Altice will launch a new thematic channel named My Cuisine in June.
Altice buys online ad marketplace Teads
Altice has acquired the online video marketplace Teads for €285 million on a cash and debt-free basis.
Altice returns to growth in France and Portugal
Altice ended 2016 with 6,740,000 customers receiving pay-TV services via fibre or cable, up from 6,575,000 a year earlier.
Israel’s i24news launches in the US
Israel’s i24 News is launching a dedicated US news channel, having established its US headquarters in New York City’s Times Square, with a separate bureau in Washington, D.C.
SFR acquires rights to World Series of Boxing
French pay-television broadcaster SFR Sport, owned by Altice, has agreed a four-year rights deal to cover the World Series of Boxing.
Altice dismisses Portuguese rumours
Altice has no plans at present to buy the Portuguese commercial broadcaster TV1.
Altice signs exclusive Discovery and NBCUniversal deals
Competition is heating up in France with the news that Altice has signed exclusive distribution deals with Discovery and NBCUniversal for its French SFR cablenet and multiscreen offering.
Mehut joins SFR
The former head of Canal+ is to join Patrick Drahi telco SFR.
Altice increases SFR stake with 5.21%
Patrick Drahi’s Altice has bought 5.21% of SFR off-market after regulator AMF blocks public offer.
AMF blocks Altice offer for SFR
France’s Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF) has opposed the public exchange offer filed by Altice for all of the remaining shares not currently owned by Altice.