Facing greater international competition alongside smart TV interfaces that grow all the more convoluted, France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte issued a clarion call to Gallic broadcasters: It’s time to launch a new shared streaming platform that could offer a single point of access for local programing.
‘We’re stronger together,” said the public broadcasting exec. “I don’t have much faith that we can stand shoulder to shoulder with [international services] while all off in our own corners. That’s not how things work anymore.”
Speaking at a Series Mania keynote moderated by Variety’s International Editor Elsa Keslassy, Ernotte reflected on the “strategic mistakes” that hamstrung Salto – a joint service launched by TF1, M6 and France Televisions that folded last year.
Though Salto launched as a paid service due to TF1 and M6’s existing commitments, Ernotte took solace in those partners’ recent contract renegotiations and inspiration from the U.K....
‘We’re stronger together,” said the public broadcasting exec. “I don’t have much faith that we can stand shoulder to shoulder with [international services] while all off in our own corners. That’s not how things work anymore.”
Speaking at a Series Mania keynote moderated by Variety’s International Editor Elsa Keslassy, Ernotte reflected on the “strategic mistakes” that hamstrung Salto – a joint service launched by TF1, M6 and France Televisions that folded last year.
Though Salto launched as a paid service due to TF1 and M6’s existing commitments, Ernotte took solace in those partners’ recent contract renegotiations and inspiration from the U.K....
- 3/21/2024
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
French public broadcaster France Televisions has commissioned a raft of new scripted shows, including “Lucky Luke,” an adaptation of the cult graphic novel, and “Rallye 82,” a 1982-set female-led racing show.
“Lucky Luke” is an adventure comedy directed by Benjamin Rocher and penned by Mathieu Leblanc and Thomas Mansuy, based on the “Lucky Luke” comicbook. The eight-part half-hour series is produced by Geraldine Gendre and Lionel Uzan at Federation Studios, and co-produced by Rémi Préchac and Julien Vallespi at Un pour tous productions, and Alban Lenoir at Homerun. Lenoir, the French star of Netflix’s action thriller series “Lost Bullet,” will play Lucky Luke.
“Rallye 82,” directed by Julien Lacombe (“Missions”), takes place during the racing championship in 1982, where Michele Mouton, the only female pilot, beats the odds and wins the race. The script was penned by Lacombe and Haiga Jappain. Producers are Raphael Rocher and Eric Laroche at Empreinte Digitale.
The...
“Lucky Luke” is an adventure comedy directed by Benjamin Rocher and penned by Mathieu Leblanc and Thomas Mansuy, based on the “Lucky Luke” comicbook. The eight-part half-hour series is produced by Geraldine Gendre and Lionel Uzan at Federation Studios, and co-produced by Rémi Préchac and Julien Vallespi at Un pour tous productions, and Alban Lenoir at Homerun. Lenoir, the French star of Netflix’s action thriller series “Lost Bullet,” will play Lucky Luke.
“Rallye 82,” directed by Julien Lacombe (“Missions”), takes place during the racing championship in 1982, where Michele Mouton, the only female pilot, beats the odds and wins the race. The script was penned by Lacombe and Haiga Jappain. Producers are Raphael Rocher and Eric Laroche at Empreinte Digitale.
The...
- 3/21/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Pierre-Antoine Capton, the co-founder and CEO of Mediawan, was named Knight of the Legion of Honor by French President Emmanuel Macron during a ceremony held at the Elysée Palace in Paris.
Capton was honored alongside other French figures who have made outstanding contributions to the country’s cultural landscape, including the filmmaker Costa Gavras, actor and novelist Marlène Jobert, contemporary artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, historian Pierre Nora, choreographer Claude Bessy, journalist Jean-Claude Narcy and conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus.
A former indie TV producer who rose through the ranks, Capton co-founded Mediawan with telco billionaire Xavier Niel and financier Matthieu Pigasse in 2015 and has turned it into an international powerhouse with a raft of strategic acquisitions, including France’s Ab Productions, the U.K.’s Drama Republic, Italy’s Palomar and Brad Pitt’s Plan B. The company, which is backed by Kkr and recently signed a €100m TV development deal with Entourage Ventures,...
Capton was honored alongside other French figures who have made outstanding contributions to the country’s cultural landscape, including the filmmaker Costa Gavras, actor and novelist Marlène Jobert, contemporary artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, historian Pierre Nora, choreographer Claude Bessy, journalist Jean-Claude Narcy and conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus.
A former indie TV producer who rose through the ranks, Capton co-founded Mediawan with telco billionaire Xavier Niel and financier Matthieu Pigasse in 2015 and has turned it into an international powerhouse with a raft of strategic acquisitions, including France’s Ab Productions, the U.K.’s Drama Republic, Italy’s Palomar and Brad Pitt’s Plan B. The company, which is backed by Kkr and recently signed a €100m TV development deal with Entourage Ventures,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Once pitted against each other as rivals, streamers and broadcasters have become unlikely allies in the face of increased competition and economic pressure following the pandemic and the launch of more content viewing platforms.
Even in France, where Netflix was referred to as the “devil” by France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte Cunci in a 2019 interview, the tide has turned and a number of ambitious series have been jointly financed by both local broadcasters and streamers.
Examples of collaborations vary from period drama series such as “The Bonfire of Destiny” and “Women at War,” from TF1 and Netflix, to action series like Ziad Doueiri’s “Dark Hearts,” from France Televisions and Amazon Prime Video. What do these shows have in common? They shot in French with local casts, and have the high budgets and production values that are typically allocated to international co-productions like “Marie Antoinette,” which shot in English and...
Even in France, where Netflix was referred to as the “devil” by France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte Cunci in a 2019 interview, the tide has turned and a number of ambitious series have been jointly financed by both local broadcasters and streamers.
Examples of collaborations vary from period drama series such as “The Bonfire of Destiny” and “Women at War,” from TF1 and Netflix, to action series like Ziad Doueiri’s “Dark Hearts,” from France Televisions and Amazon Prime Video. What do these shows have in common? They shot in French with local casts, and have the high budgets and production values that are typically allocated to international co-productions like “Marie Antoinette,” which shot in English and...
- 4/14/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Lille’s Series Mania Forum is kicking off today with a packed schedule of talks, screenings and competitions.
