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France: Pluto TV, M6+ streaming partnership

M6+ and Pluto TV have announced the signing of a commercial and editorial partnership that will expand their free streaming and digital businesses in France.   The partnership aims to mutually enrich the streaming platforms M6+, Groupe M6’s AVoD platform used by 26 million unique users, and Pluto TV, Paramount’s FAST service. In all ecosystems, […]

September 24, 2024

WBITVP reveals first broadcasters to fall for The Golden Bachelor

Ahead of the ABC US premiere of The Golden Bachelorette, Warner Bros International Television Production announces that four European broadcasters have quickly fallen in love with its predecessor, The Golden Bachelor, snapping up format rights for an exclusive relationship in their territory. The Golden Bachelor was ABC’s top unscripted series in nearly four years when […]

September 17, 2024

RTL Group streaming subs up 25% in H1

RTL Group has reported H1 revenue up 1.8 per cent to €2.9 billion (H1/2023: €2.8 billion), driven by higher TV advertising and streaming revenue. Adjusted EBITA was down slightly to €172 million (H1/2023: €181 million), attributed to higher content investments, whilst total group profit rose 31.1 per cent to €173 million (H1/2023: €132 million). The […]

August 9, 2024

M6+ on Apple Vision Pro

Streaming tech company Bedrock has released a fully dedicated version of M6+, the AVoD streaming platform by Groupe M6 on Apple Vision OS to coincide with Apple Vision Pro’s opening weekend in Europe. Following the successful launch of M6+ in May 2024, Bedrock aims to to enhance the platform’s user experience by ensuring compatibility with […]

July 17, 2024

Bedrock, Ease Live create interactive M6+ experience for Euro 2024

Bedrock, the European streaming tech company, and Ease Live, an Evertz company providing interactive TV technology, have announced their newly formed collaboration to provide media and entertainment companies with highly immersive video experiences through Interactive Overlays, significantly enhancing viewer engagement. Debuting on June 15th alongside coverage of the UEFA Euro 2024 football championship on M6+, […]

June 11, 2024

Bedrock powers new M6+ platform

Bedrock, the leading European streaming tech company, is powering M6+, the new supercharged AVoD streaming platform by Groupe M6, now available for free across all devices in France. Following the unveiling of M6’s revamped streaming ambition in early March, Bedrock promptly delivered M6+ to the French public, with new branding and outstanding user-centric features on […]

May 23, 2024

France: M6+ launches on May 15th

M6 Group’s new free streaming platform, M6+, will launch in France on May 15th. The date was announced by outgoing M6 CEO, Nicolas Tavernost, at an advertising conference in Paris. Tavernost will be stepping down from his role on April 23rd. M6+ will succeed the 6play offering and is set to accelerate M6’s focus on […]

April 8, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Bedrock to launch M6+ platform in France

Bedrock, the European streaming tech company, has announced the upcoming release of M6+ in France, a new AVoD platform from Groupe M6. Powered by Bedrock’s technology, M6+ aims to reshape the French entertainment landscape by transforming the way audiences engage with M6 content through more immersive features, more engaging TV experiences, and dozens of devices […]

March 7, 2024

France: M6, TF1 share Euro 2024

M6 and TF1, the two French FTA broadcasters of Euro 2024 matches, have agreed a deal they will see the duo share the final stages of the tournament. Akin to the 2016 and 2020 championships, M6 will air the final match as well as twelve other meetings, while TF1 will broadcast twelve matches, including the […]

January 30, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France Télévisions calls for broadcaster resistance of streamers

French PSB France Télévisions, which has recently been criticised by commercial TV groups for challenging them in terms of ad revenues and editorial strategy, has called on TF1, M6, Canal+ and Altice to ‘stand together’. “It’s our responsibility not to let the platforms impose a kind of cultural uniformity and not to let social networks […]

July 12, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris