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Vivendi ‘in talks’ over beIN Sports acquisition
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré and other top executives of the media group met French football…
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Vivendi ‘eyes beIN Sport acquisition’
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has set his sights on the acquisition of Canal+ rival beIN…
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African OTT service iROKO raises $19m
African over-the-top video service iRoko has raised a total of US$19 million and announced plans…
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Euro nets dare to Dream the Future
Channels in Germany, Austria and Belgium have pre-bought Canal+-commissioned doc series Dream the Future. The…
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Canal+, Watch Next on board Elvis toon
France’s Canal+ has joined development of Spanish toon I, Elvis Riboldi. Canal+ and Philippe Alessandri’s…
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TF1 channel can go free, Canal+ refused
French media regulator the CSA has given a green light for TF1-owned news channel LCI…
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Canal+ to close Planète+ Thalassa
Canal+ and France Télévisions plan to close their joint marine life-focused factual channel Planète+ Thalassa…
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Canal+ hires channels veteran from Lagardère
French pay TV firm Canal+ has hired Gérald-Brice Viret as its managing director of channels,…
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Canal+, iROKO launch African SVOD
Canal+ Group and African OTT TV operator iROKO have teamed up to launch a new…
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German, Nordic, Spain deals for Canal+’s Versailles
French period drama Versailles has been acquired by a raft of international broadcasters including buyers…