BFM TV, RMC Découverte and RMC Story are demanding €7 million from Free after the operator retransmitted the channels without permission.
In a story first reported by The Letter A, it’s understood the Altice Group channels have filed a complaint with the Paris district court, claiming Free broadcast the channels between March 20 and August 26, 2019 in violation of the broadcast rights.
The complaint follows last summer’s dispute over the carriage of the channels on the Free network. Altice had sought up to €6 million for the continued transmission of the free-to-air channels, but when the two failed to reach an agreement, Free continued their transmission.