises TV division
Altice-owned SFR Group has reorganised its recently formed media outfit, SFR Media, naming management teams…
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Altice boss steps down
Altice boss Patrick Drahi has stepped down from his role as president of the company…
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News brief: French, Swiss nets buy Maximus factual
French network RMC Découverte and Switzerland’s SFR have prebought factual series from German indie Maximus…
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Altice to roll media assets into SFR
Altice is to consolidate all of its French media assets into telecom unit SFR, according…
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Scandi pubcasters buy Universum docs
Public broadcasters in Scandinavia have bought documentary programming from Austria’s ORF. DR in Denmark took…
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French SVOD service launches with 4K
French telco Altice has launched Zive, a new SVOD platform solely for its customers that will…
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UK leads video apps market, Netflix in first
Consumers in the UK are the most voracious in Europe when it comes top downloading…
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Euro nets buys ORF docs, crime series
Pubcaster France 5 is among buyers of documentary and crime programming from Austria’s ORF. The…
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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 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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Netflix approaches ISPs for French launch
Netflix has approached several French internet TV service providers with a view to striking carriage…
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Canal+ owner Vivendi may split business
French media and telecoms giant Vivendi is launching a study into whether to split the…
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Numericable ‘set to go public’
French cable operator Numericable has hired Rothschild to advise it on a public flotation, according…
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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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Canal+ is launching Disney Movies on Demand channel
Canal+ is launching a Disney Movies on Demand channel as part of its CanalPlay Infinity…
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