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French Budget Package Scrapping TV License Fee “Definitively Adopted” By Parliament As Questions Remain Around Future Funding Of State Broadcasting Sector
France's lower and upper houses of parliament "definitively adopted" a cost-of-living crisis budget package late Thursday containing legislation scrapping the country's 89-year-old TV license.
The package, which has spent the last three weeks passing through the country's Chamber of Deputies and Senate, was signed off…
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Analysis: Could License Fee Strife In France & The UK Spell The Beginning Of The End For Europe’s $36B Public Broadcasting Sector?
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…
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International Insider: Festival Fever Returns; France In Focus; Bullying And Hypocrisy Exposed; Reasonable Results For ITV; Settling In Paradise
Hello and welcome to another week that was in international entertainment. Jesse Whittock here, back to guide you through the big stories and scoops. Also, a warm welcome to another new face in our London office, Zac Ntim, who's joined us as International Film Reporter. Drop him a note and say…
French State TV & Radio Workers Strike Over Plans To Abolish License Fee, Merger Fears
Staff at French state broadcasting companies France Télévisions, Radio France and France Media Monde were due to strike today in protest of government plans to phase out the TV license fee which traditionally finances their services.
From early morning, 24-hour cable news channel France Info was re-running feature…
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French Presidential Election Sees Emmanuel Macron Vs Marine Le Pen In Rematch: Reactions & Industry Impact
In a repeat of 2017, France's 2022 presidential election is now down to the same two candidates: the incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far right leader Marine Le Pen. In first round voting which took place on Sunday, centrist Macron emerged with 27.6% of the votes while Le Pen managed 23.4%. This is a bigger showing for…
Netflix Gears Up For Tour De France Documentary Series
Netflix is partnering with sporting events organizer A.S.O. on a documentary series about the 2022 Tour de France cycling race. With the participation of France Télévisions and produced by Quadbox, the series will follow the journey of eight teams taking part in the most world’s most challenging bike race.
The eight…
France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte Cunci: “I Wouldn’t Personally Have Applied Censorship To Russia” – Series Mania
The head of France Télévisions Delphine Ernotte Cunci has said she “wouldn’t personally have applied censorship” to Russian news networks.
Speaking at Series Mania, Ernotte Cunci, who is also European Broadcasting Union President, queried how the West can “condone censorship when practicing it ourselves” by blocking…
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French Broadcasters France Televisions, TF1 & M6 Launch SVOD Platform Salto To Take On Netflix & Amazon
French broadcasters France Televisions, TF1 and M6 are taking on Netflix and Amazon with the launch of their own SVOD platform Salto. The three broadcaster have partnered on the landmark move, coming together to stem the threat of U.S. digital platforms in the country.
Salto, which will be owned equally by the three…
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Cannes: Will Legal Spat Keep ‘Blue Is The Warmest Color’ Helmer’s Latest Film From Festival?
Abdellatif Kechiche won the Palme d'Or in 2013 with Blue Is the Warmest Color, and while he has been widely anticipated to be making a return to the Cannes Film Festival with his latest work, Mektoub Is Mektoub, he says it will not hit the Croisette next month. The filmmaker told Nice Matin this week that he is in a…
FranceTV Opens Feature Sales Unit With ‘The Red Collar’; Finland’s Aito Formats ‘Fake News’- Global Briefs
FranceTV Distribution, the commercial arm of French national broadcaster France Televisions, is launching a feature sales division. The unit will kick off with The Red Collar, the next film from Les Enfants Du Marais helmer Jean Becker. Produced by ICE3, the drama stars The Intouchables‘ François Cluzet and Polisse‘s…
France Télévisions Boards ‘The Collection’ Fashion Drama; Joins Amazon, BBC
Produced by Lookout Point, The Collection is the first UK original set by Amazon which earlier co-commissioned with BBC Worldwide. France Télévisions has now joined as co-commissioner for France 3. This co-production model is the first time a European public national broadcaster has collaborated with a major SVOD…
Le Monde, France Télévisions/Radio Pledge To Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive
While France reels from Wednesday’s deadly attack on the Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, and the country emerges from a minute of silence that’s just passed, there’s a strong sense of solidarity at home and abroad. Many thousands of people assembled last night in town squares throughout the country and as far…
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