Fighting it out in International Competition are the likes of Prime Video’s Toni Collette starrer The Power, Haven of Grace from Magnetic Beats director Vincent Maël Cardona, and Quoc Dang Tran’s Apple TV+ series Drops of God.
They compete against Greek series Milky Way, which opened the festival, Viaplay’s futuristic Russell Tovey drama The Fortress, Red Skies from Israel, The Actor from Iran and Fleeting Lies from Spain. Each will have its world premiere at the event.
The Power is a fantasy series set in a world where the physical balance of power between men and women switches when electric arcs emerge from the fingers of teenage girls all around the world. Debuting later this month, it comes from Sister, the UK producer behind Chernobyl and is based on Naomi Alderman’s sci-fi novel.
Fighting it out in International Competition are the likes of Prime Video’s Toni Collette starrer The Power, Haven of Grace from Magnetic Beats director Vincent Maël Cardona, and Quoc Dang Tran’s Apple TV+ series Drops of God.
They compete against Greek series Milky Way, which opened the festival, Viaplay’s futuristic Russell Tovey drama The Fortress, Red Skies from Israel, The Actor from Iran and Fleeting Lies from Spain. Each will have its world premiere at the event.
The Power is a fantasy series set in a world where the physical balance of power between men and women switches when electric arcs emerge from the fingers of teenage girls all around the world. Debuting later this month, it comes from Sister, the UK producer behind Chernobyl and is based on Naomi Alderman’s sci-fi novel.
- 3/21/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
‘The Woman King’ & ‘Aftersun’ Dominate Girls On Film Awards
The Woman King and Aftersun dominated the main awards at the second annual Girls On Film Awards. The Woman King picked up Best Ensemble, sponsored by Netflix, and Best Female Friendship On Screen. Woman King star Viola Davis was also awarded the Feminist Superhero award. Woman King lead Sheila Atim was there in person to accept the awards. Aftersun nabbed Best Feature Film Sponsored by Eon Productions, while the film’s publicity team also won Best Publicity Campaign. Other big winners included Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, which took home Best Cinematography and the Sinéad O’Connor pic Nothing Compares (Best Documentary). Nominees for the awards were chosen by a selection of critics and journalists. Girls On Film was launched by Deadline critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and producer Hedda Archbold with the aim of rewarding excellence in the field of feminism,...
The Woman King and Aftersun dominated the main awards at the second annual Girls On Film Awards. The Woman King picked up Best Ensemble, sponsored by Netflix, and Best Female Friendship On Screen. Woman King star Viola Davis was also awarded the Feminist Superhero award. Woman King lead Sheila Atim was there in person to accept the awards. Aftersun nabbed Best Feature Film Sponsored by Eon Productions, while the film’s publicity team also won Best Publicity Campaign. Other big winners included Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, which took home Best Cinematography and the Sinéad O’Connor pic Nothing Compares (Best Documentary). Nominees for the awards were chosen by a selection of critics and journalists. Girls On Film was launched by Deadline critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and producer Hedda Archbold with the aim of rewarding excellence in the field of feminism,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Zac Ntim, Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content will deliver a keynote at Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues whose one-day summit looks set to take the pulse on a global content industry as content investment flattens and ask how to build a more responsible industry in the future.
Marking an early opportunity to hear from streaming platforms after both Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney have announced multi-billion dollar cuts in content investment, the Lille Dialogues also count on a keynote from James Farrell, head of local originals, Prime Video.
Further keynotes will be delivered by top execs at France’s biggest free-to-air service, TF1, as well as its energetic public broadcaster France Télévisions and Europe’s biggest pay TV operator, Sky. Jan Mojto, CEO, Beta Film, can be expected to deliver a wide-angled vision of how stories made in Europe can find a market worldwide.
“With the theme...
Marking an early opportunity to hear from streaming platforms after both Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney have announced multi-billion dollar cuts in content investment, the Lille Dialogues also count on a keynote from James Farrell, head of local originals, Prime Video.
Further keynotes will be delivered by top execs at France’s biggest free-to-air service, TF1, as well as its energetic public broadcaster France Télévisions and Europe’s biggest pay TV operator, Sky. Jan Mojto, CEO, Beta Film, can be expected to deliver a wide-angled vision of how stories made in Europe can find a market worldwide.
“With the theme...
- 2/24/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Federation Studios has taken a majority stake in Lapinxa Production, the new banner of Laetitia Recayte, an established French TV executive and producer.
Recayte was most recently managing director of Robin & Co, Jean-Yves Robin’s company which was acquired by Federation Studios in 2022. Recayte, who is always up for a new challenge, started her career more than 30 years ago at Marathon, the first company co-created by Breton, and she later joined Telfrance which became Newen in 2008. Recayte headed Newen Distribution for a number of years, before joining TV France International (which is now Unifrance) as president in 2015. She also worked alongside France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte Cunci to head the public broadcaster’s commercial development. Recayte also collaborated with Cnc president Dominique Boutonnat and Cannes mayor David Lisnard on key missions.
Lapinxa Production already has a premium series in the pipeline, “Les Reclus,” a four-part documentary which has been commissioned by Canal+.
Recayte was most recently managing director of Robin & Co, Jean-Yves Robin’s company which was acquired by Federation Studios in 2022. Recayte, who is always up for a new challenge, started her career more than 30 years ago at Marathon, the first company co-created by Breton, and she later joined Telfrance which became Newen in 2008. Recayte headed Newen Distribution for a number of years, before joining TV France International (which is now Unifrance) as president in 2015. She also worked alongside France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte Cunci to head the public broadcaster’s commercial development. Recayte also collaborated with Cnc president Dominique Boutonnat and Cannes mayor David Lisnard on key missions.
Lapinxa Production already has a premium series in the pipeline, “Les Reclus,” a four-part documentary which has been commissioned by Canal+.
- 1/20/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Salto, the French streaming service launched two years ago by TF1, M6 and France Televisions, hasn’t attracted sufficient interest from potential bidders and is headed for a dissolution, Variety has confirmed.
Last November, two of its shareholders, TF1 and M6, which are France’s top two commercial channels, revealed their intention to sell their stakes in Salto. Shortly after, France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte said in an interview with Le Figaro that Salto needed new shareholders, suggesting that she, too, wanted the pubcaster to pull out.
