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WWE announces summer tour of UK, Ireland and France

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, has announced the Road to Clash in Paris tour across the UK, Ireland & France this August that will see WWE Superstars visit Dublin, Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and Lyon ahead of Clash in Paris. This marks the first time in 12 years that WWE will broadcast […]

March 19, 2025

Eutelsat facing French sanctions breach

French media regulator Arcom (Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual & Digital Communication) is due to make a ruling on Eutelsat amid allegations that it has breached European sanctions on Russia and that the satellite operator continues to beam channels to Russia from its satellites. “The process of investigating the cases reported to Arcom is nearing completion, […]

March 18, 2025By Chris Forrester

UHD Spain, FAVN France, UHD Italy strategic agreement

The UHD Spain Association, the Forum Audiovisuel Numérique (FAVN) of France and the UHD Forum Italy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Ultra HD technology in Europe and international markets. This agreement lays the foundation for a strategic collaboration between the leading European associations dedicated to the development and implementation of advanced […]

March 14, 2025

AQOA joins DEGI

AQOA has become the newest member of DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. The announcement follows AQOA’s support for DEGI’s recent campaign, Les VODays, with AQOA providing analytics and data for the January 2025 campaign. AQOA is a data analytics firm specialising in a range of sectors, including Travel Retail, Beauty, Publishing and the Entertainment […]

March 13, 2025

Survey: Strong public interest for 5G Broadcast in France

TDF has unveiled the results of a study conducted jointly with Kantar on the potential of 5G Broadcast, an innovative technology that enables optimal mobile television reception. The study highlights strong public interest and concludes that this is a major advancement for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), opening up new opportunities for broadcasters. A few months […]

March 4, 2025

Report: SVoDs surge, but pay-TV resilient in France

France’s video entertainment market grew by 3 per cent in 2024, to achieve a total value of €8.6 billion. This is according to the latest Futuresource Consulting video insights report, which uncovers a comprehensive picture of the landscape. With consumer habits shifting and competition intensifying, the report unpacks the latest trends and spending patterns in […]

February 28, 2025

DAZN settles LFP debt

Earlier this month, it emerged that sports streaming platform DAZN had refused to make its February payment for the Ligue 1 broadcasting rights. A settlement has now been reached, for now. DAZN had withheld a payment of €35 million – an amount that was set to be distributed among the 18 Ligue 1 football clubs […]

February 28, 2025

Analysis: Legacy Wi-Fi standards continue to dominate in Europe

Intense fibre overbuilding in advanced European markets has made investments in timely Wi-Fi upgrades a critical lever for enhancing and differentiating multi-gigabit experiences reports Ookla, a specialist in network intelligence and connectivity insights. European markets are at the forefront of the global transition to full-fibre networks in the last mile, with multi-gigabit home broadband connections […]

February 26, 2025

France: Internet usage up, driven by mobile and AI 

With 94 per cent of French households having a broadband connection, Internet usage is more than ever a part of life. According to the The Internet Year 2024 (L’Année Internet 2024) survey from Médiamétrie, 48.5 million French people went online every day last year, 1.1 million more than in 2023. Digital consumption has continued to evolve, […]

February 14, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Orange hails ‘Lead the Future’ strategy

Orange has reported 2024 revenues of €40.26 billion, up 1.2 per cent year on year thanks to growth in retail services (+2.7 per cent or €794 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-5.2 per cent or -€325 million euros) mainly related to higher unbundling and civil engineering rates in France in the first […]

February 13, 2025