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BBC Worldwide restructures French production arm
BBC Worldwide is restructuring its French production arm, as the unit lands new commissions with…
French viewers lagging on SVOD usage
The VOD360 study from Médiamétrie has shown that over the last twelve months only 20%…
Altice sees operational improvements, but French unit still lagging
Despite flat year-on-year revenues, Altice Europe is “already starting to see the benefits of intensifying…
French content creators call for technology-neutral movie windows
Copyright societies representing French producers, directors, authors and content creators have called for a reduction…
Altice’s NextRadioTV joins retransmission fee battle
Altice-owned broadcast outfit NextRadioTV is planning to follow in the footsteps of commercial broadcaster TF1…
Content creators slam France’s proposed SVOD window reform
The report on the reform of France’s movie distribution windowing system produced by Eutelsat chairman…
Canal+ softens on payment for TF1 enhanced TV services
Canal+ has confirmed that it is “progressively” renewing the distribution of TF1’s free-to-air channels. The…
Orange and TF1 sign distribution deal as Canal+ resumes broadcasts
Orange and TF1 have signed a distribution deal following the pair’s spectacular falling out that…
France set to slash SVOD window lag for ‘virtuous’ players
Eutelsat chairman Dominique d’Hinnin is expected to present his report calling for reform of France’s…
Orange pay TV unit teams up with SACD to develop series
French pay TV service Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS) has teamed up with copyright collecting society…