The streamer has been on the market since November. So far, only one serious offer has been submitted, from the Spanish company Agile Content, but talks have fallen off, according to the French blog L’Informé which first reported the news.
Under French law, shareholders – TF1, M6 and France Televisions — can’t exit Salto before they’ve sold their respective stakes, or else...
Last November, two of its shareholders, TF1 and M6, which are France’s top two commercial channels, revealed their intention to sell their stakes in Salto. Shortly after, France Televisions president Delphine Ernotte said in an interview with Le Figaro that Salto needed new shareholders, suggesting that she, too, wanted the pubcaster to pull out.
The streamer has been on the market since November. So far, only one serious offer has been submitted, from the Spanish company Agile Content, but talks have fallen off, according to the French blog L’Informé which first reported the news.
Under French law, shareholders – TF1, M6 and France Televisions — can’t exit Salto before they’ve sold their respective stakes, or else...
- 1/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
French SVOD platform has 800,000 subscribers.
French streamer Salto could be shut down as early as the end of the week, according to local media reports.
French media are reporting that France Télévisions president Delphine Ernotte will officially announce a dissolution of the company on Friday at an internal committee meeting.
Salto was previously owned by a trio of France’s biggest broadcasters - France Télévisions, TF1 and M6.
However, TF1 and M6 exited in November after their planned merger collapsed.
France’s Pure Medias is reporting a planned “cessation of activities” and “dissolution of Salto.”
If Salto were to close,...
French streamer Salto could be shut down as early as the end of the week, according to local media reports.
French media are reporting that France Télévisions president Delphine Ernotte will officially announce a dissolution of the company on Friday at an internal committee meeting.
Salto was previously owned by a trio of France’s biggest broadcasters - France Télévisions, TF1 and M6.
However, TF1 and M6 exited in November after their planned merger collapsed.
France’s Pure Medias is reporting a planned “cessation of activities” and “dissolution of Salto.”
If Salto were to close,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
It looks like the end of the road for Salto, the French streamer backed by the country’s major broadcasters.
Media outlets in France are reporting the troubled SVOD service – a joint venture of TF1, M6 and France Télévisions – will be closed on Friday. The two-year-old streamer has failed to take off with audiences and its subscriber base lags way behind rivals such as Netflix.
Salto’s future has been in the balance since November, when it emerged it could be sold off or shut down.
The latter option appears to have won, with France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte set to enact a “cessation of activities” and “dissolution” of the company at an extraordinary committee meeting on Friday.
A report on local media site Puremedia claims a Spanish company named Agile had explored a takeover but could not come to an agreement with shareholders.
The report claims that once the company is dissolved,...
Media outlets in France are reporting the troubled SVOD service – a joint venture of TF1, M6 and France Télévisions – will be closed on Friday. The two-year-old streamer has failed to take off with audiences and its subscriber base lags way behind rivals such as Netflix.
Salto’s future has been in the balance since November, when it emerged it could be sold off or shut down.
The latter option appears to have won, with France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte set to enact a “cessation of activities” and “dissolution” of the company at an extraordinary committee meeting on Friday.
A report on local media site Puremedia claims a Spanish company named Agile had explored a takeover but could not come to an agreement with shareholders.
The report claims that once the company is dissolved,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. Discovery and pan-national broadcasting group the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu) have secured all rights in Europe to the Olympic Games from 2026 through 2032.
The International Olympic Committee (Ioc) on Monday unveiled that it has approved a joint bid from the Ebu and Warner Bros. Discovery which will give the two groups the rights to the games across 49 European territories, starting with the Xxv Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy in 2026, and continuing through the Xxxv Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia, in 2032. The rights cover both Summer and Winter Games as well as the Youth Olympic Games for the period.
The Ebu, whose members include such national broadcasters as the BBC and ITV in the U.K., Ard and Zdf in Germany, Italy’s Rai and France Télévisions, will hold free-to-air rights on television and digital platforms. Every Ebu member will broadcast more than 200 hours of...
The International Olympic Committee (Ioc) on Monday unveiled that it has approved a joint bid from the Ebu and Warner Bros. Discovery which will give the two groups the rights to the games across 49 European territories, starting with the Xxv Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy in 2026, and continuing through the Xxxv Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia, in 2032. The rights cover both Summer and Winter Games as well as the Youth Olympic Games for the period.
The Ebu, whose members include such national broadcasters as the BBC and ITV in the U.K., Ard and Zdf in Germany, Italy’s Rai and France Télévisions, will hold free-to-air rights on television and digital platforms. Every Ebu member will broadcast more than 200 hours of...
- 1/16/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros Discovery and the European Broadcasting Union have won the auction for Olympic Games broadcasting rights between 2026 and 2032.
Following a competitive tender put out by the International Olympic Committee (Ioc), the pair’s joint bid was successful and will take the rights in 49 territories.
This covers the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortino in 2026, the Olympic Games in L.A. in 2028, the Winter Olympics of 2030 and the Brisbane Olympics in 2032, along with the Youth Olympic Games during the six-year period.
Wbd, in its previous guise as Discovery, first won the rights to the rights to the Games in 2015 in a €1.3Bn (1.4Bn) deal struck through subsidiary Eurosports for the 2018-2024 period. It then broadcasted or sub-licensed those rights across the continent.
The deal guarantees the Games will remain free-to-air across Europe, ensuring every Ebu member gets more than 200 hours of coverage of the Olympics and 100 hours of the Winter Olympics across TV,...
Following a competitive tender put out by the International Olympic Committee (Ioc), the pair’s joint bid was successful and will take the rights in 49 territories.
This covers the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortino in 2026, the Olympic Games in L.A. in 2028, the Winter Olympics of 2030 and the Brisbane Olympics in 2032, along with the Youth Olympic Games during the six-year period.
Wbd, in its previous guise as Discovery, first won the rights to the rights to the Games in 2015 in a €1.3Bn (1.4Bn) deal struck through subsidiary Eurosports for the 2018-2024 period. It then broadcasted or sub-licensed those rights across the continent.
The deal guarantees the Games will remain free-to-air across Europe, ensuring every Ebu member gets more than 200 hours of coverage of the Olympics and 100 hours of the Winter Olympics across TV,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a secret joint bid from Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) and the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), the broadcasting rights for the next Olympic Games cycle are set to be shared between the two media companies.
