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France: M6, TF1 partner with Amazon on targeted ads

Amazon Ads is partnering with the French broadcasters M6 and TF1 to pilot launch its Amazon Publisher Cloud (APC) adtech service in the country. It marks the first roll out of the service in Europe, which will gradually open up to other broadcasters. APC enables media companies to combine their own data with Amazon Ads […]

November 5, 2025

Canal+ Brand & Communication Department reorganises

Following Canal+’s combination with MultiChoice, Canal+’s Brand and Communication Department is reorganising its international activities around two geographical divisions. Firstly, Hala Saab has been appointed Director of Communication for Africa. Already responsible for the group’s communication across the African continent, her scope now expands to include the English- and Portuguese-speaking MultiChoice markets. She will now […]

November 5, 2025

TF1+ ad revenue up 40.5% YoY

TF1 group, the French commercial broadcaster, has reported that consolidated revenue for the first nine months of 2025 amounted to €1.59 billion, stable year on year (+0.5 per cent). The slight decrease in the Media segment (revenue down 1 per cent YoY year to €1.38 billion) was offset by an increase at Studio TF1 (up […]

October 31, 2025

France: MPs double GAFAM tax rate

French MPs have voted to double the rate of the so-called GAFAM tax, which targets the largest tech US companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple, from 3 per cent to 6 per cent. The French government was opposed to such a rise, initially set at 15 per cent, worried about possible disproportionate retaliation from […]

October 30, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France: Disney+ reaches 9.5m users

Two years after its launch in France, streaming platform Disney+ is now reaching 9.5 million users, with one subscriber in every two in the country now opting for its ad-supported tier. One of Disney+’s key elements is that co-viewing represents 66 per cent of its audience, according to the latest cross media measurement published by […]

October 28, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Open Broadcast Systems selects MC&S as Official Reseller for French market

Open Broadcast Systems has chosen MC&S (Media Consulting & Services) as a reseller to help strengthen its presence in France. With over twenty years of experience, French-based MC&S offers customized engineering, consulting, and support services to the audiovisual and broadcast sectors. It designs, deploys, and optimises infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of its clients, […]

October 28, 2025

Centre Pompidou partners with Samsung Art Store

As Centre Pompidou prepares to close its doors for a renovation, Samsung Art Store and Centre Pompidou gave announced a partnership that will bring 25 masterpieces from the museum’s collection into homes around the world. From November, users of Samsung Art TVs will be able to display a curated selection of works spanning more than […]

October 27, 2025

Orange posts “solid” Q3

In the third quarter of 2025, Orange has reported that Group revenues increased 0.8 per cent YoY (+€83 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.6 per cent or +€192 million), partly offset by the trends in wholesale services (-5.2 per cent or -€78 million), equipment sales (-1.4 per cent or -€9 million) and other […]

October 23, 2025

France: Free launches OTT offering

French telco Free has announced the launch of Free TV (formerly OQEE), a subscription and commitment-free streaming offering accessible to all users. The dedicated app allows to watch TV from a smartphone, a tablet or a smart TV. Free TV offers more than 170 channels, including 16 DTT networks (but notably not TF1 or M6 […]

October 22, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Study: Market still at 75% of Peak TV

Eighteen months after the decline in orders from TV platforms became apparent, the market is still at 75 per cent of its Peak TV, according to Guy Bisson, Executive Director at Ampere Analysis. “The continuing downturn is impacting all regions with, for instance, a 10 per cent decline in first-run scripted TV orders in Europe […]

October 20, 2025Pascale Paoli-Lebailly @ MIPCOM