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Canal+ acquisition of OCS approved

The full acquisition of OCS and its production arm, Orange Studio, by Canal+ has been approved by the French Competition Authority – but only under specific conditions to prevent any negative impact on the diversity of French cinema and its distribution. A year after the initial agreement between Vivendi’s subsidiary and Orange was concluded and […]

January 15, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Olympic Channel for France Télévisions

As official TV host to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, France Télévisions is aiming to give higher visibility to its digital platform france.tv. On May 8th, the day when the Olympic Torch is set to arrive in Marseille, the French PSB group will launch The Olympic Channel. While linear channels France 2 and France 3 […]

January 15, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Bids open for France World Cup rights

Football’s governing body FIFA has launched an invitation to tender (ITT) for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA World Cup 2030 in France, Monaco, Andorra and the French overseas territories. The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the 23rd edition of the competition and will be jointly hosted by Canada, […]

January 10, 2024By Colin Mann

Eutelsat’s Rambouillet teleport renews WTA Tier 4

Eutelsat’s giant Rambouillet teleport, just outside Paris, has had its Tier 4 certification renewed following an audit by the World Teleport Association. Since its introduction at IBC 2015, the Certification programme has quickly grown in popularity, says the WTA. Starting with one certified facility in 2015, the programme has certified 56 and currently has eight […]

January 10, 2024By Chris Forrester

France: TikTok revenues up 50%

Social media platform TikTok registered a €44.3 million turnover in France in 2022, and a 49.7 per cent growth over one year. In 2020, the company posted just €2.5 million revenues. According to French press reports, TikTok, just three years after its launch in the country, is now competing with established DTT media groups such […]

January 4, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France: Médiamétrie enhances audience measurement

Médiamétrie, the French audience measurement and digital media usage specialist, has has announced its audience measurement service will now integrate TV consumption data on smartphones, tablets and laptops. This marks the first step in an evolving process that takes into account the viewing of preview content ahead of its linear broadcast, and later in the […]

January 3, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France: €345m invested in local streaming content in 2022

Streaming platforms Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video injected €345 million into French content, out of a total amount of €1.6 billion invested by the whole ecosystem, including local broadcasters and service editors, in 2022. Netflix was the major contributor according to regulatory body Arcom. The breakdown shows that around €1.2 billion went on TV production, […]

December 21, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

TF1+ to integrate 50 FAST channels

French broadcaster TF1 Group has unveiled further details of its new four-screen, free-of-charge streaming platform TF1+. Set to start on January 8th, the new service aims at becoming a leader of free streaming in France and will integrate around 50 FAST channels, ranging from romantic comedies to thrillers and manga. Intended to accelerate the digital […]

December 20, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Eurosport France renews ATP Tour rights

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the ATP Tour, have renewed their agreement to broadcast the ATP Tour in France for the next three seasons. Having also extended the rights to the Australian Open and US Open, Eurosport remains the top destination for tennis fans in France, with more than […]

December 20, 2023

France: 61% paid for entertainment or sport content in 2023

In 2023, 61 per cent of the French consumers – some 27.5 million individuals – paid to watch a sport or entertainment content online, spending an average of €38 per month. According to its barometer of non-linear OTT cultural and sport content, French TV regulator Arcom states that available access to OTT content increased by […]

December 15, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris