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SPI International expands line-up on Fubo’s Molotov

SPI International, a Canal+ company, has announced the expansion of its partnership with the French OTT service Molotov, owned by the sports-first live TV streaming platform Fubo. Building on the existing agreement, which currently includes the channel Gametoon, SPI International has introduced two new channels, Fast&FunBox and FightBox, to Molotov’s lineup. The channels will be […]

June 3, 2024

Fubo Q3 revenue up 43%

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced its Q3 financial results to September 30th 2023. The company also raised its previously stated full year 2023 guidance for North America. Fubo achieved double digit growth versus the prior year in North America, delivering $313 million total revenue (up 43 per cent year-over-year) and a […]

November 3, 2023

France Télévisions, Molotov 4K Roland-Garros channels

French broadcaster France Télévisions and OTT platform Molotov have announced a partnership to broadcast 4K channels offering coverage the of Roland-Garros tennis open. Two UHD dedicated France.tv sport channels, in HDR and HDR10, will air until June 11th covering all daytime matches played from the Philippe Chatrier court. A standard definition channel is also available […]

May 30, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France: Molotov Channels boost for AVoD, FAST

French OTT hybrid broadcasting and streaming platform Molotov, now a subsidiary of US group Fubo TV, is stepping up its AVoD and FAST TV activities with the launch of new brand, Molotov Channels. Set to replace AVoD current offering Mango on May 15th, the new bouquet will deliver ten thematic channels (Cinéma, kids, Docs, Sport…) […]

May 12, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Molotov offers free-subscriptions to Salto subs

French streaming service Molotov has announced it will offer a one-year free subscription to Salto’s previous customers, as the streaming joint-venture between TF1, M6 and France Télévisions has closed its service, just two years after its launch. Salto’s subscribers will be given free access to Molotov’s extended offering, commitment free, if they register on Molotov’s […]

March 27, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

FuboTV US subs at record high

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2022. Revenue and subscriber growth for Fubo’s global streaming business was strong during the quarter, with North America (NA) revenue and subscriber growth coming in ahead of forecast. FuboTV closed the quarter with $219.2 million (€224.1m) […]

November 4, 2022

France: Molotov claims 65% growth for Mango

AVoD service Mango, the French OTT live and catch-up TV platform launched in November 2020, has registered a 65 per cent growth over the last year according to its parent company Molotov. The service is attracting some three million views each month. Mango offers a  line-up of programming totaling 3,000 hours – up 30 per […]

April 8, 2022From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Molotov renews ad contract with AIP

Molotov, the French OTT service, has announced the renewal of its contract with Ad Insertion Platform (AIP), a provider of SSAI technology, enabling Server-Side-Ad-Insertion (SSAI) into their AVoD service Mango. “Our relationship with Molotov is based on innovative collaboration to manage their monetisation challenges. We deeply value their continued trust in our platform and our […]

February 8, 2022

Molotov agrees M6 distribution deal

Molotov has ended its streaming dispute with M6 ​​Group and agreed a new distribution deal. The French TV platform now will be able to continue hosting the M6, W9, 6Ter and Gulli channels, but only as part of its paid offers. From December 18th, Molotov users will have to pay to watch M6 channels with […]

December 17, 2021

Molotov must pay €7m to M6 and cease streaming

French OTT platform Molotov has been forbidden by a Paris Court to stream M6’s channels (M6, W9, 6ter), which have been distributed without authorisation over the last three years. Molotov must also pay €7 million to M6 Group, for breaching the rights. An amount of €15,000 has been added for brand infringement, as Molotov had […]

December 10, 2021