Football clubs in France’s Ligue 1 have voted in favour of breaking their domestic TV deal with sports streaming platform DAZN at the end of the current season. DAZN rejected a proposal from the league, and the decision now leaves the clubs once again facing an uncertain future. The DAZN deal was only agreed in […]
Nokia and network infrastructure provider Zayo Europe have successfully completed an 800Gb/s alien wavelength trial between Paris and Marseille, spanning over 1,000km. The live field trial used Zayo Europe’s optical line system and deployed Nokia’s PSE-6s transponders. The setup between Nokia and Zayo Europe increases data-carrying capacity compared to a standard 150GHz WDM (Wavelength Division […]
French cinema production broke records in 2024, reaching a total of 309 movies funded by public body CNC, representing a total investment of €1.44 billion, and the platforms have kept growing in the movie industry. Reflecting a year marked by increased investment by national linear broadcasters, the share of the SVoD platforms jumped to record […]
beIN Media Group, the sports, entertainment and media group, has renewed its agreement with the International Tennis Federation for its Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup (BJK Cup) properties across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), France and Australia for multiple seasons. The renewal agreement ensures that subscribers to the group’s flagship sports […]
The AVMSD Directive could be reopened in 2026, and is the subject of a Netflix appeal in Belgium, but it is being implemented in 14 countries, according to French public funding organisation CNC. All implementations are similar to the voluntary French regulation which became the first to be enacted in 2020. Revealed at Series Mania […]
TF1 CEO Rodolphe Belmer, delivering a keynote speech at the Séries Mania Forum in Lille, revealed that he foresees a new TV golden age “We are entering a new audiovisual and post-peak TV golden age where new frontiers will recreate growth,” he told delegates. “We’re living today a very interesting moment, technologically speaking, as content […]
ARTE France has joined the production of The Anatomy of a Moment, an agreement that guarantees the premiere of the original Movistar Plus+ series in the network of territories in which the channel operates. This agreement confirms the excellent relationship between the two players and comes just one year after the announcement of the co-production […]
Similar to a previous BBC initiative, the logos of French PSB channels France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5, are set to phased out on TV screens in the country to be replaced by the unique brand France.tv. France Televisions CEO Delphine Ernotte-Cunci revealed this strategic move at a press conference in Paris, […]
Following its launch on Disney+ in France in February, bref.2 quickly became the most-viewed General Entertainment series debut on Disney+ in France, since the platform launched in 2020. The Original comedy series is now available to stream on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. bref.2 marks the long-awaited return of the fast-paced, sharp-witted, and deeply […]
Aziz Diallo has been appointed General Manager of Pay-TV French-speaking Africa. He will report to David Mignot, Managing Director of Canal+ Africa. Diallo began his career in 2004 with Alcatel in the international sales department. In 2007, he joined Greenwich Consulting as a senior consultant, before joining MTN, the African telco, two years later as […]