The new rights agreement covers the 2026-2032 period, which includes the 2026 winter games in Italy and the 2028 summer games in L.A. It does not include the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The news comes following uneven free-to-air coverage of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (which took place in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic) after Discovery Communications, as the company was still called pre-merger, purchased the European rights to the games for its network EuroSport for €1.3 billion (1.5 billion).
The Discovery deal gave the company exclusive rights to broadcast the Olympics (both winter and summer) across 50 European territories although the International Olympics Committee (Ioc), which owns the games, guaranteed 200 hours of free-to-air coverage for the summer games.
This still left European...
The new rights agreement covers the 2026-2032 period, which includes the 2026 winter games in Italy and the 2028 summer games in L.A. It does not include the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The news comes following uneven free-to-air coverage of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (which took place in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic) after Discovery Communications, as the company was still called pre-merger, purchased the European rights to the games for its network EuroSport for €1.3 billion (1.5 billion).
The Discovery deal gave the company exclusive rights to broadcast the Olympics (both winter and summer) across 50 European territories although the International Olympics Committee (Ioc), which owns the games, guaranteed 200 hours of free-to-air coverage for the summer games.
This still left European...
- 1/16/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Trailer
Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins can be heard narrating “The Smeds and the Smoos,” the upcoming BBC adaptation of the book of the same name by beloved children’s writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, in a new trailer released today.
A loose re-telling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the charming adaptation, from Magic Light Pictures, “The Smeds and the Smoos” also features the voices of “Bridgerton’s” Adjoa Andoh and comedian Bill Bailey (“Black Books”) as well as Meera Syal (“Roar”), Rob Brydon (“Gavin and Stacey”), Ashna Rabheru (“Sex Education”) and Daniel Ezra (“All American”).
It will air in the U.K. on Christmas Day.
Check out the trailer below:
Commission
A biopic of one of the U.K.’s most famous soccer siblings, Justin and John Fashanu, has been set at U.K. broadcaster ITV. Justin, who became Britain’s first Black soccer star to command £1 million,...
Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins can be heard narrating “The Smeds and the Smoos,” the upcoming BBC adaptation of the book of the same name by beloved children’s writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, in a new trailer released today.
A loose re-telling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the charming adaptation, from Magic Light Pictures, “The Smeds and the Smoos” also features the voices of “Bridgerton’s” Adjoa Andoh and comedian Bill Bailey (“Black Books”) as well as Meera Syal (“Roar”), Rob Brydon (“Gavin and Stacey”), Ashna Rabheru (“Sex Education”) and Daniel Ezra (“All American”).
It will air in the U.K. on Christmas Day.
Check out the trailer below:
Commission
A biopic of one of the U.K.’s most famous soccer siblings, Justin and John Fashanu, has been set at U.K. broadcaster ITV. Justin, who became Britain’s first Black soccer star to command £1 million,...
- 12/2/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Salto is up for sale and Canal+ is eyeing Orange.
Au revoir Salto and Orange and bonjour to Universal+ and Paramount+?
After shaking up France’s seemingly iron-clad media chronology system, the US-owned platforms are expanding their footprints in the country as the fight to woo subscribers escalates and local platforms are busy restructuring and scrambling to untangle existing deals.
Joining the already active Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Prime Video, Universal+ arrived on French telecom Sfr on November 17, available only to Sfr subscribers for now. The streamer is sending more than 20,000 hours of content from 13e Rue, Syfy, E!
Au revoir Salto and Orange and bonjour to Universal+ and Paramount+?
After shaking up France’s seemingly iron-clad media chronology system, the US-owned platforms are expanding their footprints in the country as the fight to woo subscribers escalates and local platforms are busy restructuring and scrambling to untangle existing deals.
Joining the already active Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Prime Video, Universal+ arrived on French telecom Sfr on November 17, available only to Sfr subscribers for now. The streamer is sending more than 20,000 hours of content from 13e Rue, Syfy, E!
- 12/2/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Salto is up for sale and Canal+ is eyeing Orange.
Au revoir Salto and Orange and bonjour to Universal+ and Paramount+?
After shaking up France’s seemingly iron-clad media chronology system, the US-owned platforms are expanding their footprints in the country as the fight to woo subscribers escalates and local platforms are busy restructuring and scrambling to untangle existing deals.
Joining the already active Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Prime Video, Universal+ arrived on French telecom Sfr on November 17, available only to Sfr subscribers for now. The streamer is sending ore than 20,000 hours of content from 13e Rue, Syfy, E!
Au revoir Salto and Orange and bonjour to Universal+ and Paramount+?
After shaking up France’s seemingly iron-clad media chronology system, the US-owned platforms are expanding their footprints in the country as the fight to woo subscribers escalates and local platforms are busy restructuring and scrambling to untangle existing deals.
Joining the already active Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Prime Video, Universal+ arrived on French telecom Sfr on November 17, available only to Sfr subscribers for now. The streamer is sending ore than 20,000 hours of content from 13e Rue, Syfy, E!
- 12/2/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
France’s top two commercial channels, TF1 and M6, have decided to sell their stakes in Salto, the French streaming service, Variety has confirmed. That will leave Salto without two of its three parent companies.
The service, which launched in 2020 after multiple delays, was created by TF1, M6, France Televisions in an effort to give subscribers a local alternative to Netflix (which now has over 13 million subscribers in France) and other global services.
TF1 and M6’s decision to exit Salto, which was taken during a supervisory board on Nov. 17, appears to be motivated by several factors, including from obligations that were imposed by the anti-trust board which they deemed too burdensome.
With an annual revenue of €17.1 million in 2021, the company was valued at €45 million as of March. The service features catch-up content from 19 different channels belonging to TF1, France Télévisions and M6, as well as premieres of upcoming shows,...
The service, which launched in 2020 after multiple delays, was created by TF1, M6, France Televisions in an effort to give subscribers a local alternative to Netflix (which now has over 13 million subscribers in France) and other global services.
TF1 and M6’s decision to exit Salto, which was taken during a supervisory board on Nov. 17, appears to be motivated by several factors, including from obligations that were imposed by the anti-trust board which they deemed too burdensome.
With an annual revenue of €17.1 million in 2021, the company was valued at €45 million as of March. The service features catch-up content from 19 different channels belonging to TF1, France Télévisions and M6, as well as premieres of upcoming shows,...
- 11/21/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Salto, the French streaming service co-owned by TF1, M6 and France Télévisions, could either change hands or shut down in the near future, Variety has confirmed.
The service, which launched in 2020 after multiple delays, was created by the three French TV groups in an effort to give subscribers a local alternative to Netflix (which now has over 13 million subscribers in France) and other global services.
Priced at €6.99 (7.23) per month, Salto had only 523,000 subscribers as of June 2021 and ranked behind other local streamers, including Canal+, Ocs, beIN and Rmc by the end of last year, according to a study conducted by Npa Conseils/Harris interactive. With an annual revenue of €17.1 million in 2021, the company was valued at €45 million as of March.
The service features catch-up content from 19 different channels belonging to TF1, France Télévisions and M6, as well as premieres of upcoming shows, and fresh content available for streaming.
Tensions began...
The service, which launched in 2020 after multiple delays, was created by the three French TV groups in an effort to give subscribers a local alternative to Netflix (which now has over 13 million subscribers in France) and other global services.
Priced at €6.99 (7.23) per month, Salto had only 523,000 subscribers as of June 2021 and ranked behind other local streamers, including Canal+, Ocs, beIN and Rmc by the end of last year, according to a study conducted by Npa Conseils/Harris interactive. With an annual revenue of €17.1 million in 2021, the company was valued at €45 million as of March.
The service features catch-up content from 19 different channels belonging to TF1, France Télévisions and M6, as well as premieres of upcoming shows, and fresh content available for streaming.
Tensions began...
- 11/14/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“We need to be cheerleaders, not gatekeepers,” said UKTV’s commissioning editor Sarah Asante, during a discussion at Mipcom on diversity and inclusion in the TV industry.
“I have always heard that phrase: ‘gatekeepers.’ Barriers to access is a massive issue in this industry. Everyone trying to get in has a story about ‘having to know someone, having to be the son of a CEO or the daughter of a manager.’ That’s true, but there is a good number of commissioners of my cohort, who have my focus on how to tell the best stories from the biggest range of people.”
“This industry is always saying we need more content, but then they ask: ‘Oh, where are your credits?’ You don’t live up to what you say.”
Talking about putting disability front and center, Asante mentioned “Dave,” featuring three wheelchair-using leads, and “Dead Canny,” a working-class sitcom about a girl with supernatural powers.
“I have always heard that phrase: ‘gatekeepers.’ Barriers to access is a massive issue in this industry. Everyone trying to get in has a story about ‘having to know someone, having to be the son of a CEO or the daughter of a manager.’ That’s true, but there is a good number of commissioners of my cohort, who have my focus on how to tell the best stories from the biggest range of people.”
“This industry is always saying we need more content, but then they ask: ‘Oh, where are your credits?’ You don’t live up to what you say.”
Talking about putting disability front and center, Asante mentioned “Dave,” featuring three wheelchair-using leads, and “Dead Canny,” a working-class sitcom about a girl with supernatural powers.
- 10/19/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
France Televisions, TF1 and M6 sent a joint letter to Le Monde, prompted by Disney’s threat to take ‘Black Panther 2’ straight to streaming.
France’s windowing wars pitting the US streamers against local broadcasters stepped up a gear on Wednesday (Sept 28) when the heads of France’s free-to-air networks called for action in a biting letter to Le Monde, prompted in part by Disney’s threat to pull the theatrical release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in France in November and send it straight to Disney+.
France Televisions’ Delphine Ernotte, TF1’s Gilles Pelisson and M6’s Nicolas de Tavernost...
France’s windowing wars pitting the US streamers against local broadcasters stepped up a gear on Wednesday (Sept 28) when the heads of France’s free-to-air networks called for action in a biting letter to Le Monde, prompted in part by Disney’s threat to pull the theatrical release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in France in November and send it straight to Disney+.
France Televisions’ Delphine Ernotte, TF1’s Gilles Pelisson and M6’s Nicolas de Tavernost...
- 9/28/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
The funding model that has been the bedrock of Europe’s €35.5B (36.3B) public broadcasting sector for decades is under threat, and the industry is gravely concerned.
Last week, legislation was introduced in the French parliament that will do away with the license fee, dramatically shifting the way in which the nation’s public broadcasters (Psb) are funded and leading to potential government meddling and instability. In the UK, the 100-year-old funding model is under review from a Conservative government that is no friend to Psb and, arguably, is ideologically opposed to it.
Noel Curran, Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu) and former Director General of Irish pubcaster RTÉ, warned of a domino effect on smaller nations’ PSBs if powerhouses like the UK and France see their funding models weakened, which could threaten the very existence of public broadcasting in Europe. French state TV and radio workers have...
Last week, legislation was introduced in the French parliament that will do away with the license fee, dramatically shifting the way in which the nation’s public broadcasters (Psb) are funded and leading to potential government meddling and instability. In the UK, the 100-year-old funding model is under review from a Conservative government that is no friend to Psb and, arguably, is ideologically opposed to it.
Noel Curran, Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu) and former Director General of Irish pubcaster RTÉ, warned of a domino effect on smaller nations’ PSBs if powerhouses like the UK and France see their funding models weakened, which could threaten the very existence of public broadcasting in Europe. French state TV and radio workers have...
- 8/2/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Zawe Ashton, Hayley Squires And Daniel Mays Land Leads In BBC Adaptation Of ‘Maryland’
Lucy Kirkwood’s play Maryland is being adapted for the BBC and Zawe Ashton (Fresh Meat), Hayley Squires and Daniel Mays have landed the lead roles. The 30-minute adaptation of the Royal Court play will be called Mary and air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on July 20. Kirkwood and doc director Brian Hill are co-directors on the story, which is billed as a “artistic response to recent real-life events” such as the murders of British women Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman and Sabina Nessa, grappling with the violence facing women in their everyday lives. Ashton and Squires play women both called Mary who meet at a police station in the aftermath of their respective sexual assaults. Kirkwood said: “I wrote the original play as a howl against...
