Air France is extending its offering of free broadband WiFi access to its passengers using Elon Musk’s Starlink. “Free high-speed Wi-Fi is now available on board Air France flights. A stable, fast and secure experience by Starlink, and already deployed on several aircraft and gradually being rolled out across the entire fleet by the end […]
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has signed a new agreement with Sport en France, which will see 10 major PSA Squash Tour events shown live by the free-to-air broadcaster during the 2025-26 season. The agreement follows a successful partnership in the second half of the 2024-25 campaign and is part of a broader initiative by […]
Capgemini, a specialist in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global player in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed […]
European cultural channel Arte has been preparing the structure of a European platform for the past five years, but a recent Franco-German council of ministers has brought a new perspective to the project, whose ultimate objective is to integrate 24 European languages. A declaration of intent on Franco-German cooperation in supporting the media and fighting […]
French broadcaster TF1 is launching a new micropayment model on its TF1+ streaming platform, offering its viewers more choice beyond watching traditional advertising. For micropayments of between €0.69 and €0.99, viewers will be given options to watch shows ad-free, gain early access to TV episodes and movies, and unlock exclusive bonus content tied to major […]
French regional press group Sipa Ouest-France has launched Novo19, its first all-genre channel on the national FTA DTT network as well as on all telco and OTT platforms (Bouygues, Orange, SFR, Free, Molotov). Broadcast on channel 19, following regulator Arcom’s rejigging of the DTT offering caused by the departure of NRj12 and C8, the new […]
Following the news that LFP Media’s Ligue 1+ streaming platform surpassed 600,000 subscribers in the first week of the 2025/26 football season, a report by NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive predicts that it will significantly, and quickly, exceed the target of at least 1 million subscribers by the end of the season. After polling 3,749 […]
E-Space, the French would-be satellite company headed by serial entrepreneur Greg Wyler, is reported by WFAA-TV to be planning to build its US headquarters at Arlington Municipal Airport, near Fort Worth, Texas. The report says that Wyler has been in discussions with City officials since early 2024, and could result in 200 new jobs being […]
The EU-backed IRIS2 mega-constellation of super-secure satellites has seen the SpaceRISE consortium, which is managing the project, launch its first contest for the building of the 270-satellite low Earth orbiting (LEO) segment of the scheme. The two competing suppliers are Aerospacelab of Belgium and Airbus Defense & Space of France. The competition (‘competitive dialogue’) will […]
Video software company, Synamedia, has announced that Pathé, the French film producer and distributor, has chosen Synamedia ContentArmor forensic watermarking to protect content on its D2C streaming service, Pathé Home. Using ContentArmor to identify the origin of leaks and take disruptive counter measures, Pathé will safeguard its investment in thousands of movies across all devices […]