French telecom regulatory body Arcep has sanctioned telco Orange, fining it €26 million for non-compliance with the first deadline of its FTTH commitments in the AMII zone, which comprises private initiatives in moderately dense zones. Orange has responded by planning to take the State Council to court in order to overrule a sanction it deems […]
Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company, has appointed Edouard Schmidt as its Commercial Director for France and Maria Luisa Scialoia as its Commercial Director for Italy, Spain & MENA. Schmidt and Scialoia will lead Magnite’s Demand Facilitation teams in their respective regions to build relationships with media agency partners and brands. Schmidt is known in […]
LA-based production company Voffla has announced it is producing the French songs for Bebefinn, the animated sing-along series, under the musical direction of 5-time Telly Award-winner Claire Dodin. With over 13 million subscribers on YouTube, Bebefinn comes from The Pinkfong Company, creators of the global sensation Baby Shark Dance, which holds the top spot as […]
Video software provider Synamedia has announced that TDF, the French telecoms and digital infrastructure operator, has selected Synamedia virtual Digital Content Manager (vDCM) for the video processing of public broadcaster France Televisions’ (FranceTV) five national channels as well as Outre-mer La Première and Arte, across French overseas territories. TDF will use software-based vDCM to prepare these channels for […]
ShortsTV, the short film network, has expanded its Prime Video Channels service to France and Sweden. First launched in 2020 in the UK, Netherlands and Italy under the ShortsTV brand, and in Spain as TVCortos, the streaming service is now available in eight markets, including the US and India. This comes in addition to ShortsTV being in […]
The Commission services have signed administrative arrangements with the media regulators of France (Autorité de regulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique, Arcom) and Ireland (Coimisiún na Meán), to support its supervisory and enforcement powers under the Digital Services Act (DSA). These arrangements aim at developing expertise and capabilities and follow the Commission Recommendation to […]
The French football Ligue 1 TV rights tender for 2024-2029, launched in September, has been declared unsuccessful. Professional league body LFP had set opening bids at €800 million per season for the domestic market. “After having received several qualitative offerings for all the one to five lots, none of them has been attributed for auction,” […]
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has taken Al-Aqsa TV, the television station which is affiliated with Palestinian resistance group Hamas, off the air. The instruction to Eutelsat came from regulator Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA). The channel has been active since 2006 and includes broadcasts from a studio in Gaza. Its signals were carried by Eutelsat […]
The party continues for Drag Race France, Drag Race Philippines and Drag Race Thailand as the multi-Emmy award-winning company behind the successful Drag Race format, World of Wonder (WOW), announced from MIPCOM that these popular international editions will return with third series. The upcoming series of Drag Race Philippines and Drag Race Thailand will be […]
The BBC has acquired new French action drama Dark Hearts from Newen Connect for BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. The six-part series stars Marie Dompnier (Witnesses), Thierry Godard (Spiral), and Nicolas Duvauchelle (Braquo). Dark Hearts is set in Iraq on the eve of the battle for Mosul in October 2016, the series centres around an […]