Altice will be launching the dedicated sports channel SPR Sport, while also consolidating its media assets into its SFR subsidiary.
Numericable Luxy becomes SFR
Altice has dropped the Numericable brand in Luxembourg in favour of SFR.
SFR releases 4K gateway
SFR has launched a new high-end 4K gateway for use on its fibre network. ‘La Box Fibre Zive de SFR’ boasts a 1 Gbps modem, 4K TV decoder and a 500 GB hard drive.
Altice to drop Numericable brand
French operator Numericable-SFR is dropping the Numericable and Virgin brands in order to bring all activities in France under the SFR brand.
SFR to abandon Android STBs
French telecom operator SFR is giving up on its Google Android STBs following the acquisition by Numericable-Altice.
Numericable awaits SFR decision
Numericable has moved into the red as it awaits approval from the local competition authority for its purchase of mobile network SFR.
SFR beats Orange and Bouygues with Netflix
French IPTV operator SFR is the first in France to offer Netflix on its Android-powered Evolution STBs.
French OuatchTV becomes ‘proper’ TV channel
WATCH VIDEO. The French high-tech channel OuatchTV has secured distribution as a linear channel on SFR and Free starting September.
Approval for SFR-Numericable purchase
Vivendi, Altice and Numericable have confirmed a definitive agreement in the sale of the SFR mobile network to Numericable.
Vivendi sells SFR to Altice for €17 bn
Vivendi agreed to sell SFR, France’s second-largest mobile operator, to Altice/Numericable in a deal that could value the business at more than €17 billion.