Lucy Kirkwood’s play Maryland is being adapted for the BBC and Zawe Ashton (Fresh Meat), Hayley Squires and Daniel Mays have landed the lead roles. The 30-minute adaptation of the Royal Court play will be called Mary and air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on July 20. Kirkwood and doc director Brian Hill are co-directors on the story, which is billed as a “artistic response to recent real-life events” such as the murders of British women Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman and Sabina Nessa, grappling with the violence facing women in their everyday lives. Ashton and Squires play women both called Mary who meet at a police station in the aftermath of their respective sexual assaults. Kirkwood said: “I wrote the original play as a howl against...
- 7/1/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
French TV groups TF1 and M6 have reached a pact to buy France Televisions’ stake in Salto, the streaming service they jointly launched in 2020, if their proposed merger gets anti-trust approval.
The Bouygues-owned TF1 Groupe and M6, which is part of Berteslmann-owned Rtl Group, unveiled their merger plan last May to form a $4 Billion European media powerhouse. Since then, Delphine Ernotte, who presides over the French public broadcaster France Televisions, has said it wished to exit Salto if their deal got through. All three TV groups own Salto in equal shares.
Under TF1 and M6’s agreement, which was announced during Series Mania on Thursday, the two companies would buy out France Televisions’ 33-percent equity interest in Salto which is valued at €45 million. “The new group would then own 100% of Salto, enabling it to develop a streaming project,” said TF1 and M6.
“Salto will remain under the joint control of...
The Bouygues-owned TF1 Groupe and M6, which is part of Berteslmann-owned Rtl Group, unveiled their merger plan last May to form a $4 Billion European media powerhouse. Since then, Delphine Ernotte, who presides over the French public broadcaster France Televisions, has said it wished to exit Salto if their deal got through. All three TV groups own Salto in equal shares.
Under TF1 and M6’s agreement, which was announced during Series Mania on Thursday, the two companies would buy out France Televisions’ 33-percent equity interest in Salto which is valued at €45 million. “The new group would then own 100% of Salto, enabling it to develop a streaming project,” said TF1 and M6.
“Salto will remain under the joint control of...
- 3/24/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Less than two years after joining France Televisions, former Canal Plus executive Manuel Alduy has contributed to bolstering the French public broadcaster’s roster of international series with shows such as “Bardot,” a mini-series biopic of Brigitte Bardot, and “L’Insoumise” about Alice Guy, the first female filmmaker ever.
Ahead of France Televisions’ press conference at Series Mania, Alduy said the broadcaster’s first-look initiative with the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu) has yielded several prestige projects, including “Bardot.” The Ebu represents 113 organizations across the 56 countries, including the BBC in the U.K., Ard in Germany, Dr in Denmark, Svt in Sweden, Rai in Italy and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.
“Bardot” charts the life of the French actor and model from 1949, when she first appeared on the cover of a magazine, to the birth of her son in 1960. It’s being produced by Federation Entertainment with France Televisions in France, and...
Ahead of France Televisions’ press conference at Series Mania, Alduy said the broadcaster’s first-look initiative with the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu) has yielded several prestige projects, including “Bardot.” The Ebu represents 113 organizations across the 56 countries, including the BBC in the U.K., Ard in Germany, Dr in Denmark, Svt in Sweden, Rai in Italy and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.
“Bardot” charts the life of the French actor and model from 1949, when she first appeared on the cover of a magazine, to the birth of her son in 1960. It’s being produced by Federation Entertainment with France Televisions in France, and...
- 3/24/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Manuel Alduy, a well-respected French film and TV industry veteran who joined France Televisions as head of cinema and international development in January, discussed the broadcaster’s strategy to ramp up its scope and attract younger audiences.
Alduy, who worked at Canal Plus Group for 22 years before joining Twentieth Century Fox in 2016, is making his first public keynote under this new position at France Televisions on Tuesday at Series Mania in Lille.
Alduy said France Televisions will next be launching an initiative with the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), an alliance of public service media which regroups 100 members across the continent, including the BBC in the U.K., Ard in Germany, Dr in Denmark, Svt in Sweden, Rai in Italy, Channel One Russia and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, among others. The Ebu is presided by Delphine Ernotte, who was reelected as president of France Televisions for a second, five-year term in July 2020.
Starting next month,...
Alduy, who worked at Canal Plus Group for 22 years before joining Twentieth Century Fox in 2016, is making his first public keynote under this new position at France Televisions on Tuesday at Series Mania in Lille.
Alduy said France Televisions will next be launching an initiative with the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), an alliance of public service media which regroups 100 members across the continent, including the BBC in the U.K., Ard in Germany, Dr in Denmark, Svt in Sweden, Rai in Italy, Channel One Russia and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, among others. The Ebu is presided by Delphine Ernotte, who was reelected as president of France Televisions for a second, five-year term in July 2020.
Starting next month,...
- 8/31/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s UK vice president of original series Anne Mensah is to chair the Royal Television Society’s Craft & Design Awards. The awards, which take place in November, are now open for entries and a Casting Award has been added as a new category. The 31 categories also include Make Up Design: Drama and Director: Multicamera. Mensah said: “As we face unprecedented times in the television industry, it is even more important we recognize the tireless creativity and hard work that goes into the amazing output of the UK television community.”
Come Dine With Me is going to be remade in Arabic for the first time after ITV Studios sold the hit format to Middle Eastern broadcaster Osn. Yalla Neta’asha will be produced by ITV Studios Middle East and filmed in the United Arab Emirates over the summer, with 45 episodes being produced. Rolla Karam, interim chief content officer at Osn,...
Come Dine With Me is going to be remade in Arabic for the first time after ITV Studios sold the hit format to Middle Eastern broadcaster Osn. Yalla Neta’asha will be produced by ITV Studios Middle East and filmed in the United Arab Emirates over the summer, with 45 episodes being produced. Rolla Karam, interim chief content officer at Osn,...
- 6/25/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Diego Buñuel, the former head of documentaries at Canal Plus and Netflix in Emea, has joined the French public broadcaster France Televisions as head of programming.
Starting on June 22, Buñuel will be spearheading the programming for the group which is presided by Delphine Ernotte and comprises six free-to-air channels.
“(Buñuel)’s vision (and) track record will be assets for France Televisions and for French TV,” said Takis Candilis, the second-in-command at the French pubcaster.
