Media Delivery
CDN company Redge delivers 6.3 Tbps during World Cup Final
In a first for Redge, record-level traffic was sustained across Poland, Israel and France at once, said the company
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Live Production
Radio thrilled by video star
French radio station NRJ has upgraded its video capabilities with a fleet of Sony BRC-AM7 PTZ cameras
Media Delivery
Bitmovin and Akamai collaborate to bring new energy to NRJ
The French multimedia company becomes the first to deploy AMP2, supporting the migration of its streaming services to the next-generation media player
IP Migration
France Télévisions first to deploy Imagine’s new SNP-XS
Ordering 60 units, France Télévisions becomes the first broadcaster to deploy Imagine's SNP-XS as it continues its migration to ST 2110
Media Consumption
France’s Groupe M6 launches app in ChatGPT
The integration allows M6+ users to search for ideas of what they want to watch by using ChatGPT's conversational capabilities
Live Production
Case study: remote production on a national scale
How French free to air channel NOVO19 worked with Capta Prod on a control and delivery workflow based on a Blackmagic Design solution, providing...
People
Rudy Dendleux appointed managing director of Gravity Media France
Dendleux first joined the company in 2003 as president of Gravity's technology division
Production & Post
Grass Valley delivers win with French national lottery UHD upgrade
ImSoPROD has updated its camera fleet, deploying 14 Grass Valley LDX C98 compact cameras across its production facilities
Business
Orange enters discussions to divest Globecast
Orange is in exclusive negotiations with investment company Verdoso about a potential deal that could close by the end of 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Canal+ goes all in with AI
The company has announced new partnerships with Google Cloud and OpenAI to employ AI technology to its Canal+ App
Business
Orange ‘considering selling Viaccess-Orca’
According to reports in France, Orange is testing the water before deciding whether to proceed with a sale
Media Consumption
The Olympic shift: how streamers are redefining sports viewing in Europe
Ampere Analysis' Daniel Monaghan explains how streaming services are challenging Europe's public service broadcasters for rights, audience, and content spend, marking a dramatic shift...
Media Consumption
France Télévisions launches new digital sports channel with live chat
Debuting ahead of Milano Cortina 2026, the channel aims to recreate the Twitch livestream experience, with viewers able to interact with presenters and pundits...
Live Production
Netflix brings the Upside Down to life with cloud-based production tools
As part of a special immersive event celebrating the final season of Stranger Things, French production company IDZ employed technology from TVU Networks to...
Media Delivery
France’s regional broadcasters reach across the country with OKAST and Locales.tv
The strategic partnership aims to drive a fair and sustainable distribution model capable of guiding local media through the transition to IP and streaming
Live Production
TV5MONDE puts Smode at the heart of its main studio set update
The integration aims to power smoother, more collaborative and truly real-time content management for the French-language broadcaster
Production & Post
Immersive Flashback makes viewers President for a day at Bastille Day celebrations
The production company employed Blackmagic's URSA Cine Immersive digital film camera to capture this year's event
Production & Post
Netflix partners with Guillermo del Toro to ‘propel stop-motion animation into the future’
The studio will be a "living laboratory of experimentation and research", offering students the opportunity to collaborate, innovate and push the boundaries of stop-motion
Media Management
BCE gets France’s first DTT channel in 10 years on air
BCE is managing end-to-end playout and broadcast services for the channel
Media Delivery
White paper: 5G Broadcast should form a cornerstone in the modernisation of Digital Terrestrial Television
The white paper aligns stakeholders across European M&E ahead of forthcoming reports into DTT frequency allocation extensions
Business
Canal+ passes major hurdle in plan to acquire Multichoice
According to the French company, the two sides expect to complete the deal before the previously announced long-stop date of October 8th, 2025
Adtech
RMC-BFM boosts monetisation opportunites with Broadpeak SSAI
The SaaS-based solution aims to provide RMC-BFM with the scalability to handle peak ad loads while ensuring high performance, maximum fill rates, and improved...
Media Delivery
France Télévisions trialled immersive 180-degree stereoscopic video livestreaming at Roland-Garros
As part of two workflows, a Blackmagic Cine Ursa immersive 16k camera, capable of filming at 90 images per second, was deployed at various camera...
Media Delivery
‘World first’: Netflix to stream French linear TV
Analyst Paolo Pescatore tells TVBEurope the move by Netflix "makes perfect sense given the direction of travel"
Artificial Intelligence
Ready for kick-off? French football league employs AI commentators
Camb.AI's AI translation, voice emulation, and dubbing technologies will be integrated into Ligue 1's broadcasts, enabling fans to watch in the language of their...
IP Migration
Videlio Events creates hybrid production environments with Riedel
Building on their existing partnership, the deployment boosts Videlio's transition to IP-based workflows while maintaining the reliability of traditional SDI systems
Media Delivery
TDF aims to test, validate and structure 5G Broadcast with new certification platform
The certification process includes the evaluation of critical criteria, such as signal robustness, reception sensitivity, energy efficiency, and environmental impact
Media Delivery
France consults on future of DTT
Current legislation requires the provision of terrestrial channels until 2030
Media Consumption
How France’s M6 broadcast UEFA Euro 2024 in HDR
The broadcaster worked with Cobalt Digital, InterDigital and independent consultant Jean-Luc Wackermann on the project
Media Management
Mediagenix powers business integration across France Télévisions’ portfolio
Processes for France Télévisions were unified across AWS cloud hosting, enabling integration across workflows, rights management and media asset management
Media Delivery
Bitmovin Player helps kickoff new app for LFP Media
The Player's supports React Native, providing the organisation with cross-platform compatibility with single code bases for iOS and Android
Media Delivery
Canal+ axes four pay-TV channels from DTT in row with regulator
The broadcasting company has accused regulator Arcom of "penalising its operations in France" following the decision to axe the licence of its news channel...
Live Production
Slam dunk for Sqweek with LiveU Studio localisation
The cloud-based video production solution aims to drive EuroLeague Basketball coverage with remote local language commentary
Media Delivery
Pluto TV and M6+ team up with strategic alliance in France
The agreement aims to develop both companies' digitalisation and expansion plans
Media Delivery
France Télévisions secures its sports streams with Nagravision
The Nagravision solution, delivered as a cloud-hosted SaaS service, enabled France Télévisions to deploy a robust streaming security solution to protect its content portfolio,...
Live Production
AI-driven PTZ cameras capture the action for French Ice Hockey
The workflow marks a significant milestone in sports broadcasting, combining cutting-edge AI capabilities with unmatched production quality, said the companies
Production & Post
Videlio, Interra Systems join forces on broadcast quality control
The partnership aims to address the evolving needs of the media industry around QC and media analysis, said the two companies
Media Management
Inside the nerve centre of France Télévisions’ Paris 2024 coverage
The broadcaster is employing technology throughout its Paris HQ, including 11 high-performance servers
Media Delivery
French fibre optic network subject of vandalism
According to police, Paris and the Olympic Games do not appear to have been hit in the attack
Media Delivery
France’s TDF tests live DTT broadcasts via 5G
The company said it is working towards making DTT content available on mobile within three years
Media Delivery
France’s M6+ scores with interactive overlays during Euro 2024
The company is employing technology from Ease Live and Bedrock to deliver the graphics to fans watching the tournament on Android TVs, desktops and...
Media Consumption
Apple confirms European launch date for Apple Vision Pro
visionOS 2 will enable users to watch up to five simultaneous streams so they can keep track of all their favourite sports and teams,...