Jan 7 2020
France 4 and France Ô will cease broadcasting and turn to non-linear distribution on August 9th, owner France Télévisions has confirmed. A summer break will allow the channels to wrap up their 2019-2020 TV schedule before switching to web and OTT platforms. The DTT demise of France 4, dedicated to children’s programming, had already been […]
Dec 10 2019
One year after the UHD / HDR full-scale technical test in September 2018, ARTE confirms the conclusions of these tests by launching a new experimental channel “ARTE HDR”, produced from the HD signal, for an experimental period of one year. This new experiment will be carried out in partnership with Philips, Technicolor, ATEME and COBALT. […]
Sep 25 2019
French PSB broadcasters France Télévisions, Radio France, France Medias Monde and INA are set to be overseen by a newly-created holding group, France Médias. France Médias Monde, the group in charge of French international broadcasting, comprises the news channels France 24 (in French, English, Arabic and Spanish), the international radio station RFI (in French and […]
Jun 7 2019
French free-to-view platform Fransat is welcoming back the TF1 4K channel. It will enable reception throughout the summer months across France as the broadcaster screens a string of top sporting events. The action begins on Friday evening at 21:00 CET with the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The competition runs through until […]
May 22 2019
According to the CSA’s Audiovisual Equipment Observatory report, which looks at audiovisual equipment used by households in metropolitan France, IPTV, which was running equal with DTT in 2017, has now overtaken terrestrial reception with 56.7% of homes having an IPTV connection compared to 53.7% that receive TV through digital terrestrial network known as TNT. Satellite […]
Nov 30 2018
As of 30th November 2018 there is no need to pay for Sky or Virgin to watch TV5MONDE. Anyone in the UK can now enjoy the same channel live 24/7 for free – and in HD. Anytime, anywhere, with French or English subtitles – or no subtitles at all at europe.tv5monde.com/en/live. Other free French channels […]
Mar 7 2018
Canal+ media group, part of Vivendi, will resume later on Wednesday broadcasts of channels owned by TF1 at the request of the regulator, the group said. Canal+ had suspended broadcasts last week saying that Groupe TF1 was imposing “unreasonable” fees on distributors to transmit TF1’s free programmes. TF1, part of Bouygues, is also engaged in […]
Mar 2 2018
Canal+ has ceased broadcasting TF1’s family of channels after failing to make a deal with the broadcaster. Canal+ has also filed a legal complaint with the Paris commercial court, challenging the legality of the broadcaster’s demands. Canal+ has already removed TF1’s channels from the Canalsat service and MyCanal. The operator blamed TF1’s “intransigence” for the […]
Jul 31 2017
TF1 has withdrawn its catch-up TV service MYTF1 from distribution by Numericable-SFR and has demanded that the service provider stops retransmitting its free-to-air channels, including its flagship channel. TF1, the leading French commercial broadcaster, has been in a battle with the country’s TV operators over its demand that they pay retransmission fees, and has been […]
Jul 28 2017
French media regulator the CSA has opened a public consultation on the future of the country’s digital-terrestrial TV platform, introducing the idea of launching a new multi-city multiplex that could be used to launch UHD services. To improve quality and make space for new services including UHD, the consultation will also consider the possibility of […]
Jul 25 2017
LONDON (July 25, 2017) – IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today released findings from its Cross-Platform Television Viewing Time 2016 report, which analyzes TV consumption trends across the ‘big five’ European markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Online video continues to disrupt the TV market as competition […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Oct 27 2020
TV5MONDEplus successfully launched with Red Bee and Dotscreen
Red Bee Media and Dotscreen were instrumental in the launch of TV5MONDEplus, the new global video-on-demand platform with free French speaking series, films and documentaries in full HD quality, subtitled in 5 languages. It is built on Red Bee’s OTT-platform, with secure and reliable broadcast-grade streaming, advertising options and advanced Digital Rights Management (DRM) tools, […]
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