FreeWheel, the technology platform for the video advertising industry, and TF1 PUB, the French video advertising network, have announced an extension of their partnership in which FreeWheel will accompany TF1 Group on its journey to becoming a global streaming platform, tied with the recent launch of TF1+. As part of this extended partnership, TF1 PUB […]

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions, has announced that French TV network TF1 is powering targeted ad insertion on its TF1+ streaming service with Broadpeak’s broadpeak.io Dynamic Ad Insertion service. TF1+ represents the first live addressable TV service monetised at the spot level using server-side technology (SSAI) from Broadpeak. […]

France’s TF1 Group will roll out its TF1+ streaming service to international markets from June. TF1+ launched in Framce in January, and currently has more than 200 box sets of shows and over 400 films in its library, as well as around 50 FAST channels. Rudolph Belmer, TF1 Group CEO, told Series Mania attendees in […]

The Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was the most viewed rugby event of all time. The tournament achieved 1.33 billion viewing hours (VH) across all programming on linear and non-linear broadcast, making it 30 per cent more viewed than England 2015 as the last Rugby World Cup in the northern hemisphere (1.01 billion VH) […]

M6 and TF1, the two French FTA broadcasters of Euro 2024 matches, have agreed a deal they will see the duo share the final stages of the tournament. Akin to the 2016 and 2020 championships, M6 will air the final match as well as twelve other meetings, while TF1 will broadcast twelve matches, including the […]

In 2023, French VoD consumption made up a third (33 per cent) of overall video viewing, a rise of seven points over four years. According to the latest wave of Médiamétrieʼs TV Year report, TV, platform of all platforms, French individuals’ total video consumption reached 4h 37m in 2023, while in 2022, the live, replay, […]

French commercial broadcaster TF1 group has filed a complaint with the European Commission for “illegal state aid” against PSB group France Télévisions. The abolition of the TV licence fee, to be replaced by the allocation of a portion of VAT, is at the heart of TF1’s argument, according to Le Figaro. “This change in financing […]

French broadcaster TF1 Group has unveiled further details of its new four-screen, free-of-charge streaming platform TF1+. Set to start on January 8th, the new service aims at becoming a leader of free streaming in France and will integrate around 50 FAST channels, ranging from romantic comedies to thrillers and manga. Intended to accelerate the digital […]

Ahead of a full presentation on December 20th, TF1 Pub, French commercial broadcaster TF1’s advertising unit, has revealed further details about its TF1+ free streaming platform. Set to launch on January 8th 2024, the new service, which will be coupled with a pay service called TF1+ Premium, will get a Hisense button in March 2024, […]

TF1 Group will launch its free of charge, ad-supported streaming platform TF1+ on January 8th 2024. Set to broadly replace the current catch-up and AVoD platform MyTF1, the new service will focus on news content and family entertainment. The launch date will coincide with the launch of a revamped version of the long-running soap Plus […]