Currently being reformed as part of France’s audiovisual law, the pubcaster has been aiming to lure younger audiences in recent years with ambitious original programming like “Call My Agent!.” The group has also become popular with talk shows, in addition to documentaries, youth programming and even sports. The pubcaster has rights to the tennis tournament Roland-Garros, as well as the Olympic Games, among other major sports events.
Buñuel will be replacing Nathalie Darrigrand who stepped...
Starting on June 22, Buñuel will be spearheading the programming for the group which is presided by Delphine Ernotte and comprises six free-to-air channels.
“(Buñuel)’s vision (and) track record will be assets for France Televisions and for French TV,” said Takis Candilis, the second-in-command at the French pubcaster.
Currently being reformed as part of France’s audiovisual law, the pubcaster has been aiming to lure younger audiences in recent years with ambitious original programming like “Call My Agent!.” The group has also become popular with talk shows, in addition to documentaries, youth programming and even sports. The pubcaster has rights to the tennis tournament Roland-Garros, as well as the Olympic Games, among other major sports events.
Buñuel will be replacing Nathalie Darrigrand who stepped...
- 6/16/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
With a long-gestating broadcasting reform bill looming in France, local TV groups such as Canal Plus and TF1 are gearing up to lobby hard and fight independent producers in order to increase IP ownership and retain rights for the series they finance.
Under current agreements between producers guilds and TV groups, French TV networks like Canal Plus are allowed to dedicate less than 15% of their investment obligations to series produced in-house, which forces them to rely almost entirely on third-party productions. For France Televisions, M6 and TF1, the limits are set at 17%, 25% and 30%, respectively. This has allowed French independent producers to thrive: They deliver 80% of the fiction productions in France, which generates €800 million ($880 million) yearly, according to the Uspa producers guild.
The French system also limits broadcasters’ rights ownership to three years, even for series that they almost fully finance. This has forced TV networks to repurchase rights to these...
Under current agreements between producers guilds and TV groups, French TV networks like Canal Plus are allowed to dedicate less than 15% of their investment obligations to series produced in-house, which forces them to rely almost entirely on third-party productions. For France Televisions, M6 and TF1, the limits are set at 17%, 25% and 30%, respectively. This has allowed French independent producers to thrive: They deliver 80% of the fiction productions in France, which generates €800 million ($880 million) yearly, according to the Uspa producers guild.
The French system also limits broadcasters’ rights ownership to three years, even for series that they almost fully finance. This has forced TV networks to repurchase rights to these...
- 11/28/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Franck Riester has outlined measures to combat sexual violence.
French minister of culture Franck Riester has declared his support for actress Adèle Haenel, following her recent decision to go public with accusations of sexual assault, and outlined a series of measures aimed at tackling sexual violence at an equality and diversity conference in Paris on Thursday.
The minister referred in his speech to both the actress as well as a scandal that has hit the Ministry of Culture over the past week involving an unnamed civil servant who has been suspended following accusations that he drugged some 200 women with a...
French minister of culture Franck Riester has declared his support for actress Adèle Haenel, following her recent decision to go public with accusations of sexual assault, and outlined a series of measures aimed at tackling sexual violence at an equality and diversity conference in Paris on Thursday.
The minister referred in his speech to both the actress as well as a scandal that has hit the Ministry of Culture over the past week involving an unnamed civil servant who has been suspended following accusations that he drugged some 200 women with a...
- 11/15/2019
- by 1100380¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Franck Riester has outlined measures to combat sexual violence.
French minister of culture Franck Riester has declared his support for actress Adèle Haenel, following her recent decision to go public with accusations of sexual assault, and outlined a series of measures aimed at tackling sexual violence at an equality and diversity conference in Paris on Thursday.
The minister referred in his speech to both the actress as well as a scandal that has hit the Ministry of Culture over the past week involving an unnamed civil servant who has been suspended following accusations that he drugged some 200 women with a...
French minister of culture Franck Riester has declared his support for actress Adèle Haenel, following her recent decision to go public with accusations of sexual assault, and outlined a series of measures aimed at tackling sexual violence at an equality and diversity conference in Paris on Thursday.
The minister referred in his speech to both the actress as well as a scandal that has hit the Ministry of Culture over the past week involving an unnamed civil servant who has been suspended following accusations that he drugged some 200 women with a...
- 11/15/2019
- by 1100380¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
In the brave new world of European TV, the old adage “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” rings true.
Faced with a growing threat from the likes of Netflix and Amazon, players that once regarded each other as fierce competitors have begun forging alliances unthinkable just a few years ago. Rival channels are pairing off to launch joint streaming services. Free- and pay-tv companies are getting together to make direct-to-consumer moves. Pubcasters are hooking up to make big-budget drama.
The couplings can be awkward, sometimes involving regulatory hurdles or clashing corporate cultures. But to the participants, they’re a necessary strategy for survival against deep-pocketed newcomers with global ambitions.
“Anything you do in partnership is harder,” says Jb Perrette, international chief for Discovery. “The flip side if you’re a broadcaster is I’m not sure what your alternative is, because hanging on to a belief your linear...
Faced with a growing threat from the likes of Netflix and Amazon, players that once regarded each other as fierce competitors have begun forging alliances unthinkable just a few years ago. Rival channels are pairing off to launch joint streaming services. Free- and pay-tv companies are getting together to make direct-to-consumer moves. Pubcasters are hooking up to make big-budget drama.
The couplings can be awkward, sometimes involving regulatory hurdles or clashing corporate cultures. But to the participants, they’re a necessary strategy for survival against deep-pocketed newcomers with global ambitions.
“Anything you do in partnership is harder,” says Jb Perrette, international chief for Discovery. “The flip side if you’re a broadcaster is I’m not sure what your alternative is, because hanging on to a belief your linear...
- 5/10/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
During a succession of keynote addresses at MipTV, Canal Plus Group’s chairman and CEO Maxime Saada, France Televisions’s president Delphine Ernotte Cunci and TF1’s chairman and CEO Gilles Pelisson spoke about strategic alliances with European broadcasters and streaming services.
Although Canal Plus Group has been impacted by the launch of Netflix in France and currently boasts slightly less subscribers than the streaming service, Saada said the pay TV company was open to distribute Netflix, Amazon Prime and even Apple as part of its offer. Under Saada’s leadership, Canal Plus Group previously made carriage deals with French telco operators Free and Orange to ramp up its subscription numbers.
Saada said he was looking to double the number of Canal Plus Group’s global subscribers which currently stands at 16.2 million, the bulk of which will come from international markets. He pointed out that the banner was also looking...
Although Canal Plus Group has been impacted by the launch of Netflix in France and currently boasts slightly less subscribers than the streaming service, Saada said the pay TV company was open to distribute Netflix, Amazon Prime and even Apple as part of its offer. Under Saada’s leadership, Canal Plus Group previously made carriage deals with French telco operators Free and Orange to ramp up its subscription numbers.
Saada said he was looking to double the number of Canal Plus Group’s global subscribers which currently stands at 16.2 million, the bulk of which will come from international markets. He pointed out that the banner was also looking...
- 4/9/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
For all its notable absence in Cannes, Netflix is still the elephant on the Croisette.
When France Televisions' Delphine Ernotte and TF1's Gilles Pelisson on Monday took to the Miptv stage to highlight France as the country of honor, much of the discussion surrounded how the homegrown networks are combating the international Svod.
Ernotte has championed Salto, her alternative to Netflix, which has been caught up in a regulatory quagmire bouncing between Brussels and Paris. It will bring together the three French giants — France Televisions, TF1 and M6. It landed back on the desk of French regulators last ...
When France Televisions' Delphine Ernotte and TF1's Gilles Pelisson on Monday took to the Miptv stage to highlight France as the country of honor, much of the discussion surrounded how the homegrown networks are combating the international Svod.
Ernotte has championed Salto, her alternative to Netflix, which has been caught up in a regulatory quagmire bouncing between Brussels and Paris. It will bring together the three French giants — France Televisions, TF1 and M6. It landed back on the desk of French regulators last ...
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, MPAA chairman-ceo Charles Rivkin, Lorenzo De Maio, head of TV advisory and partner, Endeavor Content, and Georgia Brown, Amazon Studios head of European Originals will all deliver keynote speeches at the 2nd Lille Transatlantic Dialogs.
They will be joined by an effective French TV high command featuring Gilles Pélisson, CEO, TF1 Group, France’s biggest broadcast network group, Nicolas de Tavernost, chairman of the executive board & CEO, of France’s M6 Group, its second biggest commercial broadcaster, and Delphine Ernotte, CEO, France Télévisions, France’s public broadcaster, who will all also deliver keynote speeches in Lille.
Running March 27, the unique event works as both a U.S.-E.U. political summit, a platform for ambitious news announcements and a forum for reflection and debate of key industry issues.
Two at least look certain to be tabled this year: Relations between writers and platforms, fore-fronted by the E.
They will be joined by an effective French TV high command featuring Gilles Pélisson, CEO, TF1 Group, France’s biggest broadcast network group, Nicolas de Tavernost, chairman of the executive board & CEO, of France’s M6 Group, its second biggest commercial broadcaster, and Delphine Ernotte, CEO, France Télévisions, France’s public broadcaster, who will all also deliver keynote speeches in Lille.
Running March 27, the unique event works as both a U.S.-E.U. political summit, a platform for ambitious news announcements and a forum for reflection and debate of key industry issues.
Two at least look certain to be tabled this year: Relations between writers and platforms, fore-fronted by the E.
- 3/4/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
As it prepares to launch a join streaming service with TF1 and M6, French public broadcaster France Televisions has signed a three-year pact with five local producers guilds to have exclusive rights to all the original drama, documentary and animation content that it co-finances.
Under the agreement, France Televisions will own rights to programs for all windows, from free-to-air to Svod. The deal is a blow to Netflix, for which France Televisions has been the top supplier of French library content.
The pact was signed by France’s main producers guilds: Spi, Satev, Spect, Spfa and Uspa. These include high-profile producers such as Haut et Court (“The Returned”), Bonne Pioche (“March of the Penguins”), Camera Lucida (“The Enemy”) and Mon Voisin Productions (“Call my Agent!”).
This latest development was expected as France Televisions recently announced that it was partnering with France’s two commercial networks, TF1 and M6, to launch Salto,...
Under the agreement, France Televisions will own rights to programs for all windows, from free-to-air to Svod. The deal is a blow to Netflix, for which France Televisions has been the top supplier of French library content.
The pact was signed by France’s main producers guilds: Spi, Satev, Spect, Spfa and Uspa. These include high-profile producers such as Haut et Court (“The Returned”), Bonne Pioche (“March of the Penguins”), Camera Lucida (“The Enemy”) and Mon Voisin Productions (“Call my Agent!”).
This latest development was expected as France Televisions recently announced that it was partnering with France’s two commercial networks, TF1 and M6, to launch Salto,...
- 1/11/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s International Newswire, Series Mania snags Reed Hastings and other heavyweights for its Lille Transatlantic Dialogues; Netflix confirms “Money Heist” as its most watched non-English series ever; Spain converts to Turkish telenovelas; HBO Nordic’s “Berforeigners” gets Norwegian government backing.
A considerable Series Mania coup: Reed Hastings, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Netflix is billed as attending Series Mania’s first Lille Transatlantic Dialogues, along with CEO grandees of Europe’s TV/digital platform scene: Endemol Shine Group’s Sophie Turner Laing, telecom Orange’s Stéphane Richard, Delphine Ernotte Cunci at France Televisions and TF1 Group’s Gilles Pelisson.
Hastings will be the subject of a Q & A session. Panelists take in BBC director of policy Claire Sumer and Antony Root, VP, programming and production, HBO Europe. French minister of culture Françoise Nyssen and European Commission VP Andrus Ansip will close discussions.
That’s a kind of heavyweight...
A considerable Series Mania coup: Reed Hastings, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Netflix is billed as attending Series Mania’s first Lille Transatlantic Dialogues, along with CEO grandees of Europe’s TV/digital platform scene: Endemol Shine Group’s Sophie Turner Laing, telecom Orange’s Stéphane Richard, Delphine Ernotte Cunci at France Televisions and TF1 Group’s Gilles Pelisson.
Hastings will be the subject of a Q & A session. Panelists take in BBC director of policy Claire Sumer and Antony Root, VP, programming and production, HBO Europe. French minister of culture Françoise Nyssen and European Commission VP Andrus Ansip will close discussions.
That’s a kind of heavyweight...
- 4/17/2018
- by John Hopewell, Jamie Lang and Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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