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France Télévisions seeks €150m savings in 2026

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 […]

November 17, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Hummink secures $20m funding

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 […]

November 17, 2025

France: TF1+ eyes CTV lead

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+ […]

November 13, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Pixagility now operating as ODMedia France

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 […]

November 12, 2025

France: TV-streaming hybridisation driven by young audiences

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 […]

November 11, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France: M6, TF1 partner with Amazon on targeted ads

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 […]

November 5, 2025

Canal+ Brand & Communication Department reorganises

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 […]

November 5, 2025

TF1+ ad revenue up 40.5% YoY

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 […]

October 31, 2025

France: MPs double GAFAM tax rate

French MPs have voted to double the rate of the so-called GAFAM tax, which targets the largest tech US companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple, from 3 per cent to 6 per cent. The French government was opposed to such a rise, initially set at 15 per cent, worried about possible disproportionate retaliation from […]

October 30, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France: Disney+ reaches 9.5m users

Two years after its launch in France, streaming platform Disney+ is now reaching 9.5 million users, with one subscriber in every two in the country now opting for its ad-supported tier. One of Disney+’s key elements is that co-viewing represents 66 per cent of its audience, according to the latest cross media measurement published by […]

October 28, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris