French streaming platform Salto could shut its service by the end of this week according to reports in the French media. Salto went live in October 2020 co-owned by French broadcasters, TF1, France Télévisions and M6, but has failed to attract a substantial subscriber base; it currently stands at around 800,000 – far behind the […]
France’s TF1 group has entered into a sub-licensing deal with the France Télévisions and M6 groups for the screening of 28 matches from the Rugby World Cup 2023, which takes place in France from September 8th to October 28th. Thanks to the deal, French viewers to watch the entire tournament free of charge. TF1, the […]
Globecast, the solutions provider for media and content management, has announced that long-time customer, France Télévisions, has turned to the company’s technology partnership with Net Insight to replace its legacy media contribution and distribution solution for the territories it serves: French Guiana; French Polynesia; Guadeloupe/Saint Martin; Martinique; Mayotte; New Caledonia; Réunion; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; […]
The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has announced that its long-standing partners, beIN Sports and France Télévisions, have agreed new four-year deals which will see both broadcasters continue their coverage of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge in the key French market. Building on their programming of the tournaments, beIN Sports will once again […]
Members of the French Senate, the country’s upper legislative chamber, have approved government legislation abolishing the country’s TV licence fee. The house voted in favour of the legislation 196 votes to 147. The move follows a July vote in the lower house. The decision to axe the fee follows an election promise by President Emmanuel […]
French deputies have voted to end the licence fee financing PSB groups, a project that was examined as part of the corrective finance bill for 2022. The Assembly replaced its funding by a percentage of VAT for a total amount of €3.7 billion. This element of VAT will be determined annually as part of the […]
French PSB group France Télévisions has revealed its ambition to double its TV series line-up on digital catch-up platform france.tv. Presenting its 2022-2023 season, France Télévisions is particularly seeking to attract a younger audience to its free-of-charge video platform. According to president Delphine Ernotte-Cuni, france.tv is set to become the “leading French video platform” offering […]
Delphine Ernotte-Cunci and Petr Dvořák have been re-elected to serve a second two-year mandate as President and Vice-President of the Executive Board while UA:PBC’s Mykola Chernotytskyi and BR’s Dr Katja Wildermuth take up vacant positions on the Board. The Board was elected by the Director Generals of EBU Members at the 88th General Assembly in […]
Co-hosting the forthcoming Roland-Garros French open tennis tournament along with France Télévisions, streaming platform Prime Video has confirmed coverage of all the main matches in 4K. This will be complemented with an audio multi-track option that allows the choice of watching a match with or without commentary. This option will be available via the web, […]
Six Nations Rugby and France Télévisions are set to continue their relationship, after agreeing an extension in principle that will build on the current partnership. The national French broadcaster will have exclusive rights to bring fans all fifteen Guinness Six Nations matches, and all fifteen TikTok Women’s Six Nations fixtures from 2023 to 2025 inclusive. […]