Iron Mountain Entertainment Services (IMES) the physical and digital media archiving service for the entertainment industry has developed a new innovative partnership with French content producer and broadcaster Canal+ Group to digitise up to 110,000 hours of its extensive tape archive, transformed into digital content for its streaming platforms. The Canal+ tape archive, totalling approximately […]
With the French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) raising concerns about the proposed merger between TF1 and M6, in particular its effect on the advertising market, Bouygues Group and RTL Group have revealed their first proposals covering advertising and TV production. To rescue the merger, they are both proposing to keep their advertising agencies […]
French deputies have voted to end the licence fee financing PSB groups, a project that was examined as part of the corrective finance bill for 2022. The Assembly replaced its funding by a percentage of VAT for a total amount of €3.7 billion. This element of VAT will be determined annually as part of the […]
French media group TF1 has announced the acquisition of the exclusive linear and non-linear rights French national football team matches until 2028, as part of a partnership with the French Football Federation and UEFA. This agreement includes UEFA Nations League, Friendly Matches, UEFA Euro 2024 – which are co-licensed by M6 – the FIFA 2026 […]
In the background of the pending TF1-M6 merger, France’s Autorité de la concurrence (Competition Authority) has given a green light to the acquisition by Altice of channels TFX and 6ter. An appeal remains possible. If the process is successful, Altice Media, which already owns DTT channels BFM TV as well as RMC Découverte, would become […]
Chefclub, the food-themed entertainment brand, and FAST service Pluto TV have announced the launch of a standalone Chefclub channel in France. Philippe Larribau-Lavigne, Paramount’s Country Manager for France, commented: “We are very happy to launch Chefclub on Pluto TV. Cooking and lifestyle are popular genres among our audience and Chefclub’s world-renowned brand and content will […]
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has revealed the streaming platform has now passed 10 million subscribers in France. The next most recent update in 2020 claimed 7 million subscribers. “[With] one home representing several accounts, the number of users is even higher,” Sarandos told French newspaper JDD.Addressing the Choose France summit, Sarandos said Netflix, which reports […]
French PSB group France Télévisions has revealed its ambition to double its TV series line-up on digital catch-up platform france.tv. Presenting its 2022-2023 season, France Télévisions is particularly seeking to attract a younger audience to its free-of-charge video platform. According to president Delphine Ernotte-Cuni, france.tv is set to become the “leading French video platform” offering […]
Canal+ has become the latest broadcaster to commit to Premier Padel after the Vivendi owned broadcaster agreed a deal to showcase padel’s leading Tour to more than 60 global territories including France. Canal+ has agreed a multi-year deal and will begin its Premier Padel coverage with July’s Greenweez Paris Premier Padel Major taking place at […]
French pay-TV operator Canal+ has, for the first time, secured exclusive rights to UEFA’s three premier club football tournaments: the Champions League, the Europa League, and the Europa Conference League. The three-season deal covers 2024/2025 though to 2026/2027. Canal + will also for the first time, offer its subscribers the progress of the leading French […]