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TF1 makes firm offer for Aufeminin

French broadcaster TF1 has made a firm offer for Axel Springer’s 78.4% stake in female-focused…

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Amazon buys first local French dramas

Amazon Prime Video is going a step further in the French market, with its first…

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Xavier Niel ‘close’ to taking majority control of Eir

Xavier Niel, the French telecom entrepreneur and owner of multi-play service provider Iliad Telecom/Free, is…

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France looks to extend network tax to cable and fibre

French parliamentarians have proposed extending a tax hitherto placed on copper telecom lines to cable…

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Orange to invest in fibre rather than football, calls for more content partnerships

Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has reiterated that his company will not bid for premium football…

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CNC unveils changes to film support fund system

France’s Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) has unveiled changes to the…

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CSA chief calls for ‘European Hulu’

European media groups needs to come together to create something like a “European Hulu”, according…

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TF1 backs ‘media-for-equity’ startup initiative

French broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with investment outfit RAISE Ventures to launch a new…

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France Télévisions chief gives shape to cost-cutting plan

France Télévisions boss Delphine Ernotte plans to cut 180 posts as part of a cost-saving…

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SFR chief says operator will ‘take a look’ at Ligue 1 rights

New SFR CEO Alain Weill has said that the Altice-owned service provider will take a…