French public broadcaster France Televisions has launched a VoD service branded Pluzz VaD, and kicking off with a choice of 3,000 titles.

Pluzz VaD will first be distributed by the ISP Free, and will be extended to other service providers by the end of the year. It will eventually be part of the connected TV and mobile TV markets.

France Televisions Distribution’s CEO, Yann Chapellon, said that only pirate sites offer such a volume of French-language content at present. France Televisions VoD will soon add American films. It will share revenue on a 50/50 basis with copyright holders.

France Televisions already offered a catch-up TV service at Pluzz, offered on Internet, cable and IPTV, and currently has 40,000 video views a month.

Other posts by :

1. SES happy with releasing 160MHz of spectrum for 5G
2. Inmarsat “likely to win appeal” over Ligado/AST action
3. FCC seeks fair play over foreign satellite access
4. Bank raises RocketLab target price
5. Paramount throws kitchen sink
6. Ukraine wants its own LEO system
7. SpaceX outlines Starlink cellular delivery plan
8. NAB vs CTIA on C-band release
9. Laser terminals to operate at 100x faster

Categories: Articles, VOD