Futuresource Consulting has appointed David Watkins as its new Director of Consumer Electronics & Media. Watkins joins Futuresource with more than 15 years of senior leadership experience, including nearly a decade as Practice Lead for the Media & Intelligent Home Group at Strategy Analytics. Most recently, he served as VP of Consumer Electronics at TechInsights, […]
At the YouTube Festival 2025 in Paris, Google-owned video platform YouTube unveiled figures from its economic impact report on the creators’ economy in France. Content creators and their activities have accordingly contributed more than €1 billion to France’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time in 2024. The figure includes direct revenue generated from […]
In 2026, French PSB Group France Télévisions will have to make savings of around €150 million according to president Delphine Ernotte Cunci, speaking to business daily Les Échos, as the French government is debating 2026 funding legislation with the National Assembly. “We must eliminate the 2025 deficit and absorb the reduction in public funding projected […]
As microelectronics underpin the rise of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, the smallest manufacturing imperfections have become billion-euro problems. Each defect at the sub-micron scale can derail an entire batch of chips or displays. Paris-based deep-tech company Hummink is tackling that challenge head-on. The company has raised €15 million in a funding round co-led by […]
Thanks to its live broadcast, its streaming service TF1+ and the upcoming distribution on Netflix in July 2026, TF1 says it will be soon able to reach 50 million French viewers each month. The group now plans on becoming a key CTV player in France, and the main competitor to YouTube. TF1 presented its TF1+ […]
ODMedia, a provider of content localisation, delivery, monetisation and FAST/OTT services, has completed the rebranding of Pixagility, its French subsidiary, and consolidated its operations under the ODMedia name. Acquired in January 2024, Pixagility now operates fully as ODMedia, completing its integration into the group and confirming Paris and Abidjan as a strengthened regional hub for […]
The gradual integration of TV channels into streaming platforms has been changing the audiovisual landscape. According to the latest wave of the study Decrypt’Media, published by Havas Media Network and CSA Research, awareness remains low but streaming-TV convergence appears particularly appealing for young audiences. “Despite partnerships such as France Télévisions on [Prime Video] or the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]