In a dispute similar to one in 2022 that lasted several weeks before reaching a resolution, Canal+ has stopped distributing all of TF1’s free-to-air channels in Africa (TF1, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, LCI) as well as three thematic channels in France (TV Breizh, one of the most successful channels in terms of audience, Ushuaïa TV […]
Netflix and TF1 Group’s distribution partnership is now officially available to subscribers in France, allowing them to watch TF1+ programming and TF1 Live TV channels on Netflix. A deal was first announced in June 2025, with the roll out being confirmed at the TF1 Upfront event in Paris on June 18th. “People have more entertainment […]
French commercial broadcaster M6’s stock market price jumped by 11.85 per cent to €12.84 this week, as buyout rumours were rekindled by a story in daily Le Parisien. The group, majority owned by the German RTL Group, is said to have renewed talks with competitor TF1 for a potential merger. Although both groups had abandoned […]
As the result of a double tax reduction (66 per cent), video sharing platforms collectively pay just over €30 million in taxes to France’s creation funding public body CNC, compared to around €160 million for paid or free video services, and just under €250 million for television channels. “They contribute only one third of their […]
TF1, the French broadcasting group, has reported consolidated revenue of €472 million in Q1 2026, down 9.3 per cent year on year and down 5.2 per ent like-for-like and at constant exchange rates. Almost half of the decline in the Media segment (revenue down 10.1 per cent year on year to €414 million) was attributed […]
Media and entertainment powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, have announced the adaptation of Marcel Aymé’s short story, Passe-Muraille (The Man Who Walked Through Walls, Editions Gallimard, 1943), by Banijay France’s Marathon Studio and Terence Films for France TV. The drama, already in-production, will be distributed internationally by Banijay Rights. Written by Mathieu Missoffe and Julien Gallet, and […]
On-demand content consumption is firmly established in the French TV market according to Médiamétrie’s latest study, 2025 TV/Video Year. In 2025, French viewers devoted 61 per cent of their daily video time to live television, while à la carte video, including AVoD, SVoD and online videos (including social networks) represented 39 per cent of their […]
France Télévisions, the French PSB and exclusive rights holder for the rugby Six Nations Championship until 2029, will sublicense part of the rights of the 2026 edition of the men’s tournament to TF1, owing to “strong budgetary constraints”. Following an agreement concluded with the commercial group, France Télévisions is sublicensing nine of the 15 matches, […]
The paid video market in France continued to grow in 2025, driven by SVoD platforms – while physical video kept declining. According to figures from by funding body CNC, the market has tripled to €2.9 billion compared to 2016 (€961 million), reaching an annual growth of 7.4 per cent. Some 86 per cent of the […]
Under pressure to cut costs by €150 million in 2026, French PSB group France Télévisions is planning to resell part of the rights and matches to the Six Nations Tournament as well as the French Football Cup. According to sports news daily L’Equipe, major events such as the Roland-Garros tennis open or the Tour de […]