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French jumpstart 5G mobile technology infrastructure with spectrum plan

July 16, 2019 Jim O’Neill

French telecom regulator Arcep is pushing the buildout of 5G mobile technology, launching a multi-pronged strategy to distribute spectrum.
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Can French broadcasters change business models, play on a global SVOD stage?

June 20, 2019 Jim O’Neill

As more global OTT players have pushed into France with libraries of new content, the nation’s largest broadcasters have begun to follow a similar lead – pushing out high-value original – local – content
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Canal+ looks to partnerships, new pricing models, Millennials to drive crucial growth

October 14, 2016 Jim O’Neill

France’s Canal+ Group wants to double the number of subscribers it has by 2018 and this week previewed  an ambitious plan that includes a new pricing model with “skinny” bundles of content, expanded partnerships, a Read More

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Western European OTT revenues, subscribers to double by 2021

July 14, 2016 Jim O’Neill

OTT TV and video revenues in Western Europe will more than double to $14.6 billion in 2021, up from $8.2 billion this year and $6.4 billion in 2015, a new study says. The United Kingdom Read More

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Original content a key driver of OTT, SVOD growth in Europe, US

March 29, 2016 Jim O’Neill

It should come as no surprise that OTT service adoption continues to accelerate in the United States, but a new report says uptake in Europe also has increased, especially of free services being offered. A Read More

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Programmatic leading digital ad surge in Europe as online video ad revenue jumps 1600%

March 21, 2016 Jim O’Neill

Online video revenue across Europe increased to €375 million ($422.8 million) in 2015 from €22 million ($24.8 million) in 2012, a jump of more than 1,600%. Much of that growth has been in the programmatic Read More

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Smart TV sales in mature TV markets to spike; emerging markets challenged by poor infrastructure

February 2, 2016 Jim O’Neill

Adoption of smart TVs is accelerating in developed markets around the globe as the demand for streaming content and better picture quality drives sales. More than 50% of TV households in Japan, the United States, Read More

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Kids app Hopster launches dedicated French-language version

October 5, 2015 Jim O’Neill

U.K.-based kids-content app Hopster, which already is available in some 100 countries in English, is deploying a dedicated French-language version of its app. The app – available in iOS initially – will deliver more than Read More

EMEA

French lawsuit targets Netflix contracts with consumers

November 24, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Netflix’s boilerplate in its contracts with French subscribers has prompted a French consumer-protection group to sue the company. While acknowledging the launch of the service has been “entirely positive for the consumer” in that it’s Read More

EMEA

Netflix’s French press brewing success despite initial concerns

October 1, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Netflix not welcome in France? It appears that concern was a bit overblown, as the video streaming company already has added more than 100,000 French subscribers since launching just two weeks ago, according to a Read More

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