French pay-TV company Canal+, which has aired Ligue 1 football since 1984, has informed the French Professional Football League (LFP) that it will not participate in the current domestic rights TV tender for the 2024-2029 period. The news was confirmed to press agency AFP after it leaked to sports newspaper L’Équipe. The tender was launched […]
Netflix has signed its first direct deal with French creative and production organisations, TV regulator Arcom and producers have announced. After the deal Prime Video concluded in December 2022 with the same organisations, Netflix has now has agreed new financial terms with producers associations, Uspa, Spi, AnimFranve and Satev, with distributors representative Sedpa, and with […]
The French football Ligue 1 TV rights tender for the 2024-2029 period has been launched with an opening bid at €800 million per season for the domestic market. Bids will be open until October 16th. After the Mediapro fiasco three years ago, French professional league LFP has opted for a simplified process with two live […]
Gracenote, the content solutions business unit of Nielsen, is helping Prisma Media, the French digital and magazine publisher group owned by Vivendi, transform its Télé-Loisirs offerings into go-to resources for what to watch on some of France’s most popular streaming video platforms. By providing comprehensive information and imagery for major SVoD catalogue programming including Prime […]
Netflix has named Florence Trouche as Head of Advertising Sales in France to oversee the platform’s new ad supported service. This newly created role marks Netflix’s intent to develop ad monetisation after the launch of the platform’s AVoD service in November 2022. Trouche will work with Damien Bernet, who arrived last April to pilot the […]
Banijay France, part of media and entertainment powerhouse Banijay, has announced new senior leadership at ALP, with Frédéric Lussato, promoted to President and Julien Magne becoming Managing Director. Both roles are effective immediately in line with Alexia Larouche-Joubert’s promotion to CEO, Banijay France. Lussato, who previously served as Managing Director, ALP, has been upped to […]
Canal+ Group has announced the addition of DAZN to its sports offer in France, as well as the distribution of the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel within the DAZN app. At no additional cost for Canal+ subscribers, DAZN is included in the following Canal+ packages: Sport+ pack, Canal+ Sport, Friends & Family, Integrale and Integrale+. Thanks […]
SES has extended its relationship with Agence France-Presse (AFP) enabling AFP’s customers to continue leveraging the AFPTV Live platform for real-time access to live news and events from around the world. AFPTV Live, based on SES 360, offers a platform that enables users to access AFP’s live video news feeds and deliver content to their […]
TF1 Group consolidated revenue for H1 2023 was €1.038 billion down €106.6 million compared to H1 2022. Group advertising revenue was €746.4 million down by €48.3 million (-6.1%) in H1, with a -5.4% change in Q2 2023. Revenue from Newen (programme distribution) totalled €133.7 million, down €24.7 million year-on-year. Current operating profit amounted to €152.3 […]
The Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP) has become an attractive factor for French territory and productions facilities, according to an impact study from 2017 to 2021 carried out by public funding body CNC. Before it was set up, foreign production expenditure in France represented around €50 million each year. In 2021, this level was […]