Although coming pretty late to the party, French commercial broadcaster M6 has now launched its catch-up TV service M6 Replay on the iPhone, iPod Touch and soon also on the […]
TV-Replay.fr wins M6 video portal suit
Le Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris has ruled against complainant M6 in a case brought against the online catch-up TV portal TV-Replay.fr.
French channels agree on DTH switch-off
The seven main French legacy broadcasters have agreed to a simultaneous switch-off of their analogue satellite DTH transmissions. All channels will switch off in November 2011, when the last French […]
M6 to sell Canal+ shares to Vivendi
The French broadcaster M6 Group said it would sell its stake in pay-TV channel Canal+ France to Vivendi for €384.2 million. The transaction is expected to close on February 22.
M6 Replay launches on CanalSat
The French CanalSat platform has launched the M6 Replay catch up TV service for its subscribers that own the hybrid DualS and +Le Cube receivers.
Vivendi/Canal+ Group acquire remaining 9.9% from TF1
Vivendi/Canal+ Group have announced that they will acquire the remaining 9.9% that TF1 still holds in Canal+ France. The transaction, worth €744 million, will be closed before the end of […]
French ‘Kangaroo’ in the making
The French private broadcasters Canal+, TF1 and M6 are looking to create a common Catch-up TV platform, according to a report in Les Echos. At the moment, about ten million […]
Bidding for TF1 and M6 channels stalls
It looks likely that CanalSat will continue to have exclusive carriage of the thematic pay channels from TF1 and M6. Bids from the main IPTV providers to gain access to […]