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TF1
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French news channels in employment offer to head off LCI decision
French free-to-air news channels BFM TV and Canal+-backed i>Télé have reportedly sent a letter to…
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France’s Leclerc launches OTT service
Ahead of Netflix’s planned launch in France this autumn, French supermarket chain Leclerc is launching…
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Paolini defends decision to take LCI free-to-air
TF1 Group’s chief executive Nonce Paolini has struck out at Canal+ and other rivals and…
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TF1 launches Teleshopping TV app with Wiztivi
French broadcaster TF1 has launched Teleshopping, a TV-based shopping application that runs through an HbbTV…
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Discovery completes US$1.2 billion Eurosport takeover
Discovery has completed its deal to acquire a majority stake in international sport broadcaster Eurosport…
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M6 requests compensation for lost bonus channel
Commercial broadcaster M6 has reportedly requested an indemnity payment of €90 million plus interest from…
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TF6 closure signals further decline of pay DTT
In another blow for digital-terrestrial pay TV in France, commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have…
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Netflix reportedly looking to Orange for French partnership
Netflix has approached several French internet service providers with a view to striking carriage deals…
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France: more catch-up content but viewing flatlines
The number of hours of catch-up viewing content available from French TV channels increased to…
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Canal+ files complaint against TF1 on advertising dominance
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has filed a complaint against commercial broadcaster TF1 with the French competition authority,…