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French government urges SVoDs to invest locally
French parliament set to debate bill in early March
Production & Post
French Parliament increases tax rebate for large-scale VFX productions
Denied a similar proposal for actors' salaries
Business
Technicolor, former CEO indicted on fraud charges in France
Charged with fraud and breaches of trust
Business
Canal Plus, beIN Sports enter distribution talks
BeIN Sports would exclusively sub-license Ligue 1 rights to Canal Plus
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport to be France’s official pay-TV 2020 Olympic Games broadcaster
Partnership agreed with Canal+ Group and France Télévisions
TVBEverywhere
Starz launches international D2C streaming app
New app available in the UK, France and Germany
TVBEverywhere
Western Europe launch date for Disney Plus confirmed
DisneyLife will be rebranded in the UK and Ireland
TVBEverywhere
CanalPlus announces closure of CanalPlay SVoD service
Will officially shut down next month
Business
French government moves to help France Télévisions compete for sports rights
Broadcaster currently not allowed to show advertising during live sports airing after 8pm
TVBEverywhere
Amazon launches Prime Video Channels in France
Includes STARZPLAY, TFOU MAX, GulliMax, GEO Television and MGM
Content
Facebook Watch reveals 27 short series
Digital publishers include Tastemade (UK), Brainpool (Germany) and Ciaopeople (Italy)
TVBEverywhere
Insight TV launches on LG Channels
Expands distribution in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany
Business
Canal+ confirms job cuts due to ‘transformation of the business’
Job cuts are due to "the upheavals of the audiovisual sector and the transformation of its businesses"
TVBEverywhere
VIDEOFUTUR adds multiscreen, Cloud recording capabilities
Gives subscribers access to 11 new Mediawan group channels
Production & Post
Charles Courcier appointed Xilam head of digital production
Previously held positions at Gaumont Animation, Sacrebleu Productions and Amuse
Data Centre
French broadcasters increase spending for original content
Local players are diversifying their revenue streams to compete with the likes of Netflix
Business
Red Bee Media extends live captioning services for beIN SPORTS France
Covers captioning of live content for major national and international sport broadcasts
Production & Post
FIFA predicts Women’s World Cup will reach one billion viewers
Six host broadcast production crews will provide the feed for all 52 matches
TVBEverywhere
Netflix to open Berlin office
Streamer is expected to release more German-made content
Data Centre
Telcos ‘will control 56 per cent of Western Europe’s pay-TV subscribers by 2024’
Pay-TV revenues to decline by 13.1 per cent over five years
Business
TF1 to exclusively broadcast Rugby World Cup in France
Reportedly invested €45-50 million for Rugby World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup rights
Business
Ooyala signs LFP to Flex Media Platform
Helps LFP launch its direct-to-consumer OTT service
TVBEverywhere
World’s first programme of 8K screenings announced
Scheduled for 9th April at MIPTV 2019
Business
Shure creates Western Europe sales region
Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders
Data Centre
SVoD Stackers on the rise across Europe
New research finds more than half of SVoD homes are SVoD Stackers
TVBEverywhere
PSG illegally stream Champions League match on Facebook
A reported 1.4 million viewers were able to watch the team's victory over Manchester United
Technology
TF1 chooses Axon’s Cerebrum router-control software
French broadcaster sought a versatile control system