At a time when BBC is to cut one in ten staff, Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez, France Télévisions deputy general manager, hasn’t ruled out cutting jobs owing to budgetary reasons from now until the French presidential elections in 2027. In charge of output and editorial strategy at the French PSB Group, the executive opened up during a […]
Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada isn’t ruling out Canal+’s support in distributing Ligue 1+ starting with the 2026/27 season, but has made any deal conditional on there being no minimum guarantee. In an interview with sports daily L’Équipe, Saada left the door ajar amid persistent tensions between the pay-TV broadcaster, which lost Ligue 1 TV rights […]
As the result of a double tax reduction (66 per cent), video sharing platforms collectively pay just over €30 million in taxes to France’s creation funding public body CNC, compared to around €160 million for paid or free video services, and just under €250 million for television channels. “They contribute only one third of their […]
Imagine Communications has announced that France Télévisions is the first broadcaster to deploy SNP-XS, the latest addition to Imagine’s Selenio Network Processor (SNP) lineup. The premier French public national television broadcaster ordered 60 units of the recently launched SNP-XS several months before it was readily available. SNP-XS plays a central role in France Télévisions’ strategic […]
TF1, the French broadcasting group, has reported consolidated revenue of €472 million in Q1 2026, down 9.3 per cent year on year and down 5.2 per ent like-for-like and at constant exchange rates. Almost half of the decline in the Media segment (revenue down 10.1 per cent year on year to €414 million) was attributed […]
Online media company Brut, now owned by the CMA Media (the media branch of conglomerate CMA CGM), has launched a new, dedicated channel in France. Based on “authentic and engaging stories through reports, documentaries and interviews”, the Brut Channel is now available via French telcos and CTV services including Orange, Bouygues Telecom, Molotov, TCL and […]
Holding the exclusive free-to-air FIFA World Cup rights in France, M6 Group, which has posted a Q1 consolidated revenue of €297.7 million (€314.9 million at Q1 2025, down 5.5 per cent), is anticipating a strong audience and growing ad revenues for Q2. This could compensate for the decline over the Q1 2026, as M6 Group […]
French TV and digital watchdog Arcom has launched a public consultation on the future of DTT and television media. Open until June 15th, the consultation focuses on the use of the radio spectrum in regards to the expiration in 2027 of the authorisations given to six DTT national channels: TF1 Series Films, 6ter, RMC Story, […]
Inevitable, the French AI startup founded in 2025 by MAD Films and King of Cool producer Jean Mach, has signed a number of production deals for AI-made films and series. Production will commence after the Cannes Film Festival and take place over the coming months. The company is also looking to close a €10 million […]
Orange, the French multinational telco, has reported that Q1 2026 revenues increased 3.5 per cent to €10.09 billion, driven by double-digit growth in Africa & Middle East (+12.7 per cent), and robust performances in France (+2.3 per cent) and Europe (+2.2 per cent) The company reported a sustained retail performance (+2.9 per cent) in France, […]