Arte takes step into SVOD with Dailymotion

French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription video-on-demand by making its international politics-focused magazine programme Dessous des Cartes available via the Dailymotion video sharing site for €3.99 a month.

Subscribers will have unlimited access to 185 editions of the show, which will be available via Dailymotion’s recently launched SVOD service across 34 countries.

Overall, Orange was hit by a decline in mobile revenues. Consolidated revenues for the year were €43.5 billion, up 0.6%, while net income fell by 30.7% to €3.387 billion.