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French net orders Vivendi Entertainment format
Vivendi’s formats and entertainment division has shopped a couple format to C8, the free-to-air DTT…
France’s D8 hires new entertainment chief
Julien Lalande has been appointed head of entertainment at Canal+’s DTT service D8. He replaces…
Bolloré indicates end of Canal+ free-to-air
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has given the strongest indication yet that he plans to reduce…
Canal+ shedding French subs
Canal+ France lost 183,000 subscriptions in the first quarter, taking its domestic total to 8.3…
Canal+ hands FTA ents chief wider role
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ has given free-to-air channel D8’s director of live and entertainment…
Broadcasters buy Back to the Future special
Several broadcasters including History in the US have acquired Back to the Present, the pop-science…
Vivendi buys Can’t Stop, Flab Lab and Studio+
French media powerhouse Vivendi has made three prodco acquisitions in its ongoing content drive, including…
Delport tipped to replace Méheut at Canal+
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré plans to install long-term confidant and Havas Média CEO Dominique Delport…
Lebanon’s MTV says It’s Only TV
Lebanese broadcaster MTV has licensed a local version of a French TV-themed comedy panel show….
International and SVOD drive Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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