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
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TVBEverywhere
Amazon launches Prime Video Channels in France
Includes STARZPLAY, TFOU MAX, GulliMax, GEO Television and MGM
Media Consumption
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
Audio
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
TVBEverywhere
Orange announces 5G, smart speaker plans
Plans to install 5G in 17 European cities in 2019
Content
Eurosport to broadcast snooker in Ultra HD
Scottish Open will be available in UHD to viewers in France, Russia and Germany
Production & Post
Input Media to produce BBC’s FIFA Women’s World Cup coverage
Will produce live programming for broadcast on the BBC’s network TV channels, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website
Business
UK lags behind Europe in AI introduction
New research from Adobe shows UK behind when it comes to implementation
Content
Eurosport France nets multi-year deal for ATP tennis
Broadcaster secures rights to 37 ATP World Tour tournaments a year
TVBEverywhere
Turner confirms FilmStruck international closure
SVoD had recently launched in France and Spain
Business
Orange teams with Google for new submarine cable across Atlantic
Dunant submarine cable connecting the US to French Atlantic coast to launch in 2020
Content
EBU delivers 47 million hours of cycling content on FTA channels across Europe
Viewers in France (France Télévisions), Italy (Rai), the Netherlands (NPO), Belgium (VRT & RTBF) and Austria (ORF) watched the most coverage
Business
TF1 appoints Thomas Jacques as CTO
Jacques joins from Google where he has managed the Google AdExchange advertising marketplace for EMEA