Vincent Labrune, incumbent president of French football league LFP, has been re-elected for a second four-year term, securing a large majority of 85.67 per cent. The league’s administrative board preferred the current president to the challenger, and former Canal+ sport executive Cyril Linette. Following the award of Ligue 1 2024-2029 French TV rights to streaming […]
Fremantle has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of Nicola Maccanico to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, and the promotion of Bruno Fallot to CEO France, Iberia and Israel. Both will take up the role with immediate effect reporting to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental […]
Sports streaming platform DAZN, which recently acquired Ligue 1 TV rights in France for €400 million per season, has announced a discount price on its Ligue 1 annual subscription fee less than a month into the new season. From September 10th to 22nd, the monthly free subscription will be 50 per cent less expensive, dropping […]
ITV Studios has announced a new single management structure for Tetra Media Studio and ITV Studios France. Thierry Lachkar, CEO of ITV Studios France, and Céline Roux, COO ITV Studios France, are expanding their responsibilities to become President and COO of Tetra Media Studio respectively. Lachkar and Roux will oversee all Tetra Media Studio activities. […]
Interra Systems, a provider of end-to-end quality assurance solutions to the digital media industry, has announced a strategic partnership with Videlio, the French audiovisual integration and services provider. Videlio will collaborate closely with Interra Systems to enhance local support and deliver advanced quality control (QC) and analysis solutions to broadcast and post-production companies. “We’re excited […]
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount Global, and Canal+ Group have announced the expansion of their partnership in France. This strategic collaboration aims to expand the distribution of Paramount+ and its content in France. Through the extended deal, Canal+ subscribers can access Paramount at no additional cost, whatever subscription plan they have, starting immediately. As […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has acquired exclusive live rights, replay, near live highlights and clips to Ligue 1 football in France for the next five seasons. DAZN will become the new home of Ligue 1 McDonald’s football, offering French fans all 306 matches in one place: eight Ligue 1 matches live and exclusively, on […]
Arcom, the French media regulator, has pre-selected the channels that applied for national broadcasting authorisation on terrestrial hertzian (TNT) frequencies. Digital terrestrial television (DTT), the exclusive reception mode for nearly 20 per cent of households in France, remains an essential means of broadcasting for the public. Taken together, DTT channels constitute the most structuring offering […]
Orange group has reported that Q2 2024 revenues rose 0.9 per cent compared with the Q2 2023 (+€85 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.4 per cent or +€182 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-7.9 per cent or -€128 million), mainly related to higher unbundling and civil engineering rates in France […]
Groupe Netradio, the French radio and TV media group, has chosen OKAST, the European specialist in video streaming, to roll out its FAST channels in Europe. The first channel, Netradio Vision. is already available offering a predominantly musical programme highlighting emerging artists, programmes dedicated to new trends, concepts featuring content creators (Youtube, Instagram, TikTok), a […]