TF1

Business

Bidders circle ITV following takeover talk

According to reports, CVC Capital Partners and a "major European broadcaster" are believed to be considering a bid for the commercial broadcaster

Features

How TF1 is exploring an AI-driven future with Moments Lab

Olivier Penin, director of innovation at TF1 and Moments Lab's head of science, Yannis Tevissen, outline some of the findings from an ongoing research...

Business

TF1, M6 abandon merger

In a statement, the companies said the French Competition Authority had failed to take into account "the speed and extent of the changes sweeping...

Business

TF1/M6 merger at risk following concerns from competition authority

Companies want to form a French streaming champion to take on the international players

Media Delivery

DAZN agrees deals with European broadcasters to sublicense UEFA Women’s Champions League final

DAZN will make the final available in at least 10 separate language commentary feeds across its streaming service, DAZN's YouTube channel and the local...

Live Production

AVIWEST, Newsbridge partner on ground to cloud solution for TF1

Combines AVIWEST's StreamHub control and live stream hosting with Newsbridge's cloud-based media valorisation platform powered by multimodal indexing AI technology

Live Production

France’s TF1 analyses Euro 2020 with extended reality

TF1 is using the technology to fully render virtual stadiums and immerse viewers in critical game action

Business

High profile mergers point to domestic consolidation landscape in Europe

The Warner-Discovery and TF1-M6 merger plans have dramatically pushed consolidation up European commercial television’s agenda, says Enders Analysis, while investors believe the landscape for...

Business

TF1 and M6 enter ‘exclusive’ merger negotiations

Deal, which has been approved by both companies boards, would lead to an acceleration in the development of a French streaming champion to take...

Media Consumption

TF1 plans to launch personalised news bulletins by end of 2021

Viewers will be able to choose the length of the bulletin, and select specific topics such as sport or culture

Production & Post

How mixed reality set the tone for TF1’s election coverage

How broadcaster TF1 employed Pixotope for coverage of this year's municipal elections.

Media Delivery

TF1 kicks off new football channel

New channel expected to launch in August

Media Delivery

French TV giants join forces on #Alamaison linear channel

Linear channel will be available to 37 million French TV viewers

TVBEverywhere

Salto to launch on 3rd June

Platform will feature 15,000 hours of content at launch

TVBEverywhere

French regulators greenlight Salto

Expected to launch in first quarter of 2020

TVBEverywhere

TF1 launches legal proceedings against Molotov

Row over distribution agreement

Data Centre

French broadcasters increase spending for original content

Local players are diversifying their revenue streams to compete with the likes of Netflix

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

Technology

TF1 chooses Axon’s Cerebrum router-control software

French broadcaster sought a versatile control system

Business

TF1 appoints Thomas Jacques as CTO

Jacques joins from Google where he has managed the Google AdExchange advertising marketplace for EMEA

Content

European broadcasters enjoy record World Cup ratings

24.3 million UK viewers watched England v Croatia on ITV, marking a record high for a football match on a single channel

Business

French broadcasters combine for new OTT service

SALTO is a new venture from France Télévisions, M6 and TF1

Business

Channel 4 joins European Broadcaster Exchange

Joint venture with ProSiebenSat.1, TF1, and Mediaset

TVBEverywhere

First UHD and VR football match

Viaccess-Orca has teamed up with French TV channel TF1 to broadcast the ‘world's first’ live stream of a football match in 360 degrees and...

News

Business

TF1 confirms Newen deal

French broadcaster TF1 will acquire a 70 per cent stake in FLCP, the holding company of the production and distribution group Newen

Business

French OTT offering signs major distribution deals

Molotov, created by Jean-David Blanc, founder of AlloCiné, and Pierre Lescure, founder of Canal+, has entered into OTT distribution agreements with a number of...

News

Production & Post

France’s TF1 deploys SintecMedia’s rights management system

French broadcaster TF1 has implemented SintecMedia’s OnRights software solution designed to help broadcasters earn higher revenue from content and licensing inventories across their linear,...