Orange is taking its dispute with TF1 to the French court of commerce, claiming the private broadcaster is misusing its dominant position on the viewers and advertising market.
Belgian CSA asks questions on TF1 ad window
The Belgian media authority CSA has asked its French counterpart to review its draft convention authorising TF1 to carry local advertising windows in Belgium.
Discovery to take German licences for Eurosport [UPDATE]
Discovery Communications Deutschland wants to operate the German Eurosport channels no longer under French, but German broadcast licences as part of an extension of its channel family for the Bundesliga […]
TF1, Mediaset, ProSiebenSat.1 found European Broadcaster Exchange
TF1 Group, ProSiebenSat.1 (Germany), and Mediaset (Italy and Spain) are establishing in equal shares the European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX) to address the demand for pan-European video campaigns at scale.
TF1 threatens to withdraw from IPTV platforms
A carriage fee dispute looms in France as TF1 threatens to withdraw channels from IPTV platforms.
ProSiebenSat.1, TF1 and Mediaset join forces
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has founded a digital media alliance with its European counterparts TF1 Group (France) and Mediaset (Italy).
AB Groupe in take-over talks
The French AB Groupe is believed to be in negotiations with several media groups, including Mediawan, a media investment vehicle owned by Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, and Pierre-Antoine Capton, according […]
French VOD: the stats
Orange, MyTF1VOD and Netflix were the biggest winners in France’s VOD market in 2015.
TF1’s news channel LCI goes FTA on DTT on April 5
Following a landmark decision by the French media authority CSA TF1’s news channel LCI will start broadcasting free-to-air on the nation’s DTT network, known locally as TNT.
CSA allows LCI to go free-to-air
In a landmark decision the French media authority CSA has ruled news channel LCI can broadcast free-to-air on the nation’s DTT network, known locally as TNT.