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ARCOM
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TF1 and Daniel Kretinsky seek to build DTT presence in France
Twenty-five applications including two from Daniel Kretinsky’s CMI France and applications for two additional channels…
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French government aims for public media merger by 2026
The French government now plans to merge the country’s public service audiovisual media at the…
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France’s Conseil d’État orders ARCOM to re-examine case against CNews
France’s Conseil d’État, the country’s supreme court for administrative justice, has called on media and…
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ARCOM calls for common app for French broadcasters on Freely model
French media regulator ARCOM has called for the creation of a common smart TV and…
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ARCOM report reveals split on availability of films on VOD
Some 43% of films released in cinemas in France between 1950 and 2021 are now…
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France’s ARCOM consults on launching UHD TV on digital-terrestrial
French media regulator ARCOM has launched a public consultation to determine the extent to which…
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French commercial broadcasters slam ‘unfair’ competition from pubcaster
French commercial broadcasters have grouped together to complain to the country’s prime minister about what…
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Canal+ secures time-limited renewal of DTT presence
France’s Canal+ has agreed to renew the presence of its encrypted channel on France’s struggling…
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Canal+ reportedly seeking shorter commitment for DTT licence
French pay TV outfit Canal+ is looking to finalise a new licence to broadcast on…
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France Médias Monde’s Saragosse sees term extended by five years
French media regulator ARCOM has extended the term of Marie-Christine Saragosse as president of the…
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Eutelsat agrees to drop Russian channels after watchdog rules
Eutelsat has agreed to stop broadcasting three Russian channels after regulator Arcom responded to a…
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Conseil d’État forces watchdog to look again at Eutelsat’s Russian business
France’s highest court, the Conseil d’État, has rejected media regulator Arcom’s contention that it is…
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Xavier Niel outfit asks for ‘more time’ to prepare DTT proposal
French telecom and media entrepreneur Xavier Niel’s NJJ Médias unit has asked media regulator ARCOM…
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Xavier Niel circles France’s DTT platform ahead of frequency renewals
Speculation is bubbling up in France around the possibility that telecom tycoon Xavier Niel, owner…
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Canal+ sets out conditions for continued presence on DTT
French pay TV outfit Canal+ has set out a number of conditions for remaining an…
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Canal+ and beIN secure piracy-busting injunction to protect Champions League coverage
French broadcasters Canal+ and beIN Sports France have obtained injunctions to prevent themselves against pirate…
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New French media regulator Arcom begins work
French media regulator the CSA and anti-piracy watchdog the Hadopi have now officially combined to…
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French media regulator CSA to absorb HADOPI to become ARCOM
French media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) is to change its name to…