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Molotov loses court case against M6

November 25, 2020 13.04 Europe/London By Julian Clover

French streaming service Molotov is facing a downside to its increasing popularity as users top 13 million.

An ongoing dispute with M6 led the broadcaster to remove its channels from basic packages, resulting in Molotov heading to the courts. In February the Paris Commercial Court ruled in Molotov’s favour, but last Wednesday the decision was overturned by the Paris court of appeal.

Capital reports Molotov had demanded that M6 withdrew its request for carriage fees for the retransmission of its free-to-air DTT channels. However, M6 stood firm with the court rejecting all of the streamer’s arguments.

Molotov, which had claimed €1 million in damages was order to pay M6 €30,000 in legal costs.

Meanwhile, TF1 is demanding an annual €5 million from the start-up as the Bouyges-owned channel seeks to impose the same ratecard as it does to cable and satellite distributors.

Under the scheme, TF1 bases remuneration fees according to the number of subscribers. However, Molotov insists its model is “significantly different” from other operators, so the standard ratecard should not apply.

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Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Technology, Top Story Tagged With: M6, Molotov, TF1 Edited: November 26, 2020 12:25

About Julian Clover

Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on Twitter @julianclover, on Facebook or